"I go to seek a Great Perhaps." This becomes Miles's personal mission statement as he heads to Culver Creek.
For Miles, last words are a shorthand for a person’s entire biography. He believes they offer a final, clarifying truth about who a person was and why they mattered.
In the pilot episode of Hulu’s Looking for Alaska , titled we are introduced to Miles "Pudge" Halter —a boy who doesn’t collect stamps or coins, but the dying declarations of the great and the gone. His obsession with what people say at the very end isn't just a morbid hobby; it's a search for a "Great Perhaps," a life more meaningful than the one he's leaving behind in Florida. The Symbolism of Last Words
The Labyrinth of "Famous Last Words": A Deep Dive into Looking for Alaska Season 1