The Notebook Study Guide consists of approx. 40 pages of summaries and analysis on The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks. Browse the literature study guide below:
Noah begins by saying that he is eighty years old, that he does not regret any of the paths he has chosen to travel, and that the paths today are more rocky than those of years ago. He describes his day in the nursing home. He picks up a notebook that he has read many times and passes many doors. The people inside - like he - have gotten accustomed to being alone with only a television for company, and a person can get used to anything. He reaches a particular room and goes inside where he is greeted by nurses caring for a woman who is obviously upset. Noah says that mornings are always difficult and that she will calm down later when the nurses have gone. Noah says that he knows the odds and science are both against him, and that he simply hopes for a miracle. Believing in prayer as he does, he takes time to pray as he opens the book, puts on glasses, picks up a magnifying glass, and prepares to read. (read more)
