Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.
- What is the Great Perhaps for the characters in this story?
- How do each of us get out of our own labyrinth of suffering?
- Why did Alaska have to die? And why aren't we with Alaska in the car when she dies?
- Miles narrates the story in first person, so we only get his perspective. Why would John Green make this choice, and how would the story change in we had other characters's points of view to guide us through the story?
- John Green intertwines humor, joy, and pretty serious subjects in his book. Why is this literary technique so effective when dealing with the subject matter of suicide, grief, and death?
- All important events take place on the Culver Creek campus. Why?