Spring Lit Analysis

GENERAL
1. Since this is a Nicholas Sparks book, its obvious that this is another one of his amazing romantic stories. It's about a young, educated, respectful women, who is focused on going to school and making something of herself. Yet, when she is introduced to this man who has nothing really going for him except joining the arm, but is still strong, respectful and heart warming guy, her focus on school kind of shifts. They spend a couple weeks together, and realize that even though the stuff on their plates may be different, they still found a way to make a connection. Nicholas Sparks has always been the master to writing dramatic love stories like  The Notebook, let he like to make them original, and realistic rather than the Disney version of falling in love and living happily ever after. In this story it shows that even two people who truly love each other still don't get that happy ending.
2. Even though it might seem cliche, I believe that the theme of this novel is that if you truly love someone of something, let them go, and if they come back then its meant to be. In the story, they both knew they would have to go their separate ways, still trying to make it work, yet when they knew deep inside that going away would change everything. In the end, there was no happy ending, but they knew what they had was true, even though it wasn't meant to last.
3. The authors tone would be romantic and caring like at the times Savannah and John would be together, and when they would describe how you don't expect to wake up one day and think you could find the love of your life, but then they just slip into the picture. Like in the quote from the book, "In our Time together, you claimed a special place in my heart, one I'll carry with me forever and that no one can ever replace. The tone also turns into sorrow and anger in a way, when John has to take his second year in the army, also when the 9/11 strikes.
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CHARACTERIZATION (remix!)
1. The characters in the story are very realistic and definitely people and I can relate to, nonetheless, that this is back in 1990s. The main character, the narrator of the story is a man named John Tyree, born in North Carolina, and has had a rough life. With his mother gone and his socially awkward dad, who is autistic, John spends his time surfing, and just trying to get by everyday, believed that by joining the army it could get him aways from his home town, and at the same time be serving his country.
Then there's Savannah, a beautiful young woman, who strives to help others and have a bright future. She definitely sounds like the girl of any mans dream, due to the way John sees her. John was automatically drawn to her when he saw her at the beach, and took his big moment to retrieve her bag when she drops it in the water. From that point on, there was no turning back, they had fallen in love with each other.

I wouldn't say there was an actual antagonist in the story, except the fact that they can't be together because she goes off to school, and John registers in the army. I think time and distance would be the big problem in the story, which in the end usually always ruins a relationship.

The authors choice of words was very simple, and was like an everyday conversation. Since John was the narrator, I think the way Nicholas Sparks had him explained the story really showed John's personality, and it gave a better interpretation of him. Showing that he's not a super genius, by not using high vocabulary, but its simple and easy to understand, making it clear that he's just like everybody else.

After reading this book it was amazing to see how much our generation has changed, and how standards in relationships have gotten so low. People use to take the time to show somebody they loved them, and now all people do is send a text saying, " i love you," and not even proving it. By reading this book I felt like I got to meet somebody, and it was like I got to read what true love used to be like.