Paper Towns
writen by: John Green
what is this book about?
Quentin, or Q., is a regular teenage boy in high school. Margo is a not so regular teenage girl in high school. When one night, Margo, Q's neighbor, comes to his window, asks for a huge a favor, and changes how their life at school will be for the rest of their high school years.
Theme
Never give up on your goals.
Characterization
Character's own thoughts/actions/words:
Quentin:
Quentin:
Quentin:
Quentin:
- afraid to do somethings that Margo does
- tries to not get in trouble
- breaks into peoples homes
- refers to herself as a ninja
Quentin:
- caring
- kind
- girl
- dark hair
- daring
- smart
Quentin:
- is a loud, clumsy ninja
- paints her face
This book is written in 1st person point of view
Dialog
I chose this dialog because it help set up the setting for the main characters to complete part eleven of their overnight-eleven-step-plan
Figurative Language
simile
example from text: She always talked like that, with this discernible rhythm, like she was reciting poetry.
how does this effect the plot: Its describing Margo and her personality
metaphor
example from text: In the book Paper Towns, by John Green, Q. and Margo are always comparing themselves to ninjas.
how does this effect the plot: If Q. and Margo make a lot of noise, they would have got caught way more than they actually did.
personification
example from text: Ben getting a date to prom is so hard that thousand monkeys typing at a thousand typewriters for a thousand years would never once type 'I will go to prom with Ben.'
how does this effect the plot: If Ben already had a date to the prom, Q. would have been asleep instead of IMing Ben, when Margo came through the window.