MY THIRD READING LOG

PART 1

Book Title: Paper Towns by John Green                                                    Date: March 5 2014

Question:

    I wonder why Margo Roth Spiegelman didn’t go with Quentin Jacobsen? I find it hard for Quentin to move on in that situation considering that he has given up some important things for himself spending sleepless nights and working out stuffs just to track Margo. For me it doesn’t pay Quentin and his friends’ efforts at all. I thought, what if Margo joined them back to Jefferson Place that day? Isn’t it satisfying and happier? Will it bring relief to Margo’s parents? Will she be given the attention she used to have in school? Or Would it be a happy ending for  Margo and Quentin?

 

Connection:

    The way Quentin and his friends, Ben, Radar, and Lacey bond together reminds me of my friends, chilling around and do nothing but disturb the peace, make noises, speak out our minds, do some sleepovers to play card games and movie marathons.

    In a way, I can relate to what Q, Ben, Radar, and Lacey did during their graduation day. That is something unusual but really great. When I was in High School I am this easy going type of guy who goes where there’s fun and thrill but, unlike them, I attended the graduation. However, AFTER the graduation, my classmates and I did something that can be called moments worth remembering. We sneaked out from our parents’ sight and didn’t immediately went to our respective homes instead, we proceeded to some of our classmates houses. Five unfortunate houses were ambushed and all areas are cleared leaving the owners defenseless. HAHA. As Quentin Jacobsen once said, “THAT WAS HELLUVA NIGHT”

 

Another connection I had with the story is that when I go to school, there is this girl whom I always look for. Her eyes are sweet. Her smile is so extravagant and her face is angelic. She is gorgeous in her own simple way. And like Quentin gives attention to Margo, it seemed that this girl is very ideal for me and I on the other hand was smiling and was left beset by thoughts of her but SHE HAS A BOYFRIEND -_-

 

Prediction:

    Time will come, Margo Roth Spiegelman And Quentin Jacobsen will cross roads and they got to:

1)Greet each other. 2) Go out on a date 3) Reminisce the old days 4) Realize that they really love each other and they are meant to be 5) Get married 6) Invite Ben, Radar and Lacey to the wedding 7) Do Honeymoon 8) Have babies 9) Feel Amazing 10) Live happily ever after.

 

Reflection:

    Margo, the daughter of her parents, sister of Ruthie, Lacey’s best friend and Quentin’s love interest left with an enigma. Quentin a.k.a “Q”, on the other hand, just did everything to find her and  I commend him for having the courage and perseverance. It was smart of him to decipher the inklings left by Margo. If I was on Q’s I can’t do that heroic stuff. You know, sneaked out from graduation drove the van to Agloe, New York and bring three friends of multiple personalities just to find the girl of my dreams, the missing piece of my puzzle and the girl who captured my heart.

    I admire the character of Margo, witty and deep, appealing but tough, hilarious but an explorer type  of  chic and mysterious. But I didn’t think it was right for her to leave everyone hanging. Though she was already found, it was still nerve-wracking and everybody was like crazy searching for her.

    I appreciate the role of Q’s parents. They are loving as normal parents would do their children and they are always supportive and understanding though Q left them in his graduation with a big “WHAT?”

In totality, This young-adult novel called Paper Towns is an interesting one because of the twists but if there is a lesson that I learned from this story it would be. Every moment of your life is lived for the future-you go to high school so you can go to college so you can get a good job so you can get a nice house so you can afford to send your kids to college so they can get a good job so they can get a nice house so they can afford to send their kids to college.This is a quote from Margo.

PART 2

CHARACTER PROFILES: DRAW PICTURE OF HOW YOU IMAGINE A CHARACTER WOULD LOOK LIKE  IF HE OR SHE IS STANDING BEFORE YOU. UNDERNEATH HER PICTURE DESCRIBE HER ROLE. DESCRIBE HER GOOD QUALITIES AS WELL AS ANY SHORT COMINGS

Margo is a self described Paper Girl who ran away from home. She plans out adventures in her little black notebook and thinks that planning out adventures is more fun than actually doing them. Basically she is a hot chic who turns out to have the craziest experiences when she got lost., she was one of the most popular kids at her school and she has this charisma that would make you like her even if you really don't know her. She has blue eyes and dark brown hair.

She is different than any other girls. She is witty and deep, appealing but tough, hilarious but an explorer type  of  chic and mysterious.

“Nothing ever happens like you imagine it will”Margo Roth Spiegelman