It Ends With Us Character Analysis

It Ends with Us by Collen Hoover is a book that sends its readers on a roller coaster of emotions, with Hoover’s ability to captivate the readers in a way that they are living the story. Each heart ache or moment of happiness the reader is right there with the characters.
In the book you follow the main character Lily, as she has just moved to Boston and is pursuing her dreams of owning her own flower shop. Hoover intertwines two subplots of her blossoming new romance with Ryle, a dark and mysterious neurosurgeon with a policy against dating, and her first love
Atlas, who was a homeless teen that went to her high school. Hoover seamlessly transitions from subplots, using the flashbacks of Atlas and Lily’s relationship to explain Lily’s family’s history of
domestic
She also discusses mental health, as Atlas’s character begins to lose hope and is moments away from attempting to commit suicide when Lily intervenes.
Abuse is also a topic that Hoover uses in this book. She uses Ryle’s history and his brother’s death as a point of sympathy, forging Ryle into a character that is easily forgiven and that the audience can empathize with. She uses intense imagery in the abuse scenes, allowing the reader to experience the anger, and immediate sorrow and regret that both characters feel. Hoover than brings back the subplot of
Atlas, allowing Lily to recognize her strength and remember the anger she experienced as a child watching her mother continually taking abuse without speaking up. Which ultimately gives her the strength to leave Ryle after learning of her pregnancy, stating that the abuse ended with her.
It Ends with Us perfectly addresses many sensitive subjects in a respectful and empathetic way. It allows the reader to experience these characters’ stories and understand the complexity of all situations. It brings across the important theme that there are no bad people, we’re all just people that sometimes do
bad