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1. GO ASK ALICE BOOK
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By Nga Nghiem

2. "Go Ask Alice" title was inspired from the
lyrics Jefferson Airplane -White Rabbit

3. Information
 Title: Go Ask Alice
 Author: Unknown 15 years old girl
 Type: Diary
 Published By: Prentice Hall
 Publication Date: March 5, 1971
 Genre: Realistic Fiction, Drug Abuse Fiction,
Diary Fiction

4. About the Author:
Anonymous 15 Years Old Girl
 based on true story of a 15 years old
anonymous American girl who is a drug user
 Written by her
 Consists of 2 of her diaries
 Her parents published her diaries
 no one knows anything about the original
author, authors or editors
 Everything in the book is altered

5. Characters
The Protagonist
-has no has no name
- can be named as “Alice”
- American girl who was 14 and died when she
was 16
- written in first person
- sometimes she is called Alice
- Alice in Wonderland

6. Protagonist’s Family
- Mother
-Father who is a professor at a university
-Brother name Tim
Protagonist’s Friends/Acquaintances
- Beth, Jewish girl
- Jillian, popular girl
- Tim and Bill, 2 drug dealers
- Chris, a girl who ran away with “Alice”
- Dolores, a girl whom “Alice” met in LA
- Priest, turned her life around
- Joel, her father’s student/ her boyfriend

7. Settings
 West Coast of the USA
 From Washington to Oregon to California to
LA
 Home
 High School
 Church
 University
 Rehab
 Hospital

8. Conflict
Character Vs. Herself
-a pill
- decisions affect her A LOT
-scared, lonely, desperate
Character VS. Society
-After she left her comfortable home, she ended up on the
mean streets of an unforgiving city
-no one forgave her
- the school treated her like nothing
- Her principal even said - " You are a disgrace to young
American womanhood”
- Beth neglected her after she heard all of the stories.

9. Events
 Summer Break
 Jillian's party
 Running Away
 Meeting Joel for the first time
 Meeting the priest
 Her first time getting stoned

10. Author’s Message
Well, the protagonist was the author so she
probably didn't know about anything at the
time. Her parents published the book because
they thought that "Alice" might of wanted an
audience. The book doesn't offer and solution
but if you think about it, you would never deal
with drugs. They do say "Sugar and Spice
everything nice, Smack and crack no way
back”. A lot of teenagers, back then and now
deal with drugs and runaway. But some can
never find a way back. Ever.

11. Passage
Page 36 – July 14
Page 82 – December15
Official Poster from Movie - 1975

12. Why I chose these two passages
 really short and both show how the
protagonist’s life is a beautiful disaster
 dream
 the reason why she’s in all of this mess.
 shows that the protagonist is very feminine
-she can’t wait for a date
-Cries
-soft
-runs away from home

13. Recommendation
 1/ It's real and it's from a drug user's
perspective so this shows you the reality of
using drugs and how it affects you.
 2/It's full of content which gives you a lot to
think about
 3. It's exciting because it's dramatic. Dramatic
chronicling of addiction that comes across with
a power that creates a strong anti drug
message.

14. Recommendation
 12 years old + because of the content
 about an addict and her life so the drugs,
abuse and alcohol are required to tell the story
 Teen Reality