All The Bright Places By Jennifer Niven

Are journeys just a mere physical thing or could they also be emotional. In the book All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven they are both. Violet meets Finch on top of their high school bell tower as they are contemplating jumping off. Finch saves violet from potentially falling in front of the entire school, and embarrassed by her actions, Violet claims to have saved his life instead of vice versa. Violet had lost her sister in a car accident previously that year, and finch had always just been fascinated with the idea of death, placing both of them up on that ledge. They pair up for a school project, and violet, unwillingly agrees to be his partner. For the project they are required to discover the 'wonders' of their state, taking them all over Indiana searching for the grand or small, strange or beautiful wonders to be seen. …show more content…
They are able to truly be themselves when they are with each other, and help each other learn to live again. Although finch is infatuated with death he is determined to help Violet live and live life to its fullest. Finch adores Violet, and wants only the best for her." What if we could just cut out the bad and keep the good? This is what I want to do with Violet - give her only the good, keep away the bad, so that good is all we ever have around us." Although Violet recovers from her troubling time, Finch is never able to experience happiness away from Violet, after ending his own life near the end of the story. "No more winter at all. Finch, you brought me spring." Finch was able to bring joy back into Violets life and show her that there's more to life than being popular or where you're going to go for college. He taught her how to enjoy the little things, and things others wouldn't see beauty in and make the most of your short time on this