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Conflict - Miles v. Alaska

Submitted by Hugh Randall on February 11, 2008 - 15:46.

Conflict: Person v. Person

Why this choice?

Miles is trying to understand Alaska. But Alaska makes it difficult by playing hard-to-get and being mysterious. On Miles' quest to find the Great Perhaps, he encounters Alaska. It's possible that Alaska can be Miles' Great Perhaps. If the conflict between the two of them can't be solved, he may never find the answer. I thought it might be one of the more important conflicts in the book because it's between the two main characters. And the character interactions are really important.

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Submitted by jdotcurt on February 27, 2008 - 14:09.

I don't really see this as a conflict between Pudge and Alaska but as Pudge vs. himself. I don't believe that Alaska never really wanted to do anything with Pudge. She was always being his friend but at any time when affection might be expressed she kinda shut down and changed the subject or went to do something else. I don't believe that Alaska could ever have been Pudges great perhaps, even if she lived, because her ties to Jake were too strong.

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