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    Metaphors In Paper Towns

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    In the novel Paper Towns by John Green, Margo Roth Spiegelman’s whole life has revolved around the philosophy of strings. Margo’s strings represented life, the living and dead, she uses metaphors and examples to show what strings are to her and the way she uses them. She used them to express being or something being broken, though in her eyes everything is shattered. She used the strings to explain how she was a paper girl which mean margo is fake, not real, and most importantly non existent in her

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    Paper Towns Green

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    Paper Towns by John Green is a love story about a guy named Quentin and a relationship with the girl that he has liked since she moved across the street for him in Orlando Florida when they were kids and her name is Margo. The story starts out when they were kids Margo and Quentin then one day they were riding their bikes and see this dead guy on the side of the street. Quentin isn’t torn by seeing a dead guy, but Margo is. Magro does this investigation on her own and going off and doing things that

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    A Character Analysis of Paper Towns To start with, character is defined as a representation of a person, idea or things that inhabit and functions in a work of fiction. The technique a writer uses to create, reveal or develop the character is called charcterization. There are several types of characters: the major, minor, flat, round, static and dynamic characters. Major Character is the character that plays important role in moving the story. The story evolves around the development of this charcter

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    New york times best selling author John Green has made a great impact on the young adult audience with his books looking for alaska, paper towns, the fault in our stars, and more. On 2013 John Green was invited to make the commencement speech for Butler University in Indianapolis for the graduating class of 2013. John is a talented writer with a remarkable career, “while john’s professional success has been nothing short of astronomical, more importantly, he has committed to using his success to

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    idea of her being his ‘partner in crime’ like when they were little is immediately changed when she disappears out of the blue. Margo, being the mysterious girl she is, leaves behind clues for Q and his friends to where she’s hiding. In Paper Towns by John Green, Q and his friends search miles retrieving more clues along the way. On this race to find Margo, they are also attempting to make it back in time for prom night. Therefore, they go through obstacles and create some adventures of their own

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    John Green is famous for being an acclaimed author and director, but after reading Paper towns, my respect for his writing has started to drop. If you didn’t look at the name of the story and the characters, you wouldn’t be able to tell any of John Green’s stories apart. They are EXACTLY the same. Same non-existent nerdy boy, who’s in love with the beautiful unobtainable popular girl. Same black/mexican “funny” best friend. Same quest to capture the girl’s heart or avenge for her death. Supposedly

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    Gatsby and Paper Towns When it comes to literature, there has been a shift over time so it leaves readers asking themselves how many books written years apart can be similar yet different. This especially applies to Paper Towns and The Great Gatsby. Paper Towns was written by John Green and published in 2008. The Great Gatsby was written by Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald and published in 1952. These books that were written fifty-six years apart have many similarities and differences. Some of these

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    I read many books by John Green over the summer and I love reading his books. His outlook on life is really similar to mine, along with Stephen Chbosky’s in my opinion. In “Looking For Alaska” the story is about a boy named “Pudge” and he falls in love with a girl named Alaska

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    John Green

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    John Green's experiences working with cancer children lead to the writing of the book the fault in our stars.Green was born on born August 24, 1977 in Indianapolis Indiana where he was born to Mike and Sydney Green. After living there for most of his childhood he left and moved to Ohio where he would attend to Kenyon College. After he visited Chicago and spent several months working with hospitalized children as a student chaplain in Chicago. It was during this time that he decided to become a writer;

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    Paper Towns: Perception vs. Reality 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

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