paper towns
Authors Theme
Conflict-tell what it is and what kind of conflict
Characters-with direct & indirect characterzation
Margo- Margo is a mystery as some people put it. Margo is the most popular girl in school shes adventurous shes a mystery but she doesn't let them know that Margo is mystery
Ben starling- One of Qs best fiends Ben is a band geek. he acts like a ladies man but hes never really had a relationship but soon on his quest to find Margo he gets in a relationship with Lacey
Radar-also a band geek and a friend of Q he helps seek out Margo with his girlfriend
Lacey Pamberton- Lacey's one of Margo's best friends. She is one of the only people that is truly concerned about Margo on the tip to find Margo get in a relationship with Ben.
setting
summary of the story
Q, Ben, Radar and Lacey all decide to skip their high school graduation to take a 19 hour road trip to find Margo in Agloe. They have 24 hours to get to her and the drive will take approximately 21 hours. They experience many bumps in the road, including a near death experience. Finally they arrive in Agloe, and discover Margo in yet another abandoned building. Yet she is not the same person they all thought the knew.When they finally find Margo, she is furious that they have come to find her. And they are upset that she is not the Margo the knew before she disappeared. However, they all come to the realization that they don’t need to be who everyone wants them to be. Now, they are all graduated and adults and they can take whatever direction they choose in life. And it just so happens that Margo’s will be to travel and no longer be the fake, “paper girl” she was in Orlando. The novel ends with Margo and Q kissing, but not to the satisfaction of readers, both characters realize that their relationship will never be anything more than friends.