Why I Want To Be Found In Paper Towns

“I didn’t really look down and think of how everything was made of paper. I looked down and thought about how I was made of paper” (Green 293). This quote is found towards the end of the novel. Quentin is on a journey to find Margo Roth Speigelman, the girl whom he admires greatly. Margo Roth Speigelman went missing soon after she and Quentin had rekindled their old friendship. Quentin learns that Margo has left clues revealing whereabouts and Quentin takes it upon himself to solve this mystery. I am evaluating the meaning behind the book title Paper Towns, questioning why Margo doesn’t want to be found, and predicting what the future may have in store for Quentin and Margo Roth Speigelman. Throughout this novel I really wondered about the main meaning behind the title Paper Towns, and now that I have read this novel I can evaluate what this all signifies. In the beginning of the novel, Quentin and Margo travel into Orlando. Margo then tells Quentin they are visiting the SunTrust
There are many possible answers to this question, but one possibility makes the most sense. In school Margo Roth Speigelman felt like an outcast; her friends really don’t understand her and her teachers think that she is mischief. Margo’s home life is complicated, and her family isn’t the most supportive group of people: “The thing is they don’t even really care; they just feel like my exploits make them look bad” (Green 29). I believe that Margo saying she doesn’t want to be found is her showing how hopeless she feels, and how much she aches for a new start. Quentin is unaware that Margo feels this way up until the point he finds her, and it’s a good thing he did. Margo and Quentin find out they need each other to find solace and they both learn that they can be themselves around each other. Margo realizes that she does want to be found, and not only did Quentin find her but she also found