Paper Towns characters

Margo Roth Spiegelman

The most mysterious female personage in the plot. Her existence is shrouded in secrets and legends, attracting her peers. The girl is famous for frequent shoots from the house in order to satisfy their own whims. Once she wanted to try herself in a circus because the director said that she had...

Quentin Jacobsen

Quentin Jacobsen is the central male hero of the plot. He leads an ordinary life, attends school and calmly spends his spare time. This character is a contrast of the main heroine - Margo. It is extremely difficult for him to escape his comfort zone; however, feelings to Margo inspire him. The boy...

Marcus "Radar" Lincoln

Marcus Lincoln is one of two school friends of the protagonist – Quentin. His friends call him Radar. He can be characterized as a walking encyclopedia and knows how to use various devices. His intelligence assisted greatly. He managed to grasp the meaning of clues left by Margo. He has a...

Lacey Pemberton

This feminine character is the best friend of Margo since childhood. However, their communication is strange. Margo perceives Lacey as too critically thinking. She laughs at her because of her dating Ben. As Lacey did not tell Margo about her boyfriend, cheating on her, their friendships were...

Ben Starling

Ben Startling is the best mate of Quentin. Becca, because of the kidney infection, which caused red urine, calls him a bloody boy. They had a conflict with his best friend. The reason was that Ben considered Margo to be a queen of drama and told Quentin that she needs attention and that is it...

Jason Worthington

This character is rather static and belongs to the second line characters. He is the former boyfriend of Margo Spiegelman. Jason is her best friend. Since he cheated her with Becca, their romantic relationships are over. He got the revenge. Jason is always in the center of attention surrounded by...