The night before they return from Mauritius, Louisa confesses her love to Will. Louisa ends up being able to organize a vacation for Will to Mauritius. She sees him for who he truly is as opposed to what is he physically. As their relationship grows, so do Louisa’s feelings towards Will. She shares stories of her childhood, specifically one that haunts her regarding a time she was sexually assaulted as a child. They end up separating due to this jealousy and Patrick’s involvement with his physical training.Īs their friendship grows, not only do we see Will opening up to Louisa, but Louisa opening up to Will as well.

As Louisa begins spending more and more time with Will, her boyfriend Patrick grows jealous. She questions him regarding this, and he informs her that he had tried to commit suicide back when his mother condoned him being euthanized through an organization called Dignitas. Louisa also eventually notices that Will has been attempting to kill himself, visible through the scars on his wrist. With Louisa’s presence, however, Will begins to open up and share his thoughts and feelings. She also finds out that Will’s father, Steven, is having an extramarital affair. Louisa begins working with Will, and shortly after realizes how distant and false everyone in the house is. Will’s mother, Camilla, hires Louisa after an interview in an attempt to help to cheer him up. Louisa Taylor had recently lost her job at a local café and ended up receiving word of this job through an Employment Centre. His girlfriend leaves him and marries his colleague, Rupert. He has lost the will to live and wishes to die with dignity on his accord. As a quadriplegic, Will finds himself angry and spiteful, leaving him moody and cold towards others. Unfortunately, tragedy strikes and he is involved in an accident that leaves him physically challenged. He has everything he wants, a beautiful girlfriend, a great job and an adventurous lifestyle. The novel Me Before You begins with a young, successful Will Traynor. The novel also shares a surprising amount of similarities in tone and topic to the French film, Les Intouchables, released in 2011. He then develops a friendship with his caretaker, Louisa Clark. The novel is about Will Traynor, who unfortunately was involved in an accident that left him paralyzed. Me Before You by Jojo Moyes disguises itself as a love story but has an underlying message of the implications involved in living a life with depression and disability.

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