Similarities Between The Fault In Our Stars And All The Bright Places

If you like the book The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green, you will like All the Bright Places, by Jennifer Niven, because in both books the characters go on a thrilling adventure which ends in sorrow. In All the Bright Places, Finch and Violet explore their state, Indiana, for a school assignment. In The Fault in Our Stars, Augustus takes Hazel on an adventure to Amsterdam to meet her favorite author. During these adventures, the characters in both books realize that they are in love with one another and, at the end of the books, both Finch and Augustus die. In All the Bright Places, over the course of five months, Finch and Violet wander to many places. Finch and Violet’s adventure begins at Hoosier Hill, which is the highest point in
Hazel and Augustus start their adventure off by going on a picnic, where Augustus tells her that they will be going to Amsterdam in May. “… [T]he tulips and the Dutch artist and everything were all because Augustus was using his Wish to take me to Amsterdam”(Green 91). His news shocks Hazel because he uses his wish, that he is given because of his osteosarcoma, to take her to Amsterdam. At first, Hazel’s parents are hesitant to let her go because he is practically a total stranger and she is extremely ill, but eventually they allow her to go. Violet’s parents, just like Hazel’s parents we reluctant, but eventually believe that Finch will be a good influence on Violet. Finch and Violet visit the Old Factory on Church where they discover walls covered in writing that say, “Before I die I want to_______” (Niven 135). Both Finch and Violet
Lancaster board a flight to Amsterdam where their adventure begins. Augustus takes Hazel to the Oranjee, where they eat dinner outside right at the edge of the canal. The next day, they meet Peter Van Houten, the author of An Imperial Affliction, Hazel’s favorite book. His actions and responses towards them are very rude, which makes them want to leave. He tells them that,“‘ They’re [the characters in the book] fictions, Nothing happens to them”’ (Green 191). Peter Van Houten did not answer the questions Hazel had and she is sorry that Augustus used his only wish for something so useless. In both books, the main characters kiss while they are on their adventure. They also open up to each other and learn more about their lives. When Augustus and Hazel return from their trip, Augustus gets admitted into the hospital. Hazel knows that the time is near and it is not long before Augustus dies. Comparatively, in All the Bright Places, Finch takes his own life by drowning himself in a lake because he was scared to face his depression, which led it to become very severe. Violet and Hazel are overcome with grief because their boyfriends have died. Even though she is grieving, Violet continues exploring because she has to finish the assigned project. Furthermore, she goes to the last few locations and realizes that Finch had already explored them before killing himself. On the final adventure, Violet realizes why Finch picked a church to be the last place