Anna

The Notebook

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 "Nicholas Sparks...will not let you go. His novel shines." -Dallas Morning News

"Proves that good things come in small packages...a Classic Tale of Love." -Christian Science Monitor

"The lyrical beauty of this touching love story...will captivate the heart of every reader...and establish Nicholas Sparks as a gifted novelist." -Rocky Mountain News

"Remarkable and memorable...beautiful." -Barton Rouge Sunday Advocate

"A touching story!" -San Antonio Express News

"A classic story of love found, lost, and regained...Sparks has a winning combination of style and story." -Christian Science Monitor

"A one-night read...Sparks generates authentic emotional power...if you are in need of a good cry, THE NOTEBOOK is absolutely the right book." -USA Today

"This poignant tale of love lost and found...resonates with an emotional vibrancy that will enchant readers." -Bookshelf

"The tearjerker story of the year." -Anderson Independent Mail

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"You and I were different. We came from different worlds, and yet you were the one who taught me the value of love."

"I am nothing special of this I am sure. I am just a common man with common thoughts. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten. But I’ve loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, that has always been enough."

"I realize the odds and sciences are against me. But science is not the total answer; this I have learned in my lifetime. And that leaves me with the belief that miracles, no matter how inexplicable or unbelievable, are real and can occur without regard to the natural order of things." --

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​ The picture at the top of my page is of Allie and Noah on what was the two's first date together. I think this picture/passage in the novel was so important because it was the first time Allie really got to talk to Noah and understand him more, and the same for Noah with Allie. The picture shows how fast Allie and Noah had a connection with one another, and realized that they liked alot about the other person even though they hardly had anything in commom. On their date, Noah asked Allie to go dancing in the street with him, Allie thinking it was just insane, said yes because for some reason she thought she could trust the boy. Allie and Noah told each other things about themsleves and both surprised the other person. Allie realized that Noah was more than just a smooth talking love crazed boy, and Noah found out that there much more to Allie than a pretty face.  Another memorable passage from the book was when Allie came back to see Noah unexpected. In the picture of Allie and Noah in the boat, the old couple who now felt like strangers sat awkwardly, not knowing what to say. Even though neither one said a lot, they still had a lot to say and feel. Neither Noah nor Allie had forgotten what once was or what still could be, but still they had moved with their lives. Allie and Noah had not stopped thinking anout each other for one second since their summer romance, but they were grown up now, and couldn't start all over again. When Allie and Noah sat together in boat in peace, they both had so many things they wanted to say to each other, or all of the forgotten and left behind love they still were entitled to give.

- My first memorable passage from my novel means a great amount in the love story. The whole theame of this love story is how two opposite people attracted one another like they did. In //The Notebook,// Noah is known for coming from a lower class family and home. Noah's father is a southern man who loves his son very much and works a low paying job. Noah's job is at the lumber yard making very very little money, which doesn't make Allie's parents happy. Allie came from a very high class family and always had things handed to her. What's so great about this quote is that even when Noah wasn't suited for Allie and Allie wasn't proper for Noah, they were perfect for each other. Allie and Noah were in love with one another and could make themsleves the happiest people alive, and that's all that counted.

What Noah is saying in the second quote is that even though he was never famous or well known for something great, he had loved a woman with all of his heart, and to him that's all that ever counted. Noah believed that loving Allie was his destinty in life and so he pursued it. Noah was a true believer in everyone having their own meaning in life and what their greatest stories would be. To Allie and Noah, their greatest story, was being in love and being meant for each other. Allie and Noah somehow stuck together threw anything and everything they possibly could, which would be how they were such a great and committed couple. Noah and Allie had the type of love that would keep them together forever and always.

My third quote is probably one of the most important and loving quotes in the book. Noah is saying this passage to a doctor who is completely against how Noah is thinking. Allie and Noah were both getting older and aging more and more as time went by. as the married couple got older, their health became much more worse. Noah was suffering from a lot of heart and stress related health issues, where as Allie was facing a whole lot of memory loss. Noah just couldn't let go of his wife, and was determined that Allie would once remember things again. Noah's doctor told him that science was just so against him, but Noah couldn't and wouldn't think that his wife would never remember him anymore, so he started to believe in miracles and how someday a miracle would lead Allie and Noah to a happy ending together. ---

The Youtube video i chose is called You Were Mine by Matt Morris. I thought that this song related to my book because the song is about young people falling in love and remembering when they used to belong to each other. I also chose this song because the type of mellow song goes great with this type of love story. I figured that since Allie and Noah were together so young that they probably had a lot of first experience's with one another and could remember so much. Allie and Noah learned a lot from their relationship and also could remember the love that they shared. Allie and Noah would never forget the love that was still there, like in my song. Although unlke in my song, Allie and Noah get back together and have their love once again.