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Star-Crossed Lovers in: Looking for Alaska and Romeo and Juliet

Star-Crossed Lovers in: Looking for Alaska and Romeo and Juliet. By: Caitlin Forhan, Lauren Chapman, Trevor Schultz, and Hailey Milner. Star-Crossed Lovers Archetype . Romeo and Juliet: Romeo and Juliet are kept apart because of a century old family feud.

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Star-Crossed Lovers in: Looking for Alaska and Romeo and Juliet

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  1. Star-Crossed Lovers in: Looking for Alaska and Romeo and Juliet By: Caitlin Forhan, Lauren Chapman, Trevor Schultz, and Hailey Milner

  2. Star-Crossed Lovers Archetype Romeo and Juliet: Romeo and Juliet are kept apart because of a century old family feud. Looking for Alaska: Alaska and Pudge can not be together because of Alaska’s relationship with her boyfriend.

  3. Character Archetype: The Mentor Romeo and Juliet: Friar Lawrence is the first person Romeo and Juliet come to for advice about their relationship. The friar helps them anyway he can. Looking for Alaska: Chip, “The Colonel” is the mentor to Pudge. Chip looks out for and teaches him how to fit in and how to deal with the incident.

  4. Situation Archetype: The Unhealable Wound Romeo and Juliet: When Romeo and Juliet die they leave a wound in their families that will never be healed. Their families end the feud knowing thats what led to the death of their children but, they know it will never bring them back. Looking for Alaska: When tragedy strikes, and Alaska takes her life, characters in the book are left grieving for their loss. Pudge had never learned what he had wanted to from her, and he never will.

  5. Symbolic Archetype: The Color Black Romeo and Juliet: The color black represents death. In the blackness of the catacomb Romeo and Juliet each take their lives. Looking for Alaska: In the blackness of the night Alaska dies in a car accident.

  6. Bonus Slide- Symbolic Archetype: Winter Winter in Looking for Alaska: Winter is known to symbolize death and tragedy. In January, one of the most harshest winter months, Alaska supposedly takes her life in a car accident.

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