Blog #4

   During Looking for Alaska, we see a shift of tone from the beginning half of the novel, comparing to the last half of the novel. In the "Before"section of Looking for Alaska,the tone of the book John Green illustrated was adventurous, sarcastic, and happier. John Green uses a colloquial style of writing, however it is based on the teenage essence. The tone of these characters sought to be revengeful, and adventure seeking. The quote helps capture the tone of the first half of the novel,"The point of this evening's festivities is to prove once and for all that we are to pranking what the Weekday Warriors are to sucking. But we'll also have the opportunity to make life unpleasant for the Eagle, which is always a welcome pleasure,". John Green captures the essence of teenage mischief and thrill-seeking adventure which is the tone of the first half of Looking For Alaska. Green uses the term "making life unpleasant for the Eagle" which creates the joy of creating mischief on their dean. Green also uses the style of writing sarcastically and jokingly, to show how these characters personality is similar to each others. On the other hand, John Green creates the tone of grief once Alaska dies in the second half of the book, “I picked up a blue chair and threw it against the concrete wall, and the clang of plastic on concrete echoed beneath the bridge as the chair fell limply on its side, and then I lay on my back with my knees hanging over the precipice and screamed” . This shows an accurate reaction one may have if they had lost their love one. John Green portrays anger when he creates the image of throwing a chair against the wall. He also uses personification when he writes, "beneath the bridge as the chair fell limply on its side" It shows how John Green is applying human qualities to the chair as it is being thrown, I believe he uses this device to portray how the character is dealing with the grief showed by the death of a loved one. The tones in this novel is adventurous during the first half of the novel, and grief toward the last half of the book.