Nicholas Sparks story, A Walk to Remember, introduces a determined romance between Jamie, a young, restless, and kind young woman who always carries her bible with her, and Landon, the “cool and popular kid” of the school. Landon and Jamie meet again when Landon takes drama in hopes that he won’t have to do much work. Landon continues to treat Jamie unfairly and when he attempts to make friendship and trust with Jamie through asking for help with his lines, Hegbert, Jamie’s father, forbids and questions Landon’s kindness and want to hang out with Jamie. Landon and Jamie eventually begin to hang out more and develop an untold and romantic relationship. Throughout the story, Jamie and Landon develop a romance and changes in views and personality …show more content…
Towards the beginning of the story, the book shows Landon’s reputation by showing the significance of what he has said to Jamie or Hegbert, Jamie’s father. In the beginning of the story, Landon describes Jamie as, “...in other words, the kind of girl who made the rest of us look bad, and whenever she glanced my way, I couldn’t help but feel guilty, and I didn’t even do anything.” (Chapter 1, Pg. 20) In the movie, Landon is seen as rebellious when he pushes his friend into a large body of water and the friend faints, making Landon have to retrieve him from the water. This situation magnified Landon’s disrespect and immaturity. Whereas in the book, Landon is known as one of the “cool and popular kid” of the school, until his attitude and views change when Jamie’s positivity and kindness highlight sides of Landon like determination, that in all make Landon’s reputation better. To begin with Landon’s change, Jamie asks Landon to help her with the orphanage and making their Christmas special. (Chapter 9, Pg. 131) Landon attempts to help Jamie by raising money for the orphanage, by placing cans out and about the town. Jamie’s grace and compassion towards the orphan gives Landon a sense of compassion for others and highlights the good that can come from Landon. Another example is when Jamie tells Landon she has leukemia, and …show more content…
Through the use of the character, Jamie, Nicholas Sparks highlights compassion, confidence, and determination in the protagonist, Landon, by showing aspects of positivity when being around Jamie. Landon is inspired by Jamieś profound positivity and courage, that Landon begins to act more like Jamie. Nicholas sparks also presents a theme of forgiveness through Hegbert and Landon, when Hegbert has to come to a realization that his daughter loves Landon. Through this forgiveness, Jamie gets the reality of a teenage lifestyle and experiences a romance and relationship with Landon, where she finds joy and happiness throughout her illness. The book's theme of forgiveness gives purpose to the foiling character of Jamie, and the éxperiences throughout the book. Whereas the movie provides themes of faith and ¨the long journey ahead,¨ giving purpose to the loosened boundaries and forgiving lifestyle of Landon, Jamie, and
He always wants to help someone else in need before himself, whereas the father is only concerned about their own personal wellbeings. He “is the one” who worries about their ethical choices and wants to help a stranger in any way he can (259). McCarthy proves the importance of the boy’s spirit of love for other people when his dad dies and he must take the leap of faith to continue along the road with a new family. Despite all the corrupted people they encountered beforehand, the boy meets someone who is “carrying the fire” (129). This mantra by the father and son, symbolizes hope and humanity. The qualities Steinbeck labels for a writer to create in his writings can be summed up in “carrying the fire” since the two never did give up. It is the greatness of the heart and spirit Steinbeck notes that is “inside [them]. [And] [i]t [is] always there” (279). It is noteworthy that even in the midst of death and ashes, the two are able to hold onto their relationship and sanity. The “good guys” can continue to carry meaning and structure in their lives, even in a time where society turned into a battle to survive on the remnants of
Throughout the story, Taylor grows as a person and learns what it means to be part of a family. Kingsolver's choices for point of view, setting, conflict, theme, characterization, and style help support the plot and create an uplifting story with a positive message.
...es with contradictory messages about service, not being wholly dedicated to helping David and then realizing in the end that he is more crucial than Harvard. Katie struggled with deciding whether to please her parents and teacher by putting all her effort into getting into Harvard, or to put all her effort into pleasing herself by bringing David to America. Katie was finally able to come to the conclusion that getting into Harvard wasn’t as important as saving someone’s life. Even though it took Katie a few weeks to come to the understanding that helping others is more important than helping yourself in life, she gained a wonderful gift in the end. She gained the gift of a brighter day and the gift of a new brother.
After a whole book of building up, from Danny having to visit the library secretly to him having to hide his college plans, the writer reveals that the person Danny has always tried to keep secrets against knew and acquiesced all of his actions since the very beginning. Unlike how they portrayed him as, Reb Saunders does his best to raise Danny with freedom and spirituality at the same time instead of controlling Danny and trying to limit his freedom. Finally, though unwillingly, he lets Danny go, “Today is the-the Festival of Freedom.” There was a soft hint of bitterness in his voice. “Today my Daniel is free….”(288). At last, Danny is allowed to pursuit his dreams free from the burden of his family heritage. This final event raps up the book in a truly ironic way by alternating the readers’ views on Reb Saunders and his way of raising Danny that seemed cruel and
The mood in this book reflects the mood of a teenager this helps the reader understand the main character Ethan Palmer.
From this, we can conclude that Zach’s character was a rapidly changing and very confusing mess. Zach’s relationship with Cammie's was also a rapidly changing and very confusing mess. Yet these two things, once studied, brought the readers to some very important ideas - such as themes about love, and
...ut Jake in a confused state of his life. His love has always been the river, giving him hope, peace, friendship, brotherhood, and love. The river gave him everything but has now taken away his only brother for no reason at all. No matter how much he tries to get away from his past, the river is his life and has become his home.
Before the move to Coghill, Tom wanted his old life back. He sees the accident as the end of his life, though this he seems to have lost connection to his family and his sense of identity. Tom feels guilty and ashamed about the irrevocable consequences of Daniel’s irresponsibility and the impact this had on other people and their families. Retreats into a depressed state which feels empty and black. After the accident, Tom’s life was changed forever.
necessarily he wants, but the society accepts. So the journey begins, with Tyler in the front seat. searching for a person he could be, he uses his friends, friends of friends, his physical surroundings, to be one person in all of his obstacles. Tyler establishes, in the beginning of the novel, his ordinary world. The first incident that happens in the novel, shows the foundation of his want to change.
To fully appreciate the significance of the plot one must fully understand the heroic journey. Joseph Campbell identified the stages of the heroic journey and explains how the movie adheres meticulously to these steps. For example, the first stage of the hero’s journey is the ordinary world (Campbell). At the beginning, the structure dictates that the author should portray the protagonist in their ordinary world, surrounded by ordinary things and doing ordinary tasks so that the author might introduce the reasons that the hero needs the journey in order to develop his or her character or improve his or her life (Vogler 35). The point of this portrayal is to show the audience what the protagonist’s life is currently like and to show what areas of his or her life are conflicted or incomplete. When the call to adventure occurs, the protagonist is swept away into another world, one that is full of adventure, danger, and opportunities to learn what needs to be learned. T...
The movie teaches us to look beyond the cover and into who someone is as a person. We also learn that sometimes contact with people makes us reconsider our judgement towards them, to find out the real person underneath.
...ng the underlying theme that drives the story and the movie, propels the reader and viewer to rekindle the desire to hope above all else because hope is all one has in devastating as well as dire needs. Hope overcomes despair, permits others to see your “inner light” to develop integrity which connects with honesty and trust. Hope is the inspiration to continue to live regardless of the circumstances. Red may have narrated; “Let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane.” But, Andy Dufresne states it best: “Get busy living, or get busy dying.”
Prior to the beginning of this book, Madeline accidentally caused an uprising against Digital School, causing her to be under probation. As her punishment, she is restricted from accessing most websites, going outside, and meeting new people, thus isolating her from the outside. Madeline, like most teenagers, desires to have her own freedom and to leave behind her controlling and protective father. Trying to pull herself away from her father, she chooses to date Justin, the head of an anti-Digital School group. Rebelling against her father, she starts to live life outside and to meet people face to face, instead of the traditional online chat rooms. Madeline then picks up the rebellious lifestyle of Justin putting her on opposite sides with her father. Justin then trains her to learn methods of weakening the power of Digital School, which she eagerly learns. Madeline’s teenager want to rebel against her controlling father thus changes her to live a defiant life instead of an obedient
Sometimes it’s the little things you do for your friends that make all the difference, you don’t need to be a “hero” who saves them or their “parent” who tells them what they can and can’t do you just need to be there for them. And I think this book captures this idea beautifully not just with Harper and her friend Cory but also with her and her
Sparks was inspired by his wife’s grandparents, who spent sixty years together, and had a beautiful, yet rare, relationship that withstood the test of time and circumstances. Sparks believes that “true love exists and that there’s evidence of it every day.” (Sparks). The Notebook is a tender story about the everlasting and enduring power of true love between teenagers Noah and Allie, who forge an intense summer romance, and after years of separation caused by class differences find themselves reunited. After a fourteen year separation, Allie returns to visit Noah to determine what it was they shared and why it had such a lasting impact. Allie must make a decision between Lon, the man she promised to marry, and Noah the man she has always loved. As she decides, she thinks to herself, “She wanted something else, something different, something more. Passion and romance, perhaps, or maybe a quiet conversation in candlelit rooms, or perhaps something as simple as not being second.” The theme of love conquers all is the focus as Noah tries to regain Allie’s love and Allie struggles with telling Noah that she’s engaged to another man, yet still is in love with him. The story is told from two different points of view. The first is told in first person as Noah tells of his present life with Allie at Creekside Extended Care Home. The second is told in third person as Noah reads a story from a notebook