Violet's Search For Identity Analysis

The opening of this novel dawns with the phrase “Is today a good day to die?” (Niven 1). Truly, this novel is about two high school students, named Theodore and Violet, who are complete counterparts, but somehow their worlds collide when they adhere at the top of a tower ready to exterminate their lives. In contrast, Violet is a beloved girl with a future and Theodore is the mysterious guy in high school that the general populace thinks is odd. However, both Violet and Theodore are on a pursuit for identity, truth, and love. In this journal I will be examining Violet and Theodore’s search for identity and their search of love for each other.
To begin, Violet recently has been on a search for her identity ever since her sister Eleanor perished in a car crash.
To begin, Theodore is the type of guy in high school that one hears stories about and they seem so extravagant and extreme. However, the truth is Theodore is as confused as a child the age of three that lost his mother in the supermarket when it comes to his identity. (: In the beginning of the novel, Finch would change his identity as often as I change my clothes (which is often by the way). (: It is clear that Theodore Finch would change his identity often: “By Monday morning, it’s clear that 80’s Finch has to go” (Niven 81). Furthermore, Finch would let others decide who he is instead of standing up and deciding who he wants to be. However, now that Finch has discovered Violet he does not care about any of the rumors or ridiculous stories people are making up about him since he has finally found someone he can be himself around. Even though she does not know it, Violet has given Finch an outlet in which he can be himself in and he truly appreciates her for that. Ultimately, Finch is still on the search for his identity, but now that he has Violet by his side, he feels more at ease being himself and he is discovering his true