Blue Hole

The Blue Hole is a large lake in Prairieton Township, Indiana. In the novel we visit the lake three times. The Blue Hole is a three-acre lake on private property. Like many other 'blue holes' around the world this one is also home to many legends and myths.

Myths (from "weird Indiana" ) Early Indiana folkore hints that the Blue Hole was a hiding place for Wabash River pirates. Locals claim the pirates buried their treasure nearby, possibly at the bottom of the lake itself, and then devised a series of traps to protect the loot. Thanks to this, no one has been able to find a single gold coin. Many have died trying, adding to the extensive body count that has been linked to the Blue Hole.

Their are many other stories about teenagers going for a swim and never returning. Most of these stories can be found in 'Weird Indiana' by James A. Willis, Mark Marimen, and Troy Taylor.

Scenes The first time Violet and Finch visit the Blue Hole is for their wandering project. In this scene they've already grown closer to each other. They talk about Finch' family. They go for a swim in the lake but when Finch stays under water for a very long time, as he also likes to do in a bathtub to test how long he can stay under, Violet starts to panic. When he finally emerges from the water she is very angry at him and starts screaming and hitting. Finch thinks that there are more reasons for her anger and encourages her to let it all out. When she has calmed down again Finch kisses her for the first time. Violet starts kissing him back but is pushed away by Finch. He says that he is a 'fuck-up' and 'broken' and might disappear. He doesn't want to hurt her when he is Asleep and gone again. He also says that he isn't Ryan Cross, to which Violet responds that she doesn't want Ryan. They kiss again. When they leave the Blue Hole they 'offer' the stubs of Violet's SAT number 2 pencils and four broken guitar strings.

The second scene is when Finch has been gone for a while and Violet visits the Blue Hole. Violet sees Finch' car near the lake and later also discovers his clothes at the edge. Violet swims for a while trying to swim as deep as possible in case Finch might be swimming there aswell. But eventually she calls 9-1-1 and divers find his body in the lake.

The third and last time we visit the Blue Hole in the novel is when Violet goes there on the last page of the book. Violet swims and remembers Finch. She thinks about where he might be now and it relaxes her to think he is in some other world.