Analysis Of The Girl Who Was A Mystery: Margo In Paper Towns
The Girl Who Was a Mystery: Margo in Paper Towns
The widely known novel Paper Towns, written by John Green, was created into a movie this year, directed by Jake Schreier. The movie was a huge success and fans flocked to come see the adaptation. However, admirers of both mediums will pick up on a few differences that affected how some of the characters were portrayed—namely Margo Roth Spiegelman. Margo was a very complex individual in the book and we can see both parallels in her character and new parts of personality in the movie due to adjustments in plot. In both the novel and the film, Margo was consistently portrayed as a multifaceted mystifying individual. In both of the mediums, she is surrounded by “stories of epic adventures” (14)
The widely known novel Paper Towns, written by John Green, was created into a movie this year, directed by Jake Schreier. The movie was a huge success and fans flocked to come see the adaptation. However, admirers of both mediums will pick up on a few differences that affected how some of the characters were portrayed—namely Margo Roth Spiegelman. Margo was a very complex individual in the book and we can see both parallels in her character and new parts of personality in the movie due to adjustments in plot. In both the novel and the film, Margo was consistently portrayed as a multifaceted mystifying individual. In both of the mediums, she is surrounded by “stories of epic adventures” (14)