Conclusions and Conflicts

        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 was expecting, he wished he could have stayed with her. I think Q learned a valuable lesson of not letting yourself fully go, and not putting you heart in someone’s hands if they’re not willing to give you theirs. Q says, “I hope this is the hero’s errand, because not following her is the hardest thing I’ve ever done.” This shows how hard it was for Q to let her go, and how hard it was for him to let himself go which was such a difficult decision for him and something that probably changed his life.