Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Setting
Prior to the events of Me Before You, Lou Clark never thought she'd spend much time away from her tiny English hometown. By the end of the novel, however, she's a legit world traveler. How'd that h...
What's Up With the Title?
In our eyes, there are two ways to look at the title of this sucker.First, we can think of Me Before You as "what I was before I met you." That's what the book is about to a large degree: the diffe...
What's Up With the Ending?
The novel has two endings, the first of which is a bummer, and the second of which is a bummer with a silver lining. That's the best we're going to get, folks.Ultimately—spoiler alert—Will deci...
Tough-o-Meter
Although there are some super-serious subjects in Me Before You, you shouldn't have any trouble with it. Conversational, humorous, and plot-driven, this novel is no Gravity's Rainbow. Not that that...