That's why he changed his name. He wanted to start over by going to Alaska and learning new things along the way. You learn from your mistakes, that's what makes us human. Miles introduces him to the erratic lifestyle of smoking, drinking, pranks, and Alaska Young. Alaska Young is, witty, moody, beautiful, and self-destructive, and Pudge is attracted to her. When a few of the weekday warriors drag Pudge out of his bed, cover him in ductape and throw him in a lake, and urinated in the Colonel shoes.
The Colonel promised himself to have revenge on them. Seeing represents knowing, and Pudge will never know the world through the filter of Alaska ever again. Another theme is that the labyrinth of suffering need not imprison us forever. Page Number and Citation : 5 Cite this Quote. Explanation and Analysis:. Related Themes: Loyalty and Forgiveness. Page Number and Citation : 17 Cite this Quote. Page Number and Citation : 19 Cite this Quote.
Two Days Before Quotes. Page Number and Citation : Cite this Quote. One Day Before Quotes. Related Themes: Mystery and the Unknown. The Last Day Quotes. To be continued? The Day After Quotes. But I will never know hers. Two Days After Quotes. Related Symbols: The Labyrinth. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance. The book begins with Miles discussing the going away party his mother throws for him the week before he leaves The following week, Miles arrives at Culver Creek.
He says goodbye to his parents, does some unpacking, and then Chip tells Miles that he is at Culver Creek on an academic scholarship. He wrote his scholarship essay After Miles helps Chip unpack his things, Chip explains to Miles that there are two types of After buying cigarettes from Alaska, the Colonel and Miles go down to the lake and Miles smokes for the first time.
The Colonel explains The Colonel leaves and Miles tries to smoke another cigarette. The Colonel says that she must like him, because There is much speculation among That night, Miles decides to sleep in only his boxers because it is too hot to wear anything The Colonel is confused by why it took Miles so long to come home, and he is shocked to learn that Kevin and the Miles attends his first class at Culver Creek and is surprised to find that all of Later that day Miles attends World Religion class.
The teacher, whom the students call the Old Man, announces that A few days later, Miles finds the Colonel in their bedroom, trying—and failing—to iron a shirt for his dinner with One Hundred Ten Days Before.
One day Miles gets in trouble with Dr. Hyde, who catches him staring out a window during class One Hundred Nine Days Before. Miles is shocked to find that everyone in the school, from the goth girls to Kevin Eventually, the Colonel gets kicked out, which turns out to be his goal.
Miles is happy to be friends with someone as bold as the Colonel. One Hundred Eight Days Before. The next day Dr. Hyde asks Miles to stay behind after class. He knows that Miles likes the class, and he tells One Hundred One Days Before. One Hundred Days Before. Miles asks Alaska about her name. Ninety-Nine Days Before. Miles , the Colonel, Takumi, and Alaska go down to the lake to smoke. The Eagle happens Ninety-Eight Days Before. Miles , the Colonel, Takumi, and Alaska go to see the Jury, which is a group of Alaska and the Colonel take the fall for smoking and keep Miles and Takumi out of trouble.
Alaska has been in trouble enough times that she is Eighty-Nine Da ys Before. Days later Miles is still confused by what happened at the Jury, but then Alaska tells him that Eighty-Seven Days Before. Miles wakes up the next morning and continues to repeat that he is concussed. The Colonel Eighty-Four Days Before. It rains for days in Birmingham, and no one socializes.
Seventy-Six Days Before. Miles decides his question will be about what happens when we die. The Colonel plans to Sixty-Seven Days Before. It finally stops raining, and Miles sits outside thinking about the last words of Civil War commanders. Takumi finds him and Miles is skeptical at first, but Takumi explains that he figured out that no one could Takumi tells Miles that the Colonel and Alaska are planning a prank, and Miles will need to be Fifty-Eight Days Before. A week later, Alaska herself tells Miles that she ratted out Marya.
Later that day, the Colonel warns Miles not to go after Alaska over the break because of the drama that would ensue Fifty-Two Days Before. Everyone leaves for the break. Alaska takes Miles down to a spot in the forest and tells him to start digging. He uncovers He loves Alaska. Or does he? Not only is she "the hottest girl in all of human history" before.
He spends Thanksgiving with her, he wants to innocently sleep with her 49before. But whatever Miles does for Alaska isn't enough, and he eventually realizes it after the Colonel, in his usual brash way, kind of shoves it down his throat.
And if she were here, we both know that she would still be Jake's girlfriend and that there'd be nothing but drama between the two of you—not love, not sex, just you pining after her and her like, 'You're cute, Pudge, but I love Jake. While real talk like this might curb just about anyone's confidence—and Miles isn't exactly brimming with confidence to begin with—he somehow remains the eternal optimist.
When he realizes that she didn't care as much about him as he wanted her to, instead of curling up and hiding from life, Miles opens his eyes to the other people who cared about her. And this helps him keep going. The Old Man also helps Miles's brain keep churning. The lectures he gives in World Religions class often spark musings Miles has about life, death, and life after death does it exist? Is it nothingness?
Miles was always kind of a deep guy before Alaska died, but afterward, the topics of World Religions become much more present in his thoughts after her death. It's through these internal monologues sometimes dialogues that Miles is able to move beyond his immediate grief of Alaska's death to make some realizations about her, death, and himself.
I would never know her well enough to know her thoughts in those last minutes, would never know if she left us on purpose. But the not-knowing would not keep me from caring. He is an optimist. This giving of self and disregard for the solution to the mystery of Alaska not only indicates a more mature love, it also implies an unequal love… which is okay for Miles.
Prior to transferring to Culver Creek, Miles had no friends and did little to socialize with others. Miles is endlessly looking for things that will make his life more exciting.
Hence, this becomes the primary reason that contributed to his decision to start a new life full of adventure by moving to Culver Creek. Whilst at Culver Greek, Miles makes real friends who like Miles but don't like his pooping side and they go on quite a few adventures.
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