what happens at the end of all the bright places
All the Bright Places - wikipedia All the Bright Places Jump to : navigation , search All the Bright Places <Td_colspan="2"> Author Jennifer Niven Audio read by Ariadne Meyers , Jennifer Niven , Kirby Heyborne Country United States Language English Genre Young adult fiction Published January 6 , 2015 Publisher Knopf Publishing Group Media type Print ( hardback , paperback ) , e-book , audiobook Pages 388 pages ISBN 0385755880 Preceded by American Blonde All the Bright Places is a 2015 young adult novel by Jennifer Niven . The work was first published on January 6 , 2015 through Knopf Publishing Group and is Niven 's first young adult work . A film adaptation starring Elle Fanning is currently in pre-production and will release in 2018 or 2019 . Contents ( hide ) 1 Plot Summary 2 Reception 3 References 4 External links Plot summary ( edit ) Theodore Finch and Violet Markey are two teenagers who want to escape from their small Indiana town . Violet is a popular girl while Finch is the not so popular but a hot boy . The only thing that would have ever brought the two together is that they both climbed the bell tower at school at the same time , planning to jump off the ledge . Finch is surprised that Violet is up there , because she 's a popular school cheerleader . But Violet has been dealing with the death of her sister , Eleanor , for which she feels responsible . Eleanor died in a car accident , and Violet has n't been in a car since . She quit the student council , then cheerleading , and now cares about absolutely nothing . On the ledge , Finch talks Violet down , and Violet returns the favor . As for Finch , he is depressed and experiences near - constant thoughts of suicide . Morbidly , he writes out fun facts about other people 's suicides in his journal . He initiates a partnership between himself and Violet for a school project in which they will explore their home state of Indiana together . 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 . Finch 's family does not understand his depression , so he feels isolated . For their project , Finch and Violet travel around their state to see important or unusual sites . They see homemade roller coasters , the highest hill in Indiana , and more . The important thing does n't seem to be the sites themselves , but what the wandering begins to mean for both of them -- especially Violet . The two begin a romantic relationship and fall in love . Eventually , Finch becomes a kind of mentor and counselor for Violet . He helps her begin to talk about her sister 's death , which her parents have not managed to do . He inspires her to travel in a car again and begin writing again , things she had avoided for nine months . As a result , Violet begins to heal . Finch , however , is getting worse . He suffers from an undiagnosed bipolar disorder and therefore deals with very high highs and very low lows . His behavior demonstrates the characteristic manic periods of impulsive excitability as well as the lethargic , pointless mindset during the depressive periods . He is also beaten by his father and bullied at school . The one shining spot in his life is his blossoming relationship with Violet . One afternoon , they have sex at the Blue Hole , a large lake on private property , during another `` wandering '' moment . They accidentally stay out until the next morning . Violet 's parents are angry , forbidding their daughter from seeing Finch again . This begins a downward spiral for Finch , who ends up getting expelled from school . Although he still sees Violet on occasion , Finch is easily able to hide his worsening depression from her . Violet does n't realize the seriousness of the situation and wonders if Finch is losing interest in her . One particularly bad night , Finch decides to end his life . He takes a handful of sleeping pills , but almost immediately regrets it . He goes to the emergency room and gets his stomach pumped . After that , he tries to get help through a suicide support group in a nearby town . There , he runs into Amanda , another girl he knows from school . She is concerned about Finch 's suicide attempt and tells Violet about it . Violet is obviously worried and tries to help . Finch explodes , and the two get in a big fight . Finch runs away from home , and only Violet seems to be looking for him . He sends her mysterious texts while he visits the remainder of the locations for their unfinished project , but Violet does n't understand them until much later . A month after he has disappeared , Finch sends an email to every single person he knows , saying goodbye . Violet , in a panic , figures out that he has drowned himself at the Blue Hole . She goes there and discovers she is right , and she becomes distraught . Later , she manages to decode the texts Finch had sent her , and at the last location they were supposed to visit together , Finch wrote a song for her . This helps the healing process , and convinces Violet that Finch 's suicide was not her fault . The book closes with Violet going swimming by herself in the Blue Hole , where she went swimming with Finch , bringing her a sense of peace . Reception ( edit ) The New York Times favorably compared All the Bright Places to Rainbow Rowell 's Eleanor & Park and John Green 's The Fault in Our Stars in that `` Violet and Finch are the archetypal offering in contemporary young adult fiction : a pair of damaged , heart - tugging teenagers who are at once outcasts and isolated , trapped by the dissonant alchemy of their combined fates . '' Entertainment Weekly and The Guardian both gave ultimately favorable reviews for the work , with The Guardian writing `` Niven 's first foray into Young Adult fiction lacks narrative tension but has plenty of emotional heft '' . The novel won the 2015 Goodreads Choice Award for Young Adult fiction . References ( edit ) ^ Jump up to : Bradman , Tony . `` All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven review -- an intense portrayal of teenage angst '' . The Guardian . Retrieved 24 August 2015 . Jump up ^ Kroll , Justin . `` Elle Fanning to Star in Adaptation of YA Novel ' All the Bright Places ' ( EXCLUSIVE ) '' . Variety . Retrieved 24 August 2015 . Jump up ^ Smith , Andrew . `` Jennifer Niven 's ' All the Bright Places ' '' . New York Times . Retrieved 24 August 2015 . Jump up ^ VILKOMERSON , SARA . `` All The Bright Places ( review ) '' . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 24 August 2015 . Jump up ^ `` The 2015 Goodreads Choice Awards '' . goodreads.com . External links ( edit ) Official website All the Bright Places on IMDb Children and Young Adult Literature portal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=All_the_Bright_Places&oldid=827022051 '' Categories : 2015 American novels Mental illness in fiction Novels set in Indiana American young adult novels Hidden categories : Pages to import images to Wikidata Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français हिन्दी Edit links This page was last edited on 22 February 2018 , at 09 : 10 . Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply . By using this site , you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy . Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation , Inc. , a non-profit organization . About Wikipedia
1. All the Bright Places - young adult novel
2. Theodore Finch and Violet Markey - main characters
3. Mental illness in fiction - theme in the novel
4. Film adaptation starring Elle Fanning - upcoming movie
5. Goodreads Choice Award for Young Adult fiction - award won by the novel