A Walk to Remember - The Human Heart :: Walk to Remember Essays

A Walk to Remember - The Human Heart A Walk to Remember, by Nicholas Sparks take you on a whirl wind journey into the depths of the human heart, and minces Landon, wizard of the main characters, to a decision so stunning it would lead him irrevocably on the road to manhood. Landon the most popular boy in Beuford High and falls unexpectedly in love with Jamie, and unpopular, bible-bearing girl. It was kismet that brought these two together, and an incurable disease that would tear them apart. Landon had recently broken up with his girlfriend of 1-1/2 old age and it was a twist of fate that make Jamie his date for the homecoming dance. They went to the dance and did not speak to each other until they were both cast a the lead in the towns Christmas play. After the play was over Landon found himself wanting, and being with Jamie every(prenominal)day, he was falling in love with her. Then came the shock of his life, Jamie revealed to him that she had Lucima. Landon was torn apart and had no idea what to do, so he turned to the bible for guidance and help. He made the decision that he loved Jamie too much to let her dreams gaucherie away, so he asked her to marry him. They were married on March 12,1959. She died shortly after that, but he never forgot her. Landon and Jamie are the too main characters in the book. Landon is the richest, most popular boy at Beuford High, and Jamie is poor, unpopular and almost nonexistent at school. Jamie helps out at the orphanage, picks up hurt animals, and carries a bible with her every where. Whereas Landon has never even thought of people without a home or money and he only opens a bible when he has to at church. In my opinion Landon is a normal teenage boy, whos only concerns are girls and cars. I think that Jamie helped him see how powerful the bible is and how it feels good to help people in need. This book takes place in Beuford, a town in North Carolina. There was a lot of foreshadowing in the book but the o ne that stands out the most is when Landon asked Jamie to the dance and she thinks for a