Paper Towns Foreshadow
Before Reading the Novel:
1. The pictures on the front cover of Paper Towns foreshadow the characters and plot. To exemplify, the picture is of a thumbtack being stuck into a blurred map. This reveals a significant hint as to what may happen in the novel. I believe that the story involves some sort of mysterious adventure of the main characters. I think this because I think that the map on the cover represents adventure, and the fact that it is blurred symbolizes a mystery to the setting or characters.
2. Based upon the front cover of the novel, I can definitely make some predictions to the plot line of the story. I think the story will be about an adventure to find something or someone. It could involve struggles, weaknesses and becoming …show more content…
stronger. I think the adventure will in some way take courage to find what the main character is looking for. I can predict these things because the pictures of the cover foreshadow these events.
While Reading the Novel:
3. The first part of Paper Towns takes place in Orlando, Florida. The two main characters, introduced as Margo and Q, spent the night driving around Orlando. They specifically roamed the outskirts of Jefferson Park. Jefferson Park is a small subdivision in the novel where Margo and Q live. The story seems to take place in present time with the point of view of a teenage boy.
4.
There are several main characters of the novel. Two characters, however, recieve most attention throughout the story. These two characters are known as Margo Roth Spiegelman and Quentin Jacobson (also known as Q). Both of the characters are protagonists and are directly characterized. Margo has a love for literature and old records. She is one of the most popular girls at school and she has a very spontaneous and adventurous personality. She acts a certain way to please her popular friends, but she is secretly looking for something more. Margo is a very round and Quentin Jacobson on the other hand, is a thoughtful, kind, and careful boy who lives next door to Margo. Q and Margo grew up together, but in their later childhood, went down different social paths. As stated before, Margo became very popular and "cool". Q on the the other hand, became something of a nerd. He hung out with his band-geek friends, Ben Starling and Marcus Lincoln (Radar). However, they later meet up to share a kind of affection for one another after a great …show more content…
adventure.
5. As the novel progresses, Quentin finds himself making many decisions. It is certainly difficult to determine whether the choices he made were good or bad. An example of a decision Q had to make was when he found the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman at his window, begging him to join her crazy, illegal adventure. There he stood, staring at the love of his life, who was asking him to go breaking and entering with her- of course he went! He looked at it as an opportunity of a lifetime. Another decision he found himself facing was at the end of the novel, when he had to choose between leaving his life in Orlando to stay with Margo and go on adventures or to leave his life with Margo to stay in Orlando. Essentially, he was choosing which dream to follow- college or Margo. "... this is the girl I love and cannot follow. I hope this the hero's errand, because not following her is the hardest thing I've ever done" (Green 304). The decisions Queintin made throughout the story would impact more than just the way he felt, but the way he would go on with his life.
6. There were many minor conflicts in Paper Towns, such as Margo's many disputes with other characters in the story. However, one major conflict was dragged out through the novel's plot line. This was Quentin's adventurous struggle to find Margo. This example of conflict was Man vs. Society. To elaborate, Q believes that it is his responsibility to find Margo. He thinks that nobody wants to find her except for him, including her parents. He also believes that society itself wants him to fail in his finding of Margo.
After Reading the Novel:
7.
Seventeen-year-old Quentin Jacobson has always been astounded by everything his neighbor, Margo Roth Speigelman , ever did. He sees her as a perfect, happy, very one-dimensional little girl- nothing but the object of his affection. However, he has yet to discover that she is anything but the perfect girl he views her as. After their all-nighter full of revenge and adventure, Margo disappears. Q looks at the situation as his responsibility to find her. After weeks of connecting clues, Quentin begins to think about her with more complexity but is still not really thinking of her as a human being. As he gets closer to finding Margo, he realizizes that he isn't just looking for her, but he is looking for who she is. His complex mentality reconnects him to her, although not in the way he might have hoped. In the end, Q eventually finds a “paper town”, or a fake location mapmakers put on their map to make sure no one is copying their maps, called Algoe. This "paper town", however had been made into a real place, where Margo was hiding. He sees that he must leave the love of his life, even if it is the hardest thing he will ever do. They separate with a kiss and go down their distinct
paths.
8. Although I found the novel quite impressively amazing, there is one thing I would change about Paper Towns if I could. Like most books I read, I have found myself wishing for a different ending. I am fine with the fact that nobody got a happy ending, but I was hoping for something more dragged out. Their goodbyes were so sudden, yet so expected. To elaborate, I would like the loose ends to be tied a little tighter. I believe the book would have been even better if the author, John Green, had done so.
9. I think I can relate to the main character, Quentin Jacobson. I believe this forone main reason . I use to be a very shy and dull person. That was until I got through a very personal and life-changing situation. To clarify, as a younger kid, my mother made me afraid to go home everyday. She caused me pain both mentally and physically, so I decided to take action. I began to look at life from a different angle. I was soon placed into my father's home and from then on I was stronger and happier than ever. Just like I did, Q went from very average, shy and dull, to having a very compelling and new perspective on everything. He was given the power by Margo to think of things the way she would. Now that Margo has effected Quentin in such a great way, that Quentin will continue to look at things differently.
10. My thoughts on Paper Towns are quite dispersed. This book will give you all kinds of feelings. Like all of John Green's novels, it has tremendous ups and downs. To be cliché, expect the unexpected. If you ask my sister to explain my emotions after the book, she may describe it as a roller coaster of feelings. I say this because she watched me throw the novel down the stairs with tears running down my face , smash it against the wall in agony, and then pick the book up and hug it for seven minutes straight. Although I do recommend the book, be prepared for the display of John Green's treaterously brilliant use of of literature.
1. The pictures on the front cover of Paper Towns foreshadow the characters and plot. To exemplify, the picture is of a thumbtack being stuck into a blurred map. This reveals a significant hint as to what may happen in the novel. I believe that the story involves some sort of mysterious adventure of the main characters. I think this because I think that the map on the cover represents adventure, and the fact that it is blurred symbolizes a mystery to the setting or characters.
2. Based upon the front cover of the novel, I can definitely make some predictions to the plot line of the story. I think the story will be about an adventure to find something or someone. It could involve struggles, weaknesses and becoming …show more content…
stronger. I think the adventure will in some way take courage to find what the main character is looking for. I can predict these things because the pictures of the cover foreshadow these events.
While Reading the Novel:
3. The first part of Paper Towns takes place in Orlando, Florida. The two main characters, introduced as Margo and Q, spent the night driving around Orlando. They specifically roamed the outskirts of Jefferson Park. Jefferson Park is a small subdivision in the novel where Margo and Q live. The story seems to take place in present time with the point of view of a teenage boy.
4.
There are several main characters of the novel. Two characters, however, recieve most attention throughout the story. These two characters are known as Margo Roth Spiegelman and Quentin Jacobson (also known as Q). Both of the characters are protagonists and are directly characterized. Margo has a love for literature and old records. She is one of the most popular girls at school and she has a very spontaneous and adventurous personality. She acts a certain way to please her popular friends, but she is secretly looking for something more. Margo is a very round and Quentin Jacobson on the other hand, is a thoughtful, kind, and careful boy who lives next door to Margo. Q and Margo grew up together, but in their later childhood, went down different social paths. As stated before, Margo became very popular and "cool". Q on the the other hand, became something of a nerd. He hung out with his band-geek friends, Ben Starling and Marcus Lincoln (Radar). However, they later meet up to share a kind of affection for one another after a great …show more content…
adventure.
5. As the novel progresses, Quentin finds himself making many decisions. It is certainly difficult to determine whether the choices he made were good or bad. An example of a decision Q had to make was when he found the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman at his window, begging him to join her crazy, illegal adventure. There he stood, staring at the love of his life, who was asking him to go breaking and entering with her- of course he went! He looked at it as an opportunity of a lifetime. Another decision he found himself facing was at the end of the novel, when he had to choose between leaving his life in Orlando to stay with Margo and go on adventures or to leave his life with Margo to stay in Orlando. Essentially, he was choosing which dream to follow- college or Margo. "... this is the girl I love and cannot follow. I hope this the hero's errand, because not following her is the hardest thing I've ever done" (Green 304). The decisions Queintin made throughout the story would impact more than just the way he felt, but the way he would go on with his life.
6. There were many minor conflicts in Paper Towns, such as Margo's many disputes with other characters in the story. However, one major conflict was dragged out through the novel's plot line. This was Quentin's adventurous struggle to find Margo. This example of conflict was Man vs. Society. To elaborate, Q believes that it is his responsibility to find Margo. He thinks that nobody wants to find her except for him, including her parents. He also believes that society itself wants him to fail in his finding of Margo.
After Reading the Novel:
7.
Seventeen-year-old Quentin Jacobson has always been astounded by everything his neighbor, Margo Roth Speigelman , ever did. He sees her as a perfect, happy, very one-dimensional little girl- nothing but the object of his affection. However, he has yet to discover that she is anything but the perfect girl he views her as. After their all-nighter full of revenge and adventure, Margo disappears. Q looks at the situation as his responsibility to find her. After weeks of connecting clues, Quentin begins to think about her with more complexity but is still not really thinking of her as a human being. As he gets closer to finding Margo, he realizizes that he isn't just looking for her, but he is looking for who she is. His complex mentality reconnects him to her, although not in the way he might have hoped. In the end, Q eventually finds a “paper town”, or a fake location mapmakers put on their map to make sure no one is copying their maps, called Algoe. This "paper town", however had been made into a real place, where Margo was hiding. He sees that he must leave the love of his life, even if it is the hardest thing he will ever do. They separate with a kiss and go down their distinct
paths.
8. Although I found the novel quite impressively amazing, there is one thing I would change about Paper Towns if I could. Like most books I read, I have found myself wishing for a different ending. I am fine with the fact that nobody got a happy ending, but I was hoping for something more dragged out. Their goodbyes were so sudden, yet so expected. To elaborate, I would like the loose ends to be tied a little tighter. I believe the book would have been even better if the author, John Green, had done so.
9. I think I can relate to the main character, Quentin Jacobson. I believe this forone main reason . I use to be a very shy and dull person. That was until I got through a very personal and life-changing situation. To clarify, as a younger kid, my mother made me afraid to go home everyday. She caused me pain both mentally and physically, so I decided to take action. I began to look at life from a different angle. I was soon placed into my father's home and from then on I was stronger and happier than ever. Just like I did, Q went from very average, shy and dull, to having a very compelling and new perspective on everything. He was given the power by Margo to think of things the way she would. Now that Margo has effected Quentin in such a great way, that Quentin will continue to look at things differently.
10. My thoughts on Paper Towns are quite dispersed. This book will give you all kinds of feelings. Like all of John Green's novels, it has tremendous ups and downs. To be cliché, expect the unexpected. If you ask my sister to explain my emotions after the book, she may describe it as a roller coaster of feelings. I say this because she watched me throw the novel down the stairs with tears running down my face , smash it against the wall in agony, and then pick the book up and hug it for seven minutes straight. Although I do recommend the book, be prepared for the display of John Green's treaterously brilliant use of of literature.