Up until the end, Quentin never saw Margo as a human being, she was just a far off fantasy that was out of Quentin's reach. At the end of the novel, Quentin learns that Margo truly is a human being. He discovers the clues that she leaves him and he realizes that Margo is not one-dimensional. Towards the middle of the novel, Quentin starts to think of Margo as being more complex than just an adventurous girl with a pretty face. As the novel progresses, Quentin learns more about paper towns as he simultaneously learns more about Margo. When Margo explains a paper town as flimsy and planned, Quentin does not think twice of it because he does not see deeper into Margo's psyche. He only knows her from an outside perspective and does not truly understand her character. At the beginning of the novel, Quentin views Margo as very one-dimensional. Every time Quentin finds out another definition of paper towns, he sees Margo in a new light. Quentin's discoveries of what "paper towns" mean are intertwined with his opinion of Margo. Quentin's discovery of Agloe is what leads him to Margo. Through this Quentin discovers the town of Agloe, which was put on a map for copyright purposes, but then someone built the town based off it's fake placement on a map. They do this to ensure that no one copies their maps. He discovers that there is this thing that mapmakers do where they insert fake towns onto their maps, which is called copyright traps or paper towns. Towards the end of the novel, Quentin learns a third meaning for "paper towns". This realization leads to another step of Quentin's journey, and leads him further in his quest to find Margo. Quentin learns that a paper town can also mean what he calls pseudovision, subdivisions that have been abandoned but still exist on maps, but not entirely in real life. Later on in the novel, Quentin discovers another meaning behind paper towns. But of course, Quentin is unaware of this and does not think twice about Margo's fascination with paper towns. By telling Quentin about "paper towns", Margo is giving Quentin his first clue that will later lead him to discovering her destination when she randomly disappears a few days later.
When they are on top of the SunTrust building looking down at Orlando, the town looks like it is made out of origami. Margo describes Orlando as a paper town, flimsy and all planned out. In the beginning of the story, the first time a paper town is mentioned is when Margo describes Orlando to Quentin.
#Paper towns series#
The definition of a "paper town" goes through a series of different meanings throughout the story.
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