Summary:
A plot summary of the romantic novel "The Notebook" by Nicholas Sparks. The novel is about the recollections of Noah and Allie and how they came to fall in love and become married.
1.In The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks, there are two major conflicts, one in present time, and another being described as past time. The first conflict, in present time, is that the old lady, Allie Nelson, has a disease called Alzheimer's, in which she cannot remember her past or anything that just happened. Her husband, who she knows as a random guy who reads to her daily, tries to help her remember who he is, and their story of their lives by reading her a book they wrote of their childhood up to their adulthood. Unfortunately, it takes her a very long time to actually remember, and that recollection only lasts for a short while.
The other major conflict is that when Allie and Noah were teenagers, they were split apart by Allie's parents and her college. 14 years later, she saw him and fell in love with him all over again. However, now she was engaged with a rich, handsome, lawyer, named Lon. She is forced to decide between the two. She chose Noah, because their love stayed with them forever, and she knew that if she chose Lon, it would only be because he had lots of money, and her parents loved him.
2.There are two main characters in this book: Allie Nelson and Noah Calhoun.
Allie Nelson, as a teenager, was a fit, petite girl from a wealthy, upper-class family. She was very smart and ambitious throughout this story. In her elder years, she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, and could not remember her husband, children, or life.
Noah Calhoun was an outdoorsy type of guy, who spent his free time canoeing, or hiking with his three-legged dog. He was a very big, muscular guy with broad shoulders and rough hands. He was described with eyes that could tell a haunted past. He was very determined, independent, and romantic.
- The main theme of The Notebook is that strong love never dies, it endures forever. It is shown through Allie and Noah's feelings for each other. They were in love when they were teenagers, and were separated for 14 years, and still in love. Allie's love for Noah was strong enough to overcome the money she would have with Lon.
- This story ends with Allie as an old lady, remembering her life, and her love with Noah. They share a love scene together, and die lying together on their bed. The ending is very romantic and beautiful.
Short Summary:
This romantic novel starts with an old man, Noah Calhoun, reading to an old lady Allie Calhoun. She has Alzheimer's and is unaware that Noah is her husband. He begins to read her a story of their lives. Noah and Allie meet at a carnival when they were teenagers and from that night on, spend their whole summer together and fall in love. But towards the end of the summer, Allie's parents begin to worry about their daughter. They drag her 3 hours away from Noah, and hide all the letters he sends her for a year. 14 years later, Allie sees Noah again. Only now, she has a wealthy fiancée, Lon. Allie has to choose between her long life- love, Noah, and her parent's choice, Lon, who has a lot of money to offer her. She chose Noah, and they got married together. The book returns to the old Noah and Allie. Allie finally discovers that Noah is her husband, where they die together sleeping in their bed.
Critique of Book:
This book was an amazing love story that filled my heart with romance. It's much more detailed and romantic than the movie and I would absolutely recommend it to anyone.
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