Paper Towns

The group drives slowly through the streets of Roscoe, taking in the scenery. They find a dirt road at the intersection where the Agloe General Store is supposed to be, but there is only a crumbling barn in a field. They are wondering if the barn might once have been the general store in question when Lacey spots Margo’s car parked outside it. Radar pulls over and Quentin runs over to her car, which is empty.

The four of them then head into the barn to look for Margo. They find an empty suitcase and it is obvious that someone has been staying there. Then, in one of the rooms, they see Margo herself at a makeshift desk, writing in her black notebook. Someone finally calls out her name, and she looks up. Though she notices them, she does not seem surprised or excited. Quentin thinks that he has never seen her eyes look so dead. In fact, she reminds him of Robert Joyner as she stares at him with lifeless eyes. Margo simply asks the group to give her five minutes to finish writing, and then sits back down.

When she finishes, Quentin realizes how dangerous it is to make someone into an idol.