Quentin In John Green's Paper Towns

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Quentin was as determined as a bull chasing crimson red. This story was based off Quentin Jacobsen’s search for the Margo Roth Spiegelman after she disappears one night. Although, it later changes to a tale of friends sticking together, but eventually ending up at their destination. In John Green’s novel Paper Towns, Quentin Jacobsen shows that he is determined to pursue his efforts in finding Margo because he believes that she is the one for him.
Quentin demonstrates that he is willing to do anything for Margo after their great one night experience they spent together. After Margo’s disappearance, Q finds himself staring at a holes in the walls for hours on end trying to figure out what they mean. He watches from a new angle and realizes the

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