Quentin’s Diary

         In the story there were two conflicts. One conflict bring Q getting over and moving on from Margo and the other, bigger conflict, finding Margo after she ran away. Eventually, Q begins to focus on himself, and they eventually find Margo, but she didn’t want them to find her. After Q tried for so long and risked so much for her she didn’t want to be found. I don’t think this solution to their problem is similar to any other book I’ve read which makes me see it in a different light, and helps me think deeper into the story.        The theme of this story is along the lines of focusing on your goals, but not letting it take over your life. When you take risks it may not pay off in the end, and you never know if you will truly meet your goal. For example, Q never gets to spend the rest of his life with Margo, he saw her once when he found her, and then she stayed in Agloe. This probably wasn’t what Q w...

    This story, Paper Towns by John Green, is a very thrilling story. Paper Towns keeps me on the edge of my seat, and makes me feel excited, yet sorrowful. The story really pushes me to think about loss, and seeing Quentin be so upset and obsessed over Margo’s disappearance makes me think deeper into really losing someone you love. The excitement of chasing her, but the sadness in his words is something truly amazing about this book. Quentin reminds me a lot of myself, how he is very thoughtful and keeps to himself, but when it comes to someone or something he loves he goes all in, and does anything he can without even planning like he usually would. This can relate a lot to my life and how I handle situations, specifically when it comes to those I love.     The conflict between Margo and Q, her disappearance, really strikes a chord with me, because I really can understand how Q is feeling. His affection for Margo still grows even when she...

     So far in my book, Margo has gone missing and Q has completely obsessed over her and her disappearance. I think the authors message is to never give up, but don’t let what you’re striving for take over your whole life. The title, Paper Towns, I think is pretty fitting. Paper Towns, as Margo explains it, is a metaphor for something fake. Margo left because she realized that it was fake, and that’s what leads Q to obsess over her disappearance. The whole story revolves around the setting, where Margo is and where Q is, and the purpose for this is to show Q’s struggle with losing her. The book, in Q’s point of view, delves into how deep Q is, and how he thinks so much into things, but when it comes to Margo, he acts on impulse.      Personally, my favorite part of the story is when Q is searching for Margo’s clues with his bestfriend Ben. Ben and Q are so different, Q being very thoughtful and quiet, and Ben being very outspoken, ...

       I believe the author’s message is to not give up, but don’t get your hopes up and dwell on something that could possible never come true. In the book, when Margo goes missing Quentin is obsessed with trying to find her and never gives up hoping he will. Everytime people think he’s crazy he finds a new clue leading to Margo’s disappearance. But also, Quentin has been so obsessed with finding Margo he lets it affect his life. He’s at the end of the school year, and Margo going missing has completely enveloped his life. His friends are moving on with their lives, finding relationships, and going to prom, having parties and meeting new friends when all Quentin does is pick apart every little thing to just find one clue to get closer to Margo. I think not giving up is a great message represented by this book, but also the fact that you shouldn’t let one thing take over you life completely, if it may never possibly be okay in the end.  ...

Some interesting similarities me and my group came across mainly handle the main point and message of the story. Most of our book contain someone being sick and or leaving in some way or another, ultimately separating or coming close to separating them from the one they love. In my book, Margo leaves Quentin, running away from home. In Philly’s book, The Sun Is Also a Star, the female character is going to be deported, separating her from the person she’s in love with. In Lauren’s book, Everything Everything, the female main character is sick and unable to go outside, preventing her from visiting the one she loves, the male main character. And finally in Meghan’s book, The Fault in Our Stars, both the female and male main character have cancer, and it is indeterminists if they will pass away or not, which could separate them. So, we all came to the conclusion that our books have similar plot lines, with the two main characters, usually lovers, ultimately get separated or come ...

       Quentin, the main character of Paper Towns, is a very quiet, yet sophisticated character. He is very intelligent, and really thinks about the consequences of his actions, and thoroughly develops his plans before he takes them into action. But he is also very strong willed, and let’s his feelings and fears get in the way of his actions most of the time. For example, when he found an address Margo had left for him as a clue to finding her, he went the next morning, as soon as he could, but he didn’t really think too much about the dangers of going to a random address. This building, was abandoned, and Q wasn’t prepared for the dark and desolate building they were walking into. This was because Q acted out of impulse, and let his emotions and love for Margo get the best of him.        I believe I connect with the character because I too let my emotions get the best of me, but I also think about the conseque...