Finch habitually reads and memorizes famous authors’ suicide notes. Moreover, putting one’s experiences into words, or borrowing others’ words to describe one’s experiences, can help a person feel more in control of their life.įor both Violet and Finch, repurposing and reinterpreting others’ words-whether that be novels, poems, or even suicide notes-helps them make sense of their lives. Rather, the way a person uses writing to describe their experiences or draws meaning from literature changes depending on their mental or emotional state. With this, All the Bright Places shows that a person’s relationship to language or to a work of literature isn’t static. As he and Violet get to know each other, they explore how their changing relationships to language and literature help them feel more in control of their lives and connect with each other-or, in some instances, do the opposite. Finch, meanwhile, is a singer-songwriter who “collects” words as part of his creative process. Prior to her sister Eleanor’s death, Violet wrote content for a web magazine she created with Eleanor, and she planned to attend NYU’s creative writing program. Violet: Remaining wanderings 3 and 4īoth Violet and Finch love language and literature.

Finch: The night of the day my life changed

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