Paper Town Quintin

Poems can be interpreted in many ways, just as Margo was seen in different ways by her peers. Margo shows multiple personalities, so here friends were able to see what they wanted from her, just as Margo had skimmed for what she wanted to read.

Quintin puts Margo on a pedestal when she doesn’t need to be. Like the rest of Margo’s friends, Q is blinded by the mystery that surrounds her. Q doesn’t even see Margo as a real person, as he feels that she is superior to him.

The world isn’t just made up of the familiar. Throughout the novel, Margo mentions how she feels trapped in her “paper town” and she wants to venture out into the world. In contrast, Quintin seems to forget that there is more in the world than just his “paper town”.

I often find myself thinking about the future, and it has gotten to a point where I have become fixated
A person’s race, religion, gender, etc. should not affect the way they are treated.

While the brush houses may seem similar physically from an outsider’s perspective, they all have different families inside. Even within a community, every family is going through different struggles and experiencing different situations.

Throughout the novel, the author describes songs that compliment Kino’s mood and thoughts. He differentiates the melody and beat in the song, representing different details that create a moment or certain feeling for Kino.

The doctor’s memory of living in Paris is distorted because he dislikes his current situation in the poor village, so he glamorizes life in Paris. People often only remember the pleasant times in their lives, as they block out struggle and hardship.

Evil is personified into a human-like creature, which contributes to the ominous mood. The “creature” pressures Kino into potentially attempting