Looking for Alaska

The complicated life of Pudge

Julianne Mola

Looking for Alaska
John Greene


Miles, or also known as “Pudge” according to the Colonel, a boy he meets who gave Miles the name Pudge, is still trying to find where he fits in just like the most of us right now. He did not have a lot of friends at his old school and decided it was time to follow his father’s footsteps and go to a boarding school. After having a hard time moving in, Pudge meets a strange funny boy who is called “The Colonel”. The colonel, straight forward and sociable, was nothing like Pudge but  helped guide him through life at the boarding school. He taught Pudge about the people; “Basically you’ve got two groups here”...  “You’ve got the regular boarders like me and then you’ve got the weekday warriors...they’re all rich kids.” While Pudge was starting to get the hang of things and getting used to the new school, the Colonel introduces Pudge to a very pretty and interesting girl named Alaska. Alaska caught Pudges’ eye. He thought “She had the kind of eyes the predisposed you to supporting her every endeavor.” Pudge tried his hardest to get Alaska to like him but it took a lot of trying. Pudge is starting to feel good about his new school and is happy that he started to make friends unlike at his old school. Although moving to a new school or going to college can be scary, it’s a chance to start a new reputation, meet new people, and make new friends. Pudge starts to have a tough time when he  is ambushed while sleeping. Colonel and Alaska both laugh when they see what has happened to Pudge until the Colonel finds out those kids messed with him too. Pudge remembered the faces of the kids who hazed him and points them out to the Colonel. Colonel explains that “the only important thing is to never never never never rat.” Pudge isn’t used to having someone stick up for him back at his old school, but also doesn’t get the importance of not telling someone when an incident happens. Reputation seems to play a huge part in being at any school, and “ratting our someone” would ruin it. Pudge, living a completely different life than the one he lived back at his old school, is enjoying it and experiences many new things.




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