The Home Quotes in Paper Towns

How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #4

"I don't want her under our roof." Mrs. Spiegelman raised a tissue to her eyes, although I heard no crying in her voice. (2.3.25)

Now we see part of the reason Margo Roth Spiegelman doesn't feel at home at, well, home. Her parents don't seem to be the warmest, most welcoming people in Florida.

Part 2, Chapter 3 Summary
The Home

Quote #5

"I guess she told Jase like two days before she left that New York was the only place in America where a person could actually live a halfway livable life." (2.5.18)

This tells us something about Margo Roth Spiegelman: She's a big city girl stuck in a small town.

Part 2, Chapter 5 Summary
The Home

Quote #6

It seemed to me that this was not a place you go to live. It was a place you go to die. (2.8.27)

Margo thinks the same thing about the town she and Quentin grow up in. Just like one man's trash can be another man's treasure, one man's dump can be Margo Roth Spiegelman's condominium.

Part 2, Chapter 8 Summary
The Home
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