Norton Juster beautifully develops Milo’s point of view towards in The Phantom Tollbooth, clearly telling the reader that the hero of the story has a very boring school life. For example, during the introduction of Milo, Milo thinks “I can't see the point in learning to solve useless problems, or subtracting turnips from turnips, or knowing where Ethiopia is or how to spell February.” (Juster, 1). This shows that Milo is bored of what he is learning in school and also believes that what he learns in school does not apply to his real life. These thoughts lead to Milo being bored in school, which supports the point of this paragraph. Another example, is during Milo’s internal thought session he says “And worst of all," he continued sadly, "there's