Paper Towns is set in a modern day setting, if it was set in the past if would drastically change the whole storyline. If it was set in the future it would change up the story but not as much as if it were in the past. If the novel was modified for a younger audience to read, it would pretty much change the whole entire plot, since the book would be made for a child to understand. The book being set in daytime, during Quentin and Margo’s adventure, rather than at night would also change the storyline, since they’re both more likely to get caught during the day while sneaking into people’s houses and vandalizing people's stuff. Any of these different scenarios would change the storyline in some way. Whether it made the storyline better, boring,