Coming Of Age In Paper Towns By John Green

Radar, another character in Paper Towns, is a band geek who is obsessed with computer research. He is symbolized as a computer with the page “Omnictionary,” because he is like a human encyclopedia and knows how to do calculations on the go. In the book, Radar says to Quentin, “‘I search for her name everyday; I’ve got a bot that will alert me if she ever logs on to Omnictionary with that username. I track IP addresses of people who search for the phrase ‘paper towns,’” (Green 194). The quote confirms how Radar is skilled with hacking and working with technology.

“Just like seasons, people change,” an exceptionally true quote by Ritu Ghatourey. This quote states that people change, whether the change is effective or not. People change over the course of time in order to reveal their true character and to show the person they are within. In the novel Paper Towns by John Green, a clear vision of character change of Quentin Jacobsen Margo Roth Spiegelman, and Lacey Pemberton, is shown over the course of each section of the novel; The Strings, The Grass, and The Vessel The protagonist of the novel, Quentin Jacobsen, develops self-confidence throughout the novel.

In a society where young adults are consumed by superficial appearances, the desire to understand others and conceptualize life is neglected. In the novel, Paper Towns, John Green challenges young adults to consider different perspectives through relatable characters and their experiences. At the beginning of the novel, Margo and Quentin do not recognize each other’s existence. Then, one night, Margo enters Q’s room through the window, and they go on an epic adventure of revenge. The next morning, Margo is gone.

A phrase from the book that displays this is "I found myself feeling thankful the lake was empty, so I wouldn't have to stare into the water and wonder if she was in the bottom somewhere expecting me to put on scuba gear to find her (p.165)." in this phrase you find humor, also Quentin not dreading that moment, but instead finding a positive thought when he was sneaking into Seaworld. Furthermore he was able to be optimistic when it seemed as if Margo actually committed suicide, he also displayed determination in this phrase that he cried out "I AM GOING TO FIND SOMETHING HERE!" (p.173) when he was going through pseudo divisions. John Green also added humor to the story with Quentin and his friends by including that one of his friend’s family was famous for having a “black santa” collection in the book.

Many authors have been influenced by Christianity and it is expressed by symbols in many texts. The Hobbit is greatly influenced by Christianity and one of the main characters symbolizes a major figure in the world of Christianity. Bilbo takes a life changing journey where he comes to find out who he really is, and Gandalf is a protector for him and the dwarves and guides them to safety and protects them in life threatening situations. In The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien uses Gandalf to symbolize a Christ figure.

The book Paper Towns by John Green is a story about going past the imagination to actually know somebody. Quentin, who is convinced he is in love with the wild and adventurous Margo, goes on a journey to find her when she ran away. Through this journey, he finds a new Margo, the real Margo. Instead of imagining the Margo of his dreams, who is perfect and daring, he sees a different side, like looking through a fun house mirror. Using the theme of perceptions vs. reality, John Green shows readers through Quentin that you have to dig deeper in order to know and understand someone.

Leaving town gives her a fresh start and a way to stand out among others. Margo is already different from the stereotypical teenage girl. She believes in the use of random capitalization and often runs away from home, but always returns within a few days. Most of the town, including Margo’s parents, believe that she is just looking for attention so they don’t seem too concerned. These examples show that she does things just to be different from others.

Paper Towns is definitely a teen fantasy movie, also based on the book by John Green. They both have important messages for teens, but when analysing, film does not focus on these morals, which is why there is a misunderstanding of what the film is really about. Perks of Being a Wallflower is also about teens facing real issues – peer pressure, fitting in, bullying - so it is a form of a more realistic representation (EXPLAIN) Because teen life is not all about what we see on movies, school does exist…. The themes are not the only thing that these two movies have in common, they both share scenes of partying and teenagers breaking the rules and engaging in illegal activities. It’s not entirely focused on the negative circumstances, but in attempt to represent teens and portray a message, clashes occur, so the whole purpose of the film and effect on the public is

In life, there is always that one person who is two faced and acts different around every person, and their best friend sees who they actually are on all sides. In Paper Towns by John Green, Q is the best friend of Margo and he sees who Margo really is, this causes Q to change and become fearless and brave in his relationship with Margo.

The conflict in Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” is primarily fuelled by spite, and is successful in revealing previously hidden character traits. Abigail is the main instigator of the conflict in Salem, and is motivated by her sense of longing for John Proctor and hatred towards the society. Conflict that begins between her and Proctor eventually stems into further issues involving Abigail, Elizabeth, and the town of Salem as a whole. Each of the conflictions affect characters in different ways, such as causing suspicion among family, igniting inner battles, or ruining reputations amongst the society. The issues explored in “The Crucible” are relatable to readers in the sense of either personal experiences or societal matters during the author’s

These two texts were chosen because they are both popular young adult works written using a similar genre to examine the same themes using very different characters, settings, and plots. Zusak’s I Am the Messenger, published in 2002, tells the story of purposeless and average nineteen year old Ed who, after stopping a bank robbery, begins to receive playing cards in his mailbox with clues written on them by an anonymous sender. As Ed figures out the clues which require him to perform different tasks for different people, he begins to see himself – as well as the friends and family around him - differently. In the end, they are all changed by his journey. Green’s Paper Towns, published in 2008, tells the story of average high school senior, Quentin, who finds himself on a quest to ascertain the whereabouts of an unexpectedly disappeared love interest by searching for and decoding clues that she seemingly left for him. Quentin and his friends, like Zusak’s characters, are also profoundly changed by their journey. The intertextual aspects being analyzed in these two novels are culture, genre and theme, and the inclusion of outside literary

Life is very complex and often hard to define. However, this challenge does not stop people from trying to sum up the meaning of life in one word. In Paper Towns by John Green, the three metaphors the strings, the grass, and the vessel are used throughout the book to chronicle the protagonist’s, Quentin, experiences. The novel revolves around Quentin Jacobsen, a high school senior. When his former best friend and long time crush, Margo Roth Spiegelman, comes back into his life and then suddenly disappears, Q attempts to piece together the clues he believes Margo left behind for him. Each of these three metaphors represent what Q is feeling and allow him to view life from different perspectives. As

When you think of Cleopatra you tend to think of Cleopatra, Queen of the Nile. Which isn’t far from the truth. Cleopatra was queen of Egypt, which is located on the Nile River. In her lifetime she had every luxury imaginable, which she used to gain the popularity of the roman authority. She was very important in terms of Egyptian history. However she was also very well known in terms of Roman history. She seduced some of most well known Roman men of her time. Cleopatra was a seductress. Who used her fame and fortune to seduce these men. Some of these men included such men as Julius Caesar and Marc Antony.

The main character of Paper towns is Quentin Jacobsen. He is 18 years old, lives in Orlando, Florida, and is a senior about to graduate high school. He is a regular person in the beginning of the book with fears and isn't special in any way and he lives a very normal life, except for that he is madly obsessed about his lifetime neighbor, his childhood friend, and his lifelong crush, Margo Roth Spiegelman. Margo unlike Quentin, lives a very not normal life and her personality is the complete opposite of Quentin’s. Margo is brave, curious, confident, and is downright awesome. These attributes make Quentin feel like Margo is amazing and make him want to be with her. Nine years ago at the age of nine, Quentin and Margo find a dead body in Jefferson park, Quentin is scared of it and backs away while Margo on the other hand is curious and approaches it. Margo says that she can see that all the strings inside of the dead guy are broken. Then Quentin grabs her and they run home away from it. This shows that Quentin is a person that is easily scared and afraid of things, but he also really cares about the people he love. Then nine years later, Quentin Jacobsen is an average, unpopular student that is still afraid of things, while Margo Roth Spiegelman is one of the most popular girls in the whole school and is still courageous and brave. Quentin and Margo now hardly even talk to each other now until, One night, Margo goes to Quentin’s room and asks him if he wants to

The main goal of the protagonist (Quentin) is to find his childhood best friend, Margo after she “goes missing”. However, Quentin hasn’t spoken to Margo in over nine years, until she shows up at his window for the first time since they were kids. Margo takes him on a crazy adventure, but little did Quentin know that she was going to leave after that. He ends up being the last person to see her, so he feels like it is his obligation to find her. Margo loved leaving clues, so when quentin starts finding “clues” around her house and the town, he starts to believe that the clues were left for him. Quentin even said it himself, “i don’t know who she is anymore or who she was, but i need to find her”(pg.141) this shows how determined he was to find her, despite how much he even knows about her.