The Importance Of Stereotypes In Paper Towns

Have you ever pictured a two dimensional world where everyone is considered paper, living a dispirited life, not altering? The novel Paper Towns by John Green takes place in Orlando, Florida. This mysterious and lighthearted novel gives the readers an insight on how one can survive anything life throws at them, people are perceived differently than how they appear, and being friends with everyone may not always the best choice.
For instance, Quentin survives a terrifying event that no one wants to ever experience in their life. Margo Roth Spiegelman has been Quentin’s crush since he was young. Although, she disappeared after they had an eventful night of breaking into seaworld and running to the top of the SunTrust building. Margo vanished
Although, this is a stereotype, because most popular kids are often not truly satisfied with their lives. Just like Margo, she is friends with everyone and is considered well known but in reality she is alone internally. “That's always seemed so ridiculous to me, that people want to be around someone because they're pretty. It's like picking your breakfast cereals based on color instead of taste” said Margo. Margo projects herself as loving and admirable person but internally she questions why everyone seems to be her friend just because she is pretty. Just like everyone has followers on social media because they are attractive, does not mean those followers are their true friends. Margo actually has no friends because no one sees her for who she is, they only notice her appearance. Sometimes it is better to be loved by a few who care, than be noticed by many who don’t.
In Paper Towns the author gives the reader a pleasurable but mysterious read with many lessons to be learned. Such as one can survive anything in their path, don’t judge a book by its cover, and being popular is overrated. This three dimensional book gives the readers insight on how the three dimensional characters can live in a two dimensional world or paper towns