This main character reminds me of a friend. He was very innocent and worked very hard in school. However, once he got to college, he began to hang with the wrong crowd. Drugs, alcohol, and sex began to take its tole on him. In high school, he always used to tell me, "just have fun". I honored and respected that quote, however, you can't party too hard or else the consequences seen in Looking for Alaska may become a reality in your life too.
Monday, November 30, 2009
IR book post (11/30)
I have finished reading the book. My overall opinion is that it is very interesting. The book incorporates drugs, alcohol, sex, and pranks. One of the main characters is a kid who lead a boring life in his first two years of high school. He did not have many friends and did not have fun. His junior year of high school he decided to go to boarding school. Here he meets new people and makes new friends. His life takes a dramatic turn, when he becomes involved in drugs and a group of kids who like to play pranks.
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I feel the same way I think there is a fine line between having fun and just harming your body. Do you think that more people would "just have fun" if they knew how their life might turn out?
ReplyDeleteSounds like you. KIDDING!
ReplyDeleteBut reading about how someone evolves as a person is always cool to see. Twists are the best.
And elaborating on what Niambi said, when people live lives like this kid did (boring, no friends...), it can be very easy to lose yourself in a new environment, trying to have fun. It's very unfortunate, but this book seems to be the perfect example of that.