Has there been a time where you feel you have been treated more as an object than a person? Why? What separates the two? In the novel "Paper Towns" written by John Green, the protagonists wrestle with the pre conceived notions regarding these topics as well as a plethora of other 'issues'. When the book first opened, I was thrown immediately into the moments of action. Q's undying love for Margo Roth Spiegelman, her sneaking into his room at midnight jokingly pleading for his help pranking her high school frenemies, Q willingly complying. After their one night of joyous adventure, her mysterious disappearance. And from there on out, it is all about the adventure and struggle of finding or not finding Margo. Along the way, John explores the loyalnes of Q, the obscure nature of Margo and the concept of humanity.
The Q-dawg, the designated driver, the nerd, the responsible one, the loyal one.
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When combined with a sumptuous, ambiguous girl, the result is a beautiful mystery. Throughout her life, Margo thrived on the unknown, the secrets of life and the act of creating stories. She would completely disappear for days at a time and return as if nothing had happened, punish those around her whom did her wrong and maintain a popular status the whole time. The very essence of her character kept me turning the pages. Every chapter, something new, something unexpected happened surrounding Margo. While she herself was a mystery and was equally involved in another, as a reader, it was enigmatic as to why Margo's personality was so mystical. “Margo always loved mysteries. And in everything that came afterward, I could never stop thinking that maybe she loved mysteries so much that she became one. (Pg !!!!!!!)”. True, she loved mysteries. Perhaps so much that she became one to be remembered. But throughout the book, I caught glimpses that she also became a mystery because no one understood her, saw who she