“I’m leaving behind all the fake people in my life and yes I know who you are”- unknown. This quote pertains to Margo because she hates fake people and the society she lives in. Margo wishes that people would not care about what other people say about them and act like who they really are. In Paper Towns, by John Green, the characters Q, Ben, Radar, and Lacey journey on an adventure to find their friend, Margo, who ran away. On their travels, they slowly uncover Margo’s real personality. John Green uses tone, theme, metaphors and other literary techniques to show his negative attitude towards Margo, the antagonist’s, behaviors and reactions to conflict.
A literary technique helps authors convey his or her message to an audience. This distinguishes them from literary elements, which exist inherently in literature. Literary techniques that some authors use in their novels include metaphors, similes, tone, theme, and symbols. Z for Zachariah uses literary techniques …show more content…
The author of the novel identifies the tone by the word choice he/she uses. “By the power of the superglue beer sword, I designate you my driver!” (Green, pg numb). This represents the comical tone that Green uses when drunk Ben speaks to Q. Identifying metaphors occurs when two objects or ideas are being compared to one another. “Maybe all his strings broke” (pg). This quote represents the similarities between people and puppets. The more people’s strings get broken, the more they want to die. The theme in the novel, that a person should chase after what they want, is established throughout the novel. The author establishes this because when Margo leaves, she does not care what she leaves behind. As well as Q who missed his own graduation to go and find Margo. and he did not care that he missed it. Tone gives the readers a chance to develop a connection with the characters based on the language
A literary technique helps authors convey his or her message to an audience. This distinguishes them from literary elements, which exist inherently in literature. Literary techniques that some authors use in their novels include metaphors, similes, tone, theme, and symbols. Z for Zachariah uses literary techniques …show more content…
The author of the novel identifies the tone by the word choice he/she uses. “By the power of the superglue beer sword, I designate you my driver!” (Green, pg numb). This represents the comical tone that Green uses when drunk Ben speaks to Q. Identifying metaphors occurs when two objects or ideas are being compared to one another. “Maybe all his strings broke” (pg). This quote represents the similarities between people and puppets. The more people’s strings get broken, the more they want to die. The theme in the novel, that a person should chase after what they want, is established throughout the novel. The author establishes this because when Margo leaves, she does not care what she leaves behind. As well as Q who missed his own graduation to go and find Margo. and he did not care that he missed it. Tone gives the readers a chance to develop a connection with the characters based on the language