Go Ask Alice

Go Ask Alice      Have you ever had a problem? I'm sure you have because everybody sometime in there life does. The book I read Go Ask Alice by an anonymous author is all about problems, conflicts, and how to deal with them.      I would give a lot of information on the author if that was possible, but the author is anonymous so I can not do so.      From the very first page I had a hunch that this book was about a drug

Initially, after reading Go Ask Alice by Anonymous, I quite enjoyed the book; it is good at showing how difficult life can be, and the language was understandable enough that the reader could sympathize with the protagonist after reading about her ample, outlandish trials and tribulations. Upon a closer, second, examination, however, I was not so keen to love the book, for the language is definitely not that of an adolescent - much less a fifteen year old girl. Additionally, the turn of events also

Go Ask Alice #3 While reading Go Ask Alice there were a few quotes that stood out to me. The first quote says “How is it possible for me to be so miserable and embarrassed and humiliated and beaten and sill function, still talk and smile and concentrate” (Sparks 2). Being that for years I’ve been battling depression, anxiety, and bulimia it’s insane to think that I’m still alive. I sometimes can’t even believe that I am an actual functioning human being. These disorders took over my life and

The banning of Go Ask Alice is a controversial issue. Go Ask Alice has been banned in many countries, cities and states for many years because it gives an “negative effect of the world” (BioPeach). The main character, Alice, get hardcore addicted to drugs. Alice and the other characters’ foul language is argued to be inappropriate for school children. The American Library Association usually ban and challenged books with the best intentions to protect children from the difficult ideas and information

The novel Go Ask Alice, written by an anonymous teenage girl, consists of her thoughts, musings, and feelings throughout her ever worsening battle with drugs. Before the life-altering party that introduced her to this life of addiction, Alice was a typical teenage girl who faced the fears and unknown of moving to a new town and school, feelings of nonacceptance from her friends and peers, body issues, and pressure from her parents. The argument can be made that one of the many roots of Alice’s

Hyperbole: A hyperbole is an exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally. In Go Ask Alice, the author uses this literary device effectively by using the exaggeration to illustrate how the character is feeling. Throughout a lot of the book, she is feeling very sad and overwhelmed. In the very beginning of the book, she says, "And now the whole world is cold and gray and unfeeling." This is an exaggeration because the whole world isn't literally cold and gray, but that is how she

Teenagers of every race, religion, and clique relate deeply to the words of the anonymous teenager within the book Go Ask Alice, by an anonymous girl whose life enters a place where, as most teenagers, she has no idea who to turn to, or where to go. "Oh dear god, help me adjust, help me be accepted, help me belong, don't let me be an outcast and a drag on my family," (Anonymous, 13). With these words, we are accepted into the girl's life, and into her heart and mind. I chose this quote

In “Go Ask Alice”, Alice is a normal teenager. She just wants to be accepted by her friends and her family. However, she gets influenced and tries drugs in the process. Whenever she’s stressed, drugs are her only constant friend. Throughout the book, she battles with her addiction, and she eventually dies because of it. When she first tries drugs, it was accidentally. She doesn’t really go out looking for it, she gets surprised by it. On page 35 it says, “I sort of asked Jill what happened and

Memoir Report and Review Psychology Introduction Go Ask Alice is a 1971 book about the life of a troubled teenage girl. The book continues its claim to be the actual diary of an anonymous teenage girl who became addicted to drugs. Beatrice Sparks is listed as the author of the book by the U.S. Copyright Office. The novel, whose title was taken from a line in the Grace Slick, penned Jefferson Airplane song "White Rabbit", "go ask Alice/when she's ten feet tall", is presented as an anti-drug

In the Beginning of Go Ask Alice we are introduced to the main character referred to as Alice. The girl’s name is not actually Alice but her real name is never uncloaked in the novel. Alice is a middle class, white, young adult trying to get through the difficult years of her adolescence. She is vague during the beginning entries in order to convey her as an average adolescent girl. She has all the basic concerns that a young teenage girl would: fitting in, friends, boyfriends, dealing with insecurities