This book concerns the final days of the military leader Simon Bolivar, whose last words are cited as “How will I ever get out of this labyrinth!” Alaska initially wonders whether the labyrinth refers to life or death, but she finally decides that it refers to suffering. Her response is that he has fallen in love with an idealized image and that he only likes her fun, vivacious side.Īlaska is intrigued by the concept of “the labyrinth,” as featured in Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s The General in His Labyrinth. Miles becomes annoyed and tells Alaska that he sometimes struggles to understand her. Most frustratingly, she refuses to explain the reason for these mood shifts, though she makes cryptic references to her ineptitude and claims that she has no home. However, while Lara is sweet, Miles is much more drawn to Alaska.Īs time passes, Alaska shows herself to be moody and emotionally volatile. While Alaska finds Miles “cute,” she already has a boyfriend and therefore takes it upon herself to set Miles up with a girl named Lara. Miles settles in quickly at Culver Creek and becomes good friends with his roommate, Chip, whose leadership and planning skills have earned him the nickname “the Colonel.” He also becomes infatuated with one of the Colonel’s close friends, Alaska, who is beautiful, flirtatious, and enigmatic.
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