John Green Paper Towns Lessons

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

Lacey, the last main character in Paper Towns, is a kind-hearted person who helped Quentin during his road trip to Agloe. In the book, Lacey describes Margo, “‘I honestly never thought of her as anything but my crazy beautiful friend who does all the crazy beautiful things,’” (Green 185). In the quote, Lacey talks about Margo, like she was her friend and cared about her, even though Margo

Season 1 brought a red bloody mess. Now, Scream Queens season 2 brings slimy green footsteps on the hospital floor. They call it the Green Meanie. And the death toll is up to 2 this season. It looks like Dr. Munsch’s C.U.R.E Institute is not a safe place after all.

During the 1930s as well as today traveling around the country is a considerable way to enjoy vacation days and business trips. For white people back then its was an effortless process to get from place to place. However, African Americans had a difficult time traveling without being un- harmed, embarrassed and awkward. So Victor H. Green published a book called “The Green Book”, a guide for all African American travelers. It was a bold and thoughtful way to help the African American community by allowing them to travel around the country without any worry of people harming them or disrespecting them. I felt that this book assist several people to experience freedom by roaming around the country. The Green Book was composed of alternate ways

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.

My graphic representation shows the east coast states and a red line going through those states. That line is how Quentin and his friends got to Margo. That is the link between them. The red line is not just a route that he needed to follow. He had to figure out the final destination of this red line. Spending hours upon hours of trying to find Margo, he finally pinpoints her location to Agloe, New York. His biggest clue was the quote "fyi, whoever Edits this—the Population of agloe Will actually be One until may 29th at Noon." It wasn't the quote itself, but the way it was capitalized. Margo capitalizes randomly, and that is how Quentin knew it was her. The destination on the graphic representation is Roscoe, not Agloe. That is because Agloe is only a paper town.

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.

"'It's beautiful,' I said. Margo scoffed. 'Really? You seriously think so?'" Quentin replies, "'I mean, well, maybe not,' I said, although it was.'" (Green 57). Quentin is keen on Margo’s approval and willing to change his opinions and beliefs to agree with hers, which determines the weak sense of self-essential to his personality. Margo glorifies his confidence when he flirts with her, but it is clear Quentin still lacks the confidence to defend his views and opinions. If Quentin does not become more confident in himself, he will always second guess himself and he will not be happy with

“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.

Anne left Green Gables to follow her dream which is to take further education at Redmond College in Nova Scotia. Enrolled as well were Gilbert Blythe, Charlie Sloanne, and her friend from Queen's Academy, Priscilla Grant. During her first year, she became friends with Phillipa Gordon who happened to be from Anne's birthplace too.

Living in the past kills the future. When people start to focus on the past they begin to think about trying to rewrite it but in reality it never will repeat. F. Scott Fitzgerald, in his novel, The Great Gatsby, suggests that the unalterable nature of the past prevents people from rewriting their own history.

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John Green was born August 24, 1977, and has written nine books throughout his life. Green is also an actor, producer, and editor. John Green lives in Indianapolis and is married to Sarah Green, they have two children, Henry and Alice. Green's quick rise to fame is credited with creating a change in the young adult fiction market. Green has stated that he is a feminist and explained how most men who write young adult fiction, do not get as much criticism as women who write young adult fiction. Some of John Green’s works that most have come to love are The Fault in Our Stars, Looking for Alaska, and Paper Towns.

The novel Paper Towns by John Green is a New York Times bestseller loved by many teens and adults. Quentin Jacobsen is the narrator of the story and his crush is Margo Roth Spiegelman, even since he was a kid. They have quite a strange relationship. In part one of the novel, Margo convinces Quentin to go on a vengeful night out adventure. After they prepared for the revenge quest, Quentin says he does not want to get in trouble. He explains to Margo that he would like to have a good time, but not to the expense of his future. Margo finds that subject not interesting at all and responds, “Every moment of your life is lived for the future…,” (Green, 33). For the most part, I agree with Margo greatly and I think this quote is very relatable.

In conclusion, this leads me to believe that John Green, the author of this novel, proposes that even if you live one of the shortest lives, you can still live a meaningful life that includes many things like care, love, and many other things that would satisfy you or another person’s desires. Even though many people believe that John Green advocated a different theme or moral, the pieces of evidence that I collected from the book support my personal opinion and many others. Time may be limited, but it’s never too late to resolve your fear of