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In All the Bright Places, the first-person narration of Theodore Finch and Violet Markey weaves together a story of their unlikely friendship and love, of saving and being saved in the face of devastating loss.
We first hear from Theodore, otherwise known as “Finch.” He recounts how he found himself, on a cold winter day, standing on the ledge of Bartlett High School’s bell tower, six stories high, contemplating suicide. Six feet away, Violet, a fellow student who Finch recognizes as “Violet Something,” stands on the same ledge, contemplating the same thing. Finch moves toward the shaking Violet, yelling loudly so the crowd watching can hear: “Don’t save me! You’ll kill yourself!” From below, Gabe Romero, or Roamer, yells to Finch, “Get it over with, freak.” In an even, calm voice, Finch instructs Violet how to get off the ledge. She then helps him off the wall, smiles, and tells him she’ll kill him if he tells anyone what really happened. Finch’s best friend, Charlie Donahue, appears. He’s concerned but Finch tells him everyone has to die someday. In his counseling appointment with Mr. Embry, or Embryo, they discuss what happened and where Finch has been for the past five weeks.
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