Violet's Presentation for Geography Project

Doris 2022-03-07 08:01:42

I used to be worried about everything. Things that seemed meaningful were actually meaningless. I am worried about life. I'm worried about what would happen if I let myself feel again. I thought I didn't deserve to. Then... without really knowing, I changed.

I wasn't worried about what would happen if I lived, I was worried about what would happen if I didn't, what I would miss. I'm worried about not remembering, not remembering all of the moments, all of the places . And that's because of Finch. Because he taught me to wander. He taught me that you don't have to climb a mountain to stand on top of the world, that even the ugliest of places can be beautiful as long as you take the time to look, that it's ok to get lost as long as you find your way back.

But in learning all of that I miss seeing something more important, seeing Finch. I missed that he was in pain. I missed that he was teaching me all along how to move on. Finch was a dreamer. He dreamt while he was awake. He dreamt all the beauty in the world, then he made it come to life. Finch taught me that there is beauty in the most unexpected places, and that there are bright places even in dark times. And that if there isn't, you can be that bright place, with infinite capacities.

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Extended Reading
  • Zaria 2022-03-21 09:03:22

    Music is better than script. Fanning still has to play such a small film to have a little taste.

  • Camylle 2022-03-23 09:03:26

    I really like Fanning's role as a small town girl. Compared to a rainy day in New York, I feel more and more like what she plays. But as a film that focuses on the psychological problems of teenagers, the male characters who should be working hard are so thin that they can't support the theme and plot at all...

All the Bright Places quotes

  • Violet Markey: I wasn't worried about what would happen if I lived. I was worried about what would happen if I didn't.

  • Violet Markey: You know they call you "the Freak" right?

    Theodore Finch: Yeah, sometimes I say or do things without thinking and people don't like that, people like labels. They like putting you in a box. They want you to be who they want you to be.

    Violet Markey: People don't like messy.

    Theodore Finch: ...or different.