All the Bright Palces - Stephi Dullum by Stephi Dullum https://padlet.com/stephidullum/3h8m1h0o465m Made with whimsy en-us 2017-04-28 17:09:59 UTC 2025-10-25 13:08:53 UTC hello@padlet.com Plot Teaser stephidullum https://padlet.com/stephidullum/3h8m1h0o465m/wish/170212150 All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven is a story of two troubled teens. Those teens being Violet Markey and Theodore Finch. Violet Markey is a girl that is constantly counting down the days until she graduates and mourning over the loss of her sister. Theodore Finch, is a completely different character. He is intrigued by death. He consistently thinks of ways the he could kill himself, each time he finds reasons not to commit the act.

Finch and Violet start out in a weird place. Both of them standing on the ledge of their school bell tower. Both of them having the same intentions until they save each other, not having it clear as to who saves whom. After pairing up together on a project that sets them out to find the "natural wonders" within their state, they seemingly find some interesting discoveries.

]]> 2017-05-05 15:46:22 UTC https://padlet.com/stephidullum/3h8m1h0o465m/wish/170212150 All the Bright Places stephidullum https://padlet.com/stephidullum/3h8m1h0o465m/wish/170212707 by Jennifer Niven]]> 2017-05-05 15:48:45 UTC https://padlet.com/stephidullum/3h8m1h0o465m/wish/170212707 Book Review stephidullum https://padlet.com/stephidullum/3h8m1h0o465m/wish/170213442 Jennifer Niven’s novel, All the Bright Places, was a very good book that was hard to put down. Once you start reading it, it is hard to stop. The action in this book starts at the beginning, with Finch and Violet both being on the bell tower of the school, from then on it is hard to put the book down. The alternating point of view gives the reader a good look inside of both Finch and Violet and how they are feeling. Both of these characters not knowing how to handle the situation that they are in, only to discover something neither of them were expecting.

The portrayal of depression in this novel seems fairly accurate. Depression can be seen in both Finch and Violet. Violet is suffering from depression since her sister died in a car accident, and all Violet can think about is that it was her fault. Finch suffering from being bullied, because he has bad anger management, and from feeling as though he doesn’t have a father figure in his life. 

I would recommend this novel to anyone that wants a good read. This novel makes you feel many different emotions, but tells a truly great story. 

]]> 2017-05-05 15:51:40 UTC https://padlet.com/stephidullum/3h8m1h0o465m/wish/170213442 Connection to Psychology stephidullum https://padlet.com/stephidullum/3h8m1h0o465m/wish/170655299 Depression can be seen throughout the novel, All the Bright Places. Right away from the beginning one can clearly tell that both of these teens are struggling. Finch's parents being divorced and he feels like the odd man out and Violet is struggling because she has lost her sister. Though both Finch and Violet are completely different, they have the same response as to how they want to deal with this struggle. They want to take their own lives, they feel as though no one could ever understand the way they are feeling. How much pain and anger is built up inside of them.  As a result of both of them trying to vanish from their pain, they meet each other, and realize that they are the only ones that understand one another. That when they are together they help the other forget about the pain of the other stuff that has happened, they are happy together.]]> 2017-05-09 02:11:21 UTC https://padlet.com/stephidullum/3h8m1h0o465m/wish/170655299 Facts stephidullum https://padlet.com/stephidullum/3h8m1h0o465m/wish/170655426 Some common triggers or causes of major depression include: 
  • Loss of a loved one through death, divorce, or separation 
  • Major life changes -- moving, graduation, job change, retirement 
  • Personal conflicts in relationships, either with a significant other or a superior 
  • Physical, sexual, or emotional abuse
(Major Depression (Clinical Depression))
  • Roughly 20 million people in the United States suffer from depression every year.  
  • 1 in 4 young adults will suffer an episode of depression before age 24.  
  • Depression is a common mental disorder. Globally, more than 350 million people of all ages suffer from depression.
(11 Facts About Depression)
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11 Facts About Depression. (n.d.). Retrieved May 08, 2017, from https://www.dosomething.org/us/facts/11-facts-about-depression]]> 2017-05-09 02:24:13 UTC https://padlet.com/stephidullum/3h8m1h0o465m/wish/170656876