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Labyrinth In Looking For Alaska

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Sebastian Errikson’s captivating sketch of a man with a labyrinth for a mind can be linked to john Green’s novel Looking for Alaska in a literal and symbolic way. The literal connection formed between the art pieces in the labyrinth. Both Errikson and Green use the complex circle of twists and turns to express a feeling of being lost and a feeling of complexity. In an interview with mymodernmet.com, Errikson stated, “One day I felt like I was lost and I had too much things to think about. Like I was stuck in a maze and couldn't get out.” Green does not clearly state that the labyrinth represents being lost or complexity, but it can be deduced from a quote delivered by the female main character, Alaska Young. "After all this time, it still seems to me like straight and fast is the only way out—but I choose the labyrinth. The labyrinth blows, but I choose it" (122). These two masterpieces, however, are connected by much more than their literal context, they both supply a common emotion or theme for their viewer. Suffering. Suffering is a …show more content…

He stand in the center surrounded by multiple exits, showing that suffering is a complex and carefully constructed ordeal. The still and silent face of the larger man can also portray suffering, as it is often performed silently, hidden from the public. In Looking for Alaska, Alaska Young goes to many lengths to ensure that she appears silent about her suffering like the man in the picture. The final detail that hints towards a theme of suffering, si the ends to the labyrinth. There are many ways the man can leave, but all of them require him to go through and face the labyrinth, to go through and face his suffering. Sebastian Errikson’s piece and John Green’s Looking for Alaska are both connected through their literal and symbolic representations, of what true suffering is like and can be. Errikson’s piece would do justice as the cover art for Looking for

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