The Emotional Journey of Nicholas Sparks New York Times Bestselling author and author of 21 bestseller novels, Nicholas Sparks, has a way of capturing his readers as they embark on a journey with the characters on an emotional roller coaster. His stories are told in a way that makes it effortless for the reader to connect to the characters right from the start. Each story has a very personal meaning behind them, once a reader discovers this, it only deepens the connection they have to the characters. Nicholas Sparks uses his own life as an inspiration for his stories. Nicholas Sparks received a full ride track scholarship to the University of Notre Dame. During his freshman year he broke the school record for the 800 meter relay, which …show more content…
“A Walk to Remember”, one of his most famous novels which eventually became a feature film, was inspired by Sparks’s sister, Danielle. A few days after Nicholas and Catherine had their first child, they were told the devastating news, that Danielle was diagnosed with cancer and only had a few months to live. During this time his family life took a toll, as Nicholas spent all of his time traveling back and forth between California and North Carolina to be with both his sister, and his wife and new baby (An Interview with Nicholas Sparks). Sadly, after a long, brave battle, Danielle passed away. She was 33 years old. Danielle was the inspiration for two of Sparks’s novels, “A Walk to Remember” and “A Bend in the Road”. In “A Walk to Remember”, Jamie Sullivan, a young girl suffering from cancer, was inspired by Danielle. Nicholas Sparks stated that, “In many ways, Jamie Sullivan was my younger sister. Like Jamie, my sister was sweet. Like Jamie, my sister had tremendously strong faith. Like Jamie, my sister loved church. Like Jamie, my sister wasn’t popular at school. Like Jamie, my sister was always cheerful. Like Jamie, all my sister wanted in life was to get married”(An Interview with Nicholas Sparks). Sparks did a fantastic job at capturing his sister’s personality and infectious spirit, he made it easy for his readers to fall in love with her. Another book that was inspired from …show more content…
It started when Ryan was 5 and he was at the doctors with his family before his older brother was going to get his tonsils removed. The doctor thought that it was odd that after saying Hi to Ryan, he did not respond. The doctor was curious and asked if he could take a look at Ryan (Inspiration for The Rescue). The family was a little concerned that the doctor wanted to look at their child. He came back to the family with his suggestion that Ryan was autistic. Catherine and Nicholas were both very concerned for their son and they took him to get tested. Over the next year, doctors diagnosed many different types of disorders and disabilities (Inspiration for The Rescue). They they started to worry and became very discouraged in the doctors with the little information found about their son’s condition and it starting to take a toll on their life. They finally discovered that, “he has what’s called Central Auditory Processing Disorder(CAPD) which is something akin to “dyslexia of sound””(Inspiration for The Rescue). After the long and grueling process was over, Sparks was inspired to write another book and this time it was about a young woman who had a son that was diagnosed with severe learning disabilities and a couple whose relationship is made stronger in the search for her missing son. Once again, Nicholas shows us the love that people have for one another and a
The diverse alternation of point of views also provides the story an effective way to reach out to readers and be felt. The characterisation is effectively done and applied as Sam, Grace, and the other supporting characters play individual, crucial roles in the course of the story. All the elements of a typical young adult novel, consisting of a gap-filled relationship between children and parents, emotion-driven teenagers, and a unique conflict that makes the book distinct from fellow novels, combined with the dangerous consequences of the challenges the couple encounter, make the book different from all other of the same genre. The plot unfolds slowly giving readers enough time to adjust and anticipate the heavy conflict when it arises. It has gotten us so hooked but the only thing we could possibly dislike about it was the slow pace of plot. The anticipation was too much to handle and we were practically buzzing and bouncing to know how the story turns out as we read. It builds the anticipation, excitement, thrill, sadness, grief, loss, and longing in such an effective way to entice and hook readers further into the world of Sam and
Books: a group of blank white pages where authors record memories, reveal what they imagined, and take us along on a ride through their minds. These past few weeks, I had been reading two popular novels that did in fact take me on that journey: The Outsiders written by S.E. Hinton, and Miracle’s Boys by Jacqueline Woodson. In no uncertain terms, I did notice that these two books could be compared to one another. Although these are two separate books, written by two different authors with separate journeys, they actually have great similarities and differences in the characters and plot.
The main idea of the book was a girl learning to cope with her past and and trying to grow from it. Charlie starts of in a mental institution for self-harm. She is then taken out of the place because of her mother’s lack of money. She goes to Arizona to be helped out by her friend Mikey, which is gone most of the time. Charlie gets a job at a weird coffee place and meets a guy named Riley, where they instantly get a connection. The rest of the book is Charlie trying to learn how to deal with all of her past hardships and find a better way to deal with the memories and pain. The only two coping methods she seemed
“Fiction is the truth inside the lie” (Stephen King). Figment of imagination helps improve brain connectivity and responsibilities which enables the brain to escape to a world of illusion. In a world of imagination students explore conflicts within the book. Anecdotes play a significant role in building the strategies used to deal with real world events. Ink and Ashes by Valynne E. Maetani, discusses how mistakes from the past has an impact on your life and may alter your future. Books intended to be read so that we as people can have a different mindset and perspective on things rather than just our own.
Laurie Halse Anderson has written for all ages, but her most popular books are those written for young adults. These books include Speak, Catalyst, Prom, and Wintergirls. A common trait found in all of these books is her spectacular use of characterization. Some reviewers have criticized Catalyst and Fever 1793 for weaknesses in characterization and plotting but all of Laurie Halse Anderson's books remain highly popular with young readers, who identify with Anderson's honest portrayal of adolescence. Susan Butterworth said, “The first-person narrative voice, keen observation, and details of time and place distinguish Anderson's young adult novels” (Gale). Laurie Halse Anderson’s amazing ability to write in a very realistic first person allows readers to easily relate to the main character. There are several reasons as to why she writes like this and what makes it successful. These reasons include Anderson’s life, her weaving of comedy with tragedy, and the extreme differences between each book. Each of these reasons for this ability is wonderful because they are what make her books more likeable.
As a child, Ray Bradbury loved to read fantasy novels. Inspired by his favorite writers, he longed to become a fantasy writer himself. Bradbury lived during the Great Depression with very little money, therefore he could not put himself through school. Instead, Bradbury went to the library every other day for ten years. During this time, he realized that he wanted to pursue his dream of becoming a writer. To get money, Bradbury started publishing his works in a newspaper. Because he wanted practice, he used several pseudonyms to make it look like he had several authors publishing their stories in his newspaper, but in fact, it was written entirely by Bradbury himself. “Bradbury uses [his] stories not only to entertain, but to cause readers to think about their own lives” (Clark, Tracy). He focused more on the message of his story than the popularity of it. “When ask...
The first of his most well-known series, Rick Riordan puts to use his extensive knowledge of Greek mythology along with his vivid imagination. The plot never loses it’s pace and unexpected surprises shoot from every corner. The Lightning Thief is an incredible read that pulls you into a deep orifice. Literally from the first pages I knew I was gonna finish this book. The movie based off this book replays the story in an interesting cinematic view.
During one summer Rose worked with other kids selling strawberries to different neighborhoods. “I started telling the other kids about my books, and soon it was my job to fill up that time with stories” (21). His actions were being expressed by what he enjoyed. “I developed the stories as I went along, relying on a flexible plot line and a repository of heroic events” (21). Rose did not tell the exact stories he read. He changed them up and made them more interesting to create a more glorious attraction from the people he told the stories to. That shows how much he wanted to achieve more from the things he did. He sketched out trajectories and each stories climax with his finger on his boss’ dusty truck bed (21-22). He envisioned these different story scenarios in his head because he was passionate about the books
Many people think that reading more can help them to think and develop before writing something. Others might think that they don’t need to read and or write that it can really help them to brainstorm things a lot quicker and to develop their own ideas immediately (right away). The author’s purpose of Stephen King’s essay, Reading to Write, is to understand the concepts, strategies and understandings of how to always read first and then start something. The importance of this essay is to understand and comprehend our reading and writing skills by brainstorming our ideas and thoughts a lot quicker. In other words, we must always try to read first before we can brainstorm some ideas and to think before we write something. There are many reasons why I chose Stephen King’s essay, Reading to Write, by many ways that reading can help you to comprehend, writing, can help you to evaluate and summarize things after reading a passage, if you read, it can help you to write things better and as you read, it can help you to think and evaluate of what to write about.
Some people write for entertainment and some people write for fortune, but other people write to tell the world their story and enlighten us to life’s lessons. Literary fiction is created to do more than just merely entertain. It is created to tell a story, to take the reader from one mindset to another and bring about the reader’s understanding of the purpose. Literary fiction explores innate conflicts of the human condition through cosmic writing. Richard Wright chooses to use this kind of writing to reach the world. Wright grew up in a time where he was denied many privileges because of his color and he really made a point to express his feelings to us through his writing. His life, works and short story “A Man Who Was Almost a Man contribute directly to his literary style.
Alexie divulges that he looks up to his father by saying, “My father loved books, and since I loved my father with an aching devotion, I decided to love books as well” (Alexie 12). Sherman Alexie, a young boy who loves his father, successfully utilizes apples to logos, pathos, and ethos. Since his father is his idol, he is a credible and reliable man in Alexie’s life, whom he loved, which logically explains that Alexie chose to love books. Because he loves his father, Alexie’s emotions of love and admiration drove him to follow in his father’s footsteps. His relationship with his father delves out necessary information for readers to tie his entire paper together by connecting the dots as to why Sherman Alexie is so entranced with literature, which corresponds with his love of
The theme of a novel can change the complete meaning of the story for each individual reader. If one person reads a book and he/she thinks that the book's main them...
They write about the unspoken mysteries of the life of their protagonists. Each of them has produced extraordinary works which make the reader observe the world in new eyes.
In my opinion, this novel was a very romantic, and happy love story and overall an wonderful novel. I loved all the plot twists throughout the story. I believe Sparks did an amazing job writing this story. He managed to make the reader laugh, cry, and smile all in a matter of a few pages. The story line is intriguing and very relatable to the dreams of young girls. It allows the reader to imagine the love connection between Allie and Noah and makes them enjoy hearing about their journey together as a
Nicholas Sparks is considered to be one of the greatest American authors of today. He provides love, romance, passion, drama, tragedy, comedy, triumph, and mystery in all of his novels. His stories are heartwarming and inspiring. Nicholas Sparks does not have a specific writing style. His writing style is flexible and liberal, and can be described as romantic, imaginative and engaging, and varies depending on the theme of the novel. The theme of the novel is the main thing that affects his writing style. Even though the themes of each novel mostly deal with love, each novel takes on different perspectives of love. His novels can be described as romantic, compassionate beach reads with real, relatable characters.