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The Great Perhaps and the Labyrinth - Spoiler if you haven't read it all

Submitted by mmiddleton on November 28, 2007 - 15:19.

Wasn't Pudge's search for the "Great Perhaps" the same as Alaska's questioning what the labyrinth was and how to get out of it? Will Alaska's death in any way change Pudge's search? Why is the title "Looking for Alaska"? Is "looking for Alaska" the same as the search for the "Great Perhaps" and the way out of the labyrinth? As time goes by, Pudge finds he is thinking of Alaska less and less. He is happy that he is alive. Will he eventually totally forget her or will she have a lasting impact on him?

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WOAH!

Submitted by Kitty-Cat Ingemi on February 26, 2008 - 15:47.

WOW! question after question! Well I agree. And I'm just as confused about the title. I mean, what exactly does "looking for alaska" mean? Was he really looking for her? Or what she was?

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