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Paper Towns Week 4

 Part three: 

The chapter names for Part three is named after hours. So the first chapter would be Hour 1. the second chapter, Hour 2, and so on. This was because the characters only had 24 hours left until prom would begin and ben and radar had to get back to Orlando in time. I found it compelling that the author had changed how fast time would be portrayed in each part of the book. 

Part three is about their road trip to Agloe and I realized that Part one and Part three had a lot in common. They are both structured around road trips and essentially take place in the span of one long night.  However, chapter one was more about the trip itself. On the other hand, the destination was more important in Part three. The author does a great job in portraying the bond that was created inside of the minivan with all the chaos happening. 

They finally reach Agloe and pass a barn where Margos' car is parked out front. As they go inside they find her hunched over, writing in her notebook. She then closes her book and asks why they were all here. As soon as I read this part I was left more than confused. Margo explains that she had always planned to involve Quentin in her escape, but didn't expect him to actually be able to find her. More shockingly, she wasn't waiting for anyone to find her. The only reason she put the poster on her window in the first place was to not make Quentin worry about her. This part completely threw me off and I was not pleased with the ending. Usually, unexpected endings leave me stunned, but this one I was a little disappointed. Some may say that Quentin and his friends were able to gain friendship and emotional development throughout the story, but personally, the whole book was about trying to find  Margo and I was expecting her to be at least happy that they had come to bring her back.



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