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John Green used characterization to reveal themes and how the character's act. He uses dialogue to show that the friends have each other's back when Colonel says, "Alaska and I were smoking down by the lake..." (Green 58). John Green uses speech and actions to show Colonel and Alaska defending the rest of the group.

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A major theme in John Green's Looking for Alaska is that true friends always stand up and help each other. This is shown after the kids finalized a big prank, when Takumi says, “Second off, if we do [get caught], I’ll take the fall with Alaska. You’ve got more to lose than any of us” (Green 10). The kids at Culver Creek do not care if they end up getting punished for what other people did, as long as they have each others' backs. Alaska and Colonel needed to serve 10 work hours after they took the blame for smoking on campus, but they were willing to do this because it protected their other friends.

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John Green intentionally adds stereotypes in Looking for Alaska to illustrate how the characters judge and think about each other. As the Colonel was telling Pudge what to expect at Culver Creek,  he says, “You’ve got the regular boarders, like me, and then you’ve got the Weekday Warriors; they board here, but they’re all rich kids who live in Birmingham and go home to their parents’ air-conditioned mansions every weekend. Those are the cool kids” (Green 13). John Green is saying that usually the popular kids are the ones with the most amount of money and they do whatever they want because of it, especially bullying.

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The purpose of Alaska and Colonel were to flesh out Pudge as a person and develop the conflict of him becoming a rule breaker. John Green uses the characters' thoughts and actions to show how much the minor characters changed Pudge. When Pudge and Colonel were hanging out, the text states, “Although we tried to ration our smoke breaks amid the shower’s steam, we ran out of cigarettes before dark” (Green 55). This shows that the minor characters had a major change in Pudge because in the beginning of the story he wanted nothing to do with smoking, but now his friends changed him so much that he needed to smoke every day.

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Trust
Trust is clearly shown when Alaska trusted her friends enough to tell them what happened to her mom, saying, "So I just sat there on the floor with her until my dad got home an hour later, and he's screaming, 'Why didn't you call 911?' and trying to give her CPR, but by then she was plenty dead" (Green 119).

Friendship
It says, "I pick him up, and he grabs onto me and starts sobbing, again saying, "I'm so sorry" (Green 143). Pudge is always there for Colonel and their friendship becomes stronger during hard times.

Suffering
Alaska says, "But there's always suffering, Pudge. Homework or malaria or having a boyfriend who lives far away when there's a good-looking boy lying next to you" (Green 82).

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In Looking for Alaska by John Green, Pudge says, “But that night, the booze felt great, as the warmth of the wine in my stomach spread through my body… Why did we drink? For me, it was just for fun” (Green 111). The booze and cigarettes symbolize Pudge being able to do whatever he wants at the Creek and having freedom. John Green used repetition of these bad habits to show he could do many actions that he could not when he was with his parents, and his decisions show how much he changed as a person.

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In John Green's Looking for Alaska, he shows multiple sides of Pudge to make the reader realize that people make bad decisions under pressure. In the beginning of the book, Miles was a great kid as he did not do anything illegal or dirty. He never touched a cigarette or alcohol and never went to any parties. This all changes when he attended boarding school at the Creek. Within hours of when he gets to the school, Colonel says, “Now, let’s go get some cigarettes and start this year off right” (Green 14). The author makes the reader realize that while Pudge has friends and less supervision at the Creek, he chose many awful decisions and stupid actions that he would not have done at public school.