In this part of the book, Finch and Violet's friendship grows stronger and she starts to like him more and more. He doesn't treat her like a poor little thing - like everybody else does - and that's helping her to get on her feet again and find new things and get amazed by those new things even when her sister's gone.
On the other hand, Finch seems to live for those moments with her and for her. It is obvious that he felt in love with her since the first moment, but I don't think that he realises that Violet does him a lot of good. "I learned that there is good in this world, if you look hard enough for it. I learned that not everyone is disappointing, including me, and that a 1,257- foot bump in the ground can feel higher than a bell tower if you're standing next to the right person." I like this relationship because it is the reality of so many people, to find someone that will make you feel better when you are feeling down. It could be in a romantic way or just a friend that makes you realize that things are not as bad as they look.
Violet still feels guilty for what happened to her sister, and still has troubles when it comes to getting her life back on track, but there have been a lot of improvement and she seems a lot happier. "You have to live your life like you'll never be sorry. It's easier just to do the right thing from the start..." Finch is hard on her, pushes her out of her comfort zone, but also makes her feel better. He seems to always know what to say and when to say it. I think that this is good for her because she really needs it and I also relate to it since I like to do things right from the beginning or to make the right choices. A lot of times I have made a mistake and felt bad about it or mad at myself. At the end not a single choice that you make is a choice to be sorry for, every bad or good choice that I have made had helped me in some way and I thank that.
Talking about bad or good choices, the book is also filled with bad and good moments. It's hard for both of them in their own way, but I think that Finch is the one that's having the hardest times. He is always trying to escape from something that seems to catch up to him time to time, he feels suffocated and haunted and even though he doesn't show it, what happens at school it's not easy for him and slows him down when it comes to run away from his depression or dark moods "It's growing out of a label that's hard." He definitely doesn't like labels, he thinks that they take over the person as if the person was nothing more than his label. He is always changing his personality and I think that has a lot to do with that, with the fact that he can't stand to be only one thing.
I've loved this book so far, how Finch and Violet's relationship is so complicated but at the same time perfect in some sort of way. They need each other to overcome whatever is pulling the down.
VOCABULARY
1. Bangers: a car in poor condition. The one that makes a lot of noise.
The Scott's have an old banger and it always so annoying in the mornings when they go to work that it wakes everybody up.
2. Ambles: walk in a slow relaxed passed. To calmly walk just for pleasure, not trying to get anywhere.
They ambled along the river during the night, enjoying the moment.
3. Leaping: jump a long way, to a great height or with great force.
Ballerinas leap in such delicate way that some people consider it beautiful and always land gracefully.
4. Lopsided: with one side lower or smaller than the other.
Finch gave Violet a lopsided grin that made her wonder if was being serious at all.
5. Churning: agitate or turn (milk or cream) in order to produce butter.
The woman churns the milk for a whole hour before she gets some rest.
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