The word "Love" probably sounds familiar to us, nevertheless no one can describe precisely the real definition of love as the way one views "love" differs from one and another. "A Walk To Remember" by Nicholas Sparks is a glorious story, which gives us an insight about what love truly is. It is a mesmerizing, touching at times riveting story about two young teenagers" obstacles in their journey of love.
In world nowadays, where lust is often misinterpreted as love, a pure love without physical interaction seemed impossible. However, "A Walk to Remember" which the setting is in Beaufort, North Carolina in 1958, was able to present an emotive yet entertaining story without any x-rated scene. Back then; love was pure, spiritually innocent and uncontaminated. .
"A Walk To Remember" features the contrast opposites, Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan, as the main characters of the story. Landon is introduced as the typical rebellious teenage guy whose social life is in the "in" crowd. Although he won peer-approval in high school and was accepted in the popular society, Landon felt there was something missing in his life. Landon cared nothing for attending classes or graduating and seemed to be the perfect, handsome jock, though truly, he was insecure and vulnerable inside. He was shallow, filled with so much rage and hatred for his father, who left his mom and him alone, which he will never be able to forgive and forget. .
While Jamie, she is a serious, conservative girl who knew right from the start, where she is going and what she wants to do with her life. She was the reverend's daughter, who frequently sings in the church's choir. Not only she was a strong Christian, she was someone who sets goals for her life. Piteously, she was considered a nerd by Landon and his friends, though they were together ever since kindergarten. Jamie was looked at as a bible hugging, sci-fi bookworm, who wears the exact same sweater each day at school.
A Walk to Remember, in many ways, is a coming of age story. ... This is why A Walk to Remember hits so close to home with me. ... That said, those questions took a back seat to the overwhelming positivity I got out of A Walk to Remember. ... A Walk to Remember is probably the best example of this. ... Anyone can write a sappy love story, but A Walk to Remember is nothing of the sort. ...
A Walk to Remember (A Critic Review) Basically, the novel talked about how simple events in one's life could possibly change the person. ... "A Walk to Remember" is a title that tells us that in every way, in every situation, every moment is significant. It weaves the fabric that life has for us; just Landon Carter remembered in every single detail his life changing experience as he walked on his journey of life. ... It is certainly made for everyone that we may experience our own walk to remember. ...
Every once in a while, along comes a movie that manages to inspire us to be better individuals. "A Walk to Remember " is one such movie. It is based on the book of the same name by Nicholas Sparks. Set in the small town of Beaufort, it tells the story of Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan...
A Walk to Remember It's about noon. ... In Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom and A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks, both characters Morrie and Jamie are diagnosed with fatal diseases. ... In A Walk to Remember we have to look underneath the text to find these lessons. ... A Walk to Remember isn't just about a girl who appreciates everything and is diagnosed with leukemia. ... A Walk to Remember gives off nice examples to think of a character that one could look up to if that person did exist. ...
" This beautiful life lesson is clearly seen in the novels Lives of the Saints and A Walk to Remember. ... A walk to Remember is about a girls named Jamie who get cancers but refuses treatment so she can have a normal life as other people do. ... Jamie had a normal life and she ready for the death but suddenly Landon walked to her life, "she was getting along with everything fine. ...
However, Hardy took his wife for granted and always knew she would be there when he returned from a walk. ... The structure of the first stanza in 'The Walk' is set out like a pathway which illustrates an image of the walk Hardy took. This helps the poem become more interesting to read as we can picture Hardy on his walks whilst reading the poem. ... But, in the second stanza he uses 'I' to show how lonely he is when he walks without his wife. ... After exploring the poem I felt a lot of sympathy for Hardy because he had been through a hard time by losing his wife and he...
Long Walk To Forever Catharine and Newt had grown up next door to each other, an now at 20 they hadn't seen each other for nearly a year. ... Newt asked Catharine to take a walk with him, she didn't want to go, but he persisted until she gave in. ... They decided the only thing to do now was shake hands and always remember each other. ... With that Newt quickly walked away and Catharine knew that if he turned and called to her she would go to him. ...
The role of women in the book, Palace Walk, by Naguid Mahfouz is a very interesting and unusual one which dwellers of the western hemisphere have a very difficult time understanding. I feel that in Palace Walk, the women have a very important role in the household, yet they are not respected for the great tasks that they do. ... Ahmad Abd al-Jawad)." and the other in (chapter 1, page 4, paragraph 2) when Amina remembers "It had occurred to her once, during the first year she lived with him, to venture a polite objection to his repeated nights out. ... (Chapter 1, Page 4, paragraph 3) Therefore...
As I continue my walk I find myself on the edge of acres of green grass. ... As the swings sway in the wind, I can remember the memories of playing there as a child. The grass is damp from the sprinklers as I walk across the empty fields. ... The park is different from what I remember. ... I stand up, brushing the dirt off myself, and I begin the walk home. ...