Paper towns is a fictitious novel written by the profound John Green. The theme or message of this work is that over time, people change.The story focuses on the adventures and relationship of Quentin (Q) and his friend Margo. Green uses multiple literary elements to convey this theme. A couple of these elements are juxtaposition and symbolism. With these devices, the theme becomes very apparent. The use of juxtaposition is heavily relied on throughout the story. Two versions of Margo are consistently displayed; her present day self and nine year old self. Quinten (the protagonist) thinks he’s in love with Margo. Quentin and Margo were close as kids, but had separated over the years. When Margo was growing up she was a wild and spontaneous person, but later settled down. Quinten can't see this change and is in love with the younger Margo. The two versions of her are placed side by side, making one seem vastly different from the other. Margo has clearly changed over time. Green uses symbolism to display the theme as well. …show more content…
Quinten accepts this challenge and begins the journey to Margo. I have concluded that this trip symbolizes the changes we make over time. The clues start off fairly simple, but eventually progress to complex and intricate riddles. Life gets increasingly challenging as we grow up. The locations of these clues are symbolic. In the beginning, the clues are at childish places including an arcade but are eventually located at more adult like places such as a fancy restaurant. These clues clearly symbolize change. There are numerous minor symbolic items as well. As you can see, John Green’s use of juxtaposition and symbolism are crucial to the theme of Paper Towns. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this novel. The book has a powerful meaning. His brilliant use of the literary elements make this meaning easy to