INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT International Peer Reviewed & Refereed Journals, Open Access Journal ISSN Approved Journal No: 2456-4184 | Impact factor: 8.76 | ESTD Year: 2016
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The article aims to explore the teenage friendship in the novel Looking for Alaska by John Green. The purpose of this paper is to find out what friendship is and how it changes a person’s character drastically, both positively and negatively by using Social Learning Theory. This paper also explores about the childhood trauma, the fear, and a tremendous character shift by applying Attachment Theory. In 2006 this novel won the American Library Association’s Michael Printz Award and was in the top 10 books for Young Adults In 2006. In a survey, to remove the novel from school and library as it was not suitable for the age group and it involves offensive language, drugs, alcohol and sexually explicit descriptions. This article also explores more about the main character Alaska and Miles, their ideologies, friendship, love and how Miles was affected and influenced by his friends.
Keywords:
Friendship, Social Learning Theory, Childhood trauma, Character shifts.
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"Teenage friendship in the novel Looking for Alaska by John Green", International Journal of Novel Research and Development (www.ijnrd.org), ISSN:2456-4184, Vol.7, Issue 11, page no.135-137, November-2022, Available :http://www.ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRDB001037.pdf
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2456-4184 | IMPACT FACTOR: 8.76 Calculated By Google Scholar| ESTD YEAR: 2016
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