The Role Of Milo In The Phantom Tollbooth

Milo is the main character of the novel The Phantom Tollbooth and he has the most massive impact throughout the novel compared to all the other characters. This novel is meant teach the readers that there are many things you can learn in life and so that is why Milo the boy who thinks everything is a waste of time and the one who does not understand the meaning to learn has changed throughout the novel to show the readers his development and growth. From the beginning Milo was bored of life and school because he did not seek out to learn: “I can’t see the point in learning to solve useful problems, or subtracting turnips from turnips, or knowing where Ethiopia is or how to spell February.” (Juster 9). He was not interested in things he that …show more content…
With confusion going inside of Milo’s head he was also excited for the first time: “Of course, if you’ve ever gotten a surprise package, you can imagine how puzzled and excited Milo was” (Juster 12). Milo later on found himself in a fantasy world he has never been before he arrived in “Expectations”. Once Milo landed in “Expectations” his learning started to process more and more, like when Milo arrived in “Dictionopolis” he started to get in the spirit to actually think about words: “Milo had never thought much about words before, but these looked so good that he longed to have some” (Juster 47). The more Milo traveled and and make new friends the more he learned once his quest was at an end he later shows up in his room tire. Thinking that the tollbooth was still there the next day Milo after school went home as fast as he could to go travel back but later on realizes that the tollbooth was not there anymore: “He stopped abruptly at the door of his room, for, where the tollbooth had been just the night before there was now nothing at all” (Juster 254). After Milo read the letter that was left behind he realizes he did not need the tollbooth to learn he could learn on his own and make his own