Character Analysis: Why Did Margo Disappear

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Adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman was a thrill- seeking high school senior. Buying many supplies from Walmart, they prepared for their middle of the night revenge. Clues were left for Quentin Jacobsen after Margo disappeared. Discoveries were shockingly made upon the clues Margo left. Everyone volunteered to help Quentin find Margo, even if it meant skipping graduation. Furious with life, Margo disappeared hoping everyone would forget about her. Gathering every little detail about Margo's previous disappearances caused her family to think that this disappearance was another game. Hope was the only thing that didn't stop Quentin from rescuing Margo. Investigating every clue led Quentin, Lacey, Ben and Radar to find Margo. Jealous of their own …show more content…
Periods of time had gone by with no information from or about Margo so the investigating officer gave up looking for Margo. Quentin was questioning everything over and over again in his head like why Margo chose to leave the clues for him. Radar and Ben helped Quentin track Margo down which led them to miss school. Searching through Margo's room and her belongings made Quentin wonder why she chose to make the clues so difficult and clever. Telling Margo's parents that they knew why Margo disappeared (even though they didn't) was a mistake because they got the cops involved. Underestimating that Margo would return on her own was a mistake because this she had disappeared for real and it was not one of her games. Violence and harm resulted from Margo’s disappearance because she didn't have a proper living environment as she was living in an abandoned barn without any water or heat. Wishing Margo was alive and not dead made Quentin not give up on his search as he loved Margo. Xanthoriatic describes Margo throughout the book because she was someone who was smart and doing well in school yet making friends outside of people just like her was a challenge she could not

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