Rae-Ann Westergaard

Pages 1-40

 

1.) Page 5/pargraph 5-

“Fracois Rabelais. He was this poet. And his last words were I go to seek a Great Perhaps. ‘That’s why I’m going so I don’t have to wait until I die to start seeking a Great Perhaps.”

Interesting, powerful, puzzling, and an important section in the book

Because it tells us he is sort of looking for a place to belong and it explains all the reasons he is leaving it answers questions

 2.)All of Pages 24 to 29

Because Pudge “Miles” gets taped and thrown into the lake he could have died and he tells the Colonal. The Colonel Starts a meeting and issuse a war against the rich and popular people who almost killed pudge “Miles”

 An important , Interesting, powerful happening

 3.) Page 38/paragraph 2

I found it interesting that no one except the person who taddled knows who taddles and they are all blaming each other with out really knowing who really did it

Interesting, Inportant, powerful excuse

 

 

Jenni Li

1) When Colonel is telling Pudge it's hard to get in trouble here because "the school doesn't want your parents to think your a fuck up as much as you don't want your parents to think your a fuck up."

I found this interesting, because that means they could pretty much get away with anything.

 

2) When Colonel met Alaska he was so fasinated with her, "Right than I relaized the importance of curves. From the arch of the foot, to the legs, to the thighs, etc"

I think it's weird how he was so interested by her like he had never seen a female before.

 

3) When they are smoking and Pudge doesn't, they don't make a big deal out of it.

I think it's weird they didn't make Pudge feel stupid or lame because he didn't smoke. It's not like other teen novels where it's all about peer presure and what not. It shows they are real friends and accept him for who he is.

 1. (p. 45) "Right here, by the river, you want me to kick it? / If your your smoke was a Popsicle, I'd surely lick it / My rhymin' is old school, sort of like the ancient Romans / The Colonel's beats is sad like Aurthur Miller's Willy Loman / Sometimes I'm accused of being a showman / ICanRhymeFast and I can rhyme slow, man."

   I choose this paragraph because I thought that Colonel's rhyme was funny. Also I liked it and it started talking about end rhyme, slant rhyme, and Emily Dickinsin after which we previously learned about.

2. (p.45) 'She looked at me and smiled widely, and such a wide smile on her narrow face might have looked goofy were it not for her unimpeachably elegant green in her eyes. She smiled with all the delight of a kid on Christmas morning and said, "Y'all smoke to enjoy it. I smoke to die."'

    I chose this because it was both interesting, alarming, and had good detail. I think that this kid has got to get over Alaska, because she obviously has problems and doesn't like him and I don't want to her another comment about her eyes, but... you could picture her face clearly and the statement had impact on what might happen soon.

3. (p.47) "When Fillmore was dying, he was super hungry. But his doctor was trying to starve his fever or whatever.  Fillmore wouldn't shut up about wanting to eat, though, and the doctor finally gave him a tiny teaspoon of soup. And all sarcastic Fillmore said, 'The nourishment is palatable,' and then he died."

    I though this was kind of interesting but important because Pudge's thing is knowing last words and it is a good part of the story that makes it really random and the reason why there is no truce.

 

Alyssa Schall 

Val Liebmann

1.(p. 100) 1st paragraph My answer to the question was straightforward engouh, really.  Most Chrisitans and Muslims believe in a heaven and a hell, though there's a lot disagreement within both religions over what, exactly, will get you into one afterlife or the other.  Buddhists are more complicated- because of the buddha's doctrine of anatta, which basically says that people don't have eternal souls.

       I thought it was important because people can believe in whatever religion that they want to.  People do not need to put a person under pressure for which religion that they should believe in.

2. (p. 105) last paragraph But it was a dud.  We had prepared for one dud, bringing an extra string of firecrackers.  Another, though would cost the Colonel and Alaska a minute.  Takumi crouched down on the ground, lit the fuse, and ran.  The popping started.  The fireworks bangbangbanged in sync with my heartbeat.

       I liked how they described it and it was using good details.

3. (p. 107) last paragraph "I saw."  He smiled. "Is it bleeding?"  I reached my hand into my pants to check.  No blood, so I smoked to celebrate. "Mission accomplished," I said.

       I think that this was important because they finished what they wanted to do but it wasn't a good idea. They almost got in trouble but they ran fast enough.

Sara T- pgs. 160-200

1) pg. 172 "You left me Perhapsless,stuck in your goddamned labyrinth."

                               I think that this is important because Pudge thought that Alaska was he Great Perhaps, but then she died.

2) pg. 196 "Things all apart."  "We are all going, I thought, and it applies to turtles and turtle necks, Alaska the girl and Alaska the palce, because nothing can last, not even the earth itself." 

                       This I thought was the epifiny that Pudge was looking for and if he could accept this he would be able to get over Alaska.

3) pg. 165 "Christ, Pudge. Do you even remember the person she actually was? Do you remember how she could be a selfish bitch? That was part of her, and you used to know it. It's like now you only care about the Alaska you made up." (colonel)

                             This i felt was important because it was true what the Colonel had said.  Pudge had forgotten and was just caught up in the idea of having Alaska brake up with Jake and go out with him.