Looking for Alaska

Detailed Summary & Analysis

1. One Hundred Thirty-Six Days Before 2. One Hundred Twenty-Eight Days Before 3. One Hundred Twenty-Seven Days Before 4. One Hundred Twenty-Six Days Before 5. One Hundred Twenty-Two Days Before 6. One Hundred Ten Days Before 7. One Hundred Nine Days Before 8. One Hundred Eight Days Before 9. One Hundred One Days Before 10. One Hundred Days Before 11. Ninety-Nine Days Before 12. Ninety-Eight Days Before 13. Eighty-Nine Da ys Before 14. Eighty-Seven Days Before 15. Eighty-Four Days Before 16. Seventy-Six Days Before 17. Sixty-Seven Days Before 18. Fifty-Eight Days Before 19. Fifty-Two Days Before 20. Fifty-One Days Before 21. Forty-Nine Days Before 22. Forty-Seven Days Before 23. Forty-Six Days Before 24. Forty-Four Days Before 25. Christmas 26. Eight Days Before 27. Four Days Before 28. Three Days Before 29. Two Days Before 30. One Day Before 31. The Last Day 32. The Day After 33. Two Days After 34. Four Days After 35. Six Days After 36. Seven Days After 37. Eight Days After 38. Nine Days After 39. Thirteen Days After 40. Fourteen Days After 41. Twenty Days After 42. Twenty-One Days After 43. Twenty-Seven Days After 44. Twenty-Eight Days After 45. Twenty-Nine Days After 46. Thirty-Seven Days After 47. Forty-Five Days After 48. Forty-Six Days After 49. Fifty-One Days After 50. Sixty-Two Days After 51. Sixty-Nine Days After 52. Eighty-Three Days After 53. Eighty-Four Days After 54. One Hundred Two Days After 55. One Hundred Fourteen Days After 56. One Hundred Eighteen Days After 57. One Hundred Nineteen Days After 58. One Hundred Twenty-Two Days After 59. One Hundred Thirty-Six Days After

Themes

All Themes How to Live and Die Mystery and the Unknown Loyalty and Forgiveness Memory and Memorial Identity Mischief

Quotes

Characters

All Characters Miles Halter Chip Martin (The Colonel) Alaska Young Takumi Hikohito Mr. Starnes (The Eagle) Dr. Hyde (The Old Man) Kevin

Symbols

All Symbols Smoking Last Words The Labyrinth White Flowers Measures of Distance

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1. One Hundred Thirty-Six Days Before
2. One Hundred Twenty-Eight Days Before
3. One Hundred Twenty-Seven Days Before
4. One Hundred Twenty-Six Days Before
5. One Hundred Twenty-Two Days Before
6. One Hundred Ten Days Before
7. One Hundred Nine Days Before
8. One Hundred Eight Days Before
9. One Hundred One Days Before
10. One Hundred Days Before
11. Ninety-Nine Days Before
12. Ninety-Eight Days Before
13. Eighty-Nine Da ys Before
14. Eighty-Seven Days Before
15. Eighty-Four Days Before
16. Seventy-Six Days Before
17. Sixty-Seven Days Before
18. Fifty-Eight Days Before
19. Fifty-Two Days Before
20. Fifty-One Days Before
21. Forty-Nine Days Before
22. Forty-Seven Days Before
23. Forty-Six Days Before
24. Forty-Four Days Before
25. Christmas
26. Eight Days Before
27. Four Days Before
28. Three Days Before
29. Two Days Before
30. One Day Before
31. The Last Day
32. The Day After
33. Two Days After
34. Four Days After
35. Six Days After
36. Seven Days After
37. Eight Days After
38. Nine Days After
39. Thirteen Days After
40. Fourteen Days After
41. Twenty Days After
42. Twenty-One Days After
43. Twenty-Seven Days After
44. Twenty-Eight Days After
45. Twenty-Nine Days After
46. Thirty-Seven Days After
47. Forty-Five Days After
48. Forty-Six Days After
49. Fifty-One Days After
50. Sixty-Two Days After
51. Sixty-Nine Days After
52. Eighty-Three Days After
53. Eighty-Four Days After
54. One Hundred Two Days After
55. One Hundred Fourteen Days After
56. One Hundred Eighteen Days After
57. One Hundred Nineteen Days After
58. One Hundred Twenty-Two Days After
59. One Hundred Thirty-Six Days After

Themes

All Themes
How to Live and Die
Mystery and the Unknown
Loyalty and Forgiveness
Memory and Memorial
Identity
Mischief

Quotes

Characters

All Characters
Miles Halter
Chip Martin (The Colonel)
Alaska Young
Takumi Hikohito
Mr. Starnes (The Eagle)
Dr. Hyde (The Old Man)
Kevin

Symbols

All Symbols
Smoking
Last Words
The Labyrinth
White Flowers
Measures of Distance

Theme Wheel

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