The Ledge

Although it is also a setting, the ledge of the school’s bell tower becomes a symbol for Finch and Violet of their grief and thoughts of suicide. At one point in the novel Finch encourages Violet to get off of the ledge of grief she’s created for herself. In another section, Violet tells her parents Finch is on the ledge, meaning he’s in trouble and needs their help.

EleanorandViolet.com

EleanorandViolet.com is the website of the web magazine that Violet and her sister published together. When she gets a notice the domain name is about to expire, Violet puts all her notes and information concerning the magazine in the computer’s trash can, and then empties the trash, symbolically killing the magazine just as Eleanor had been killed.

Eleanor’s Glasses

After her sister dies, Violet wears Eleanor’s glasses even...