Character and Conflict

In Paper Towns, there is both internal and external conflict between the characters. The internal conflicts are that initially, Quentin didn’t know if he should or should not join Margo in her night of revenge. Quentin says "I had access to the vehicular awesomeness that is a late-model Chrysler minivan, except for when my mom was driving it. And since she drove to work every morning, I could only use the car on the weekends. Well, weekends and the middle of the goddamned night"(Green 28). At this point, Quentin wasn't completely confident on going on this extravaganza with Margo. Although, he wanted to but he couldn’t make sense of her intentions since they haven’t talked to each other for a long time. All through the night he still had internal conflicts of whether to follow her risky plans or not. Which he forgets about as the night progresses. Another internal conflict is that Quentin was given a chance to avenge himself from Chuck Parson’s bullying, however, he didn’t completely feel the need. But somehow Margo convinced him to do otherwise. One last, but not final internal conflict is that Margo didn’t want to go home but she missed her sister and Quentin, so she also had an internal conflict of following her own journey or going back home. But it was something she wanted to do for so long so she just stuck to own her plan. The external conflicts are when Margo, Becca, Jase and Lacey were all fighting at the beginning of the book. Jase and Becca being the wrong doers and Lacey being collateral damage. She knew about the affair but failed to tell Margo before she could find out for herself. This put an end on all of their relationships. Another external conflict is between Lacey, Radar and Ben. They all fought with Margo because she was rude during their reunion. But it was waved off because it can be excused as an effect of Margo’s shock whenever they find her in Agloe, New York. One final external conflict is between Quentin and Margo because Margo didn’t really appreciate that he found her.