John Green's Bestselling Novel Paper Towns By Quentin Jacobson

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John Green’s bestselling novel Paper Towns works to break down the image and pursuit for a perfect manic dream pixie girl. Quentin Jacobson, the main protagonist, has an obsession with Margo Roth Spiegelman as we see throughout the novel. He attempts to save her from the evils of the world, especially herself. Paper Towns is written in a way in which teenagers can easily relate and understand Quentin’s actions. The novel keeps the reader hooked with a sharp sense of humor and a desire to discover whether Quentin will be able to save Margo.

Paper Towns is mainly a novel to read for entertainment. The humor is witty and at some points even goes as low as potty humor. It keeps the reader’s attention on the plot line the entire time with teasing hints of finding Margo. Also, the novel centralizes on the friendships of Quentin’s group and a few of Margo’s friends. It is interesting to read how quickly two different friend groups can come together for the sake of a single girl.

The novel is mysterious and dark tied in with lighthearted humor. The pacing is fast near the end once the readers are able to get through Quentin’s fixation with Margo, a girl he barely knows. The last chapters of the novel are the most entertaining and easily the best formatted.

John Green writes in wonderful metaphors about death and life. People hiding behind masks and not truly being who they portray themselves to be comes into question. These masks bring about false expectations of people. This is seen with both Quentin and Margo. Quentin discovers that everyone is hiding behind some sort of mask especially those who do not want to appear boring or normal. He figures out that Margo Roth Spiegelman is not truly the person people think her to be. This realization drives Quentin to find out who Margo really is and honestly connect with