Blog Post # 8: Looking For Alaska: The Conflict

     In the book, "Looking For Alaska" I think that the major conflict right now would be the death of Alaska.  Alaska recently died in a car accident when she snuck away from school late at night.  Now her friends are trying to figure out why she died, was it an accident or was it suicide?  This conflict is causing many problems.  The conflict is causing all the characters to act differently.  Miles is the main character and it was his first year at Culver Creek, a boarding school.  There he met some friends, such as the Colonel and Alaska.  But now that Alaska is no longer alive, Miles is starting to act very differently. 

     Since everyone found out that Alaska had died, no one has been the same.  I think that her death impacted many people and shocked them too.  Miles and the Colonel are spending all of their time going around and trying to figure out why Alaska died the way she did.  They visited a cop that witnessed Alaska's death and they have called and met with some people. 

     I know that they all must feel bad for Alaska and must be depressed, but I think that they are spending too much time trying to figure out what actually happened to her.  Miles and the Colonel feel guilty because the allowed her to leave that night when she got into the accident.  It's not their fault, Alaska was the one who crashed into the cop car. 

     I think that the conflict has a major effect on all of the characters.  Everyone is acting differently and some people are trying to ignore thew fact that Alaska is no longer alive.  I believe that the conflict is a bad conflict because of it's effect on all of the people.  Some people aren't even going outside because they are depressed. 

     I think that the conflict is very relatable.  I think the author chose to add it in because people can relate to it.  Also the conflict is kind of mysterious, since no one knows why she crashed into the car.  I believe that the conflict was chosen by the author for a reason.  Maybe the author can relate to the conflict.

     In conclusion, I think that the conflict has a great effect.  I also believe that the conflict is very emotional and very suspenseful and mysterious at the same time.  I believe that the author incorporated this conflict in the story so that people can understand how it feels to lose someone close to you.