He suffers from an undiagnosed bipolar disorder and therefore, deals with very high highs and very low lows. However, Finch's mental health begins to deteriorate. He helps her begin to talk about her sister's death, which her parents have not managed to do.

Eventually, Finch pushes Violet to get in the car and begin writing again, for the first time after her sister's accident nine months prior. The two begin a romantic relationship and fall in love. The important thing doesn't seem to be the sites themselves, but what the wandering begins to mean for both of them-especially Violet. They see homemade roller coasters, the highest hill in Indiana (Hoosier Hill), and more. Later, at home, Finch thinks about Violet, looking her up on Facebook, reading about her sister's accident (which he had forgotten), and chatting online with her.įor their project, Finch and Violet travel around Indiana to see important or unusual sites. Finch initiates a partnership between himself and Violet for a school project in which they will explore their home state of Indiana together. Morbidly, he writes out fun facts about other people's suicides on his computer, as well as methods of suicide and the best way to die. Finch's family does not understand his depression, making him feel isolated. On the ledge, Finch talks Violet down, and Violet returns the favor, but everyone assumes it's Violet who saved Finch.Īs for Finch, he suffers from depression and experiences near-constant thoughts of suicide during his so-called 'Awake' periods. Violet quit the student council, then cheerleading, and struggles with survivor's remorse, and thinks she should have died instead of Eleanor. Violet feels responsible and has not been in a car since the accident. However, Violet has been dealing with the death of her sister, Eleanor, who died 9 months previously in a car accident after Violet suggested the route home. Finch was surprised to see Violet up there because she is one of the most popular girls in the school. Fate brings the two together when both climbed the bell tower at school at the same time, planning to jump off the ledge. Violet is a popular girl who is secretly dealing with survivor's remorse, and Finch is a boy obsessed with death, labeled a freak by his peers. Theodore Finch and Violet Markey are two teenagers who badly want to escape from their small Indiana town of Bartlett. A film adaptation starring Elle Fanning and Justice Smith was released on Februon Netflix.

The novel was first published on Januthrough Knopf Publishing Group and is Niven's first young adult book. Print (hardback, paperback), e-book, audiobookĪll the Bright Places is a young adult fiction novel by Jennifer Niven which is based on the author's personal story. All the Bright PlacesĪriadne Meyers, Jennifer Niven, Kirby Heyborne For the film adaptation, see All the Bright Places (film).

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