Monday, October 25, 2010

A Walk To Remember , Nicholas Sparks

A Walk to Remember takes place in 1958 in a stereotypical small Southern town. It is Landon Carter's senior year at Beaufort high and he is in desperate need of a date for the homecoming dance. He is not the schools most popular guy that would be his best friend, Eric Hunter. With only a week left before the dance , Landon decides to ask Jamie Sulivan, a girl in his drama class. Landon is extremely nervous about his friends reaction to him taking Jamie. "Jamie didn't care much about outward appearances, because she was always looking for things like inner beauty, and i suppose that's part of the reason she looked the way she did," says Landon(Sparks 18). Jamie does not spend time at Cecils's Diner, the usual hang out of high school students. She is more concerned about visiting orphans and studying her Bible. To Landon's surprise taking her to the dance is not too terrible. He realizes their really is a normal person behind the bible. Even though he has a decent time at the dance, he still never wants to be seen with her again due to the embarrassment from all of his friends. Little does Landon know Jamie is going to be one of the most influential people in his life. "When i was seventeen, my life changed forever," says Landon(Sparks 201).
Questions
1. Have you ever experienced a situation like Landon's were you would not be friends with someone because of what your friends might think?
2. How do you think people would treat Jamie if she attended Mentor?

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

2. If Jaime attended Mentor I'm sure she would make some close friends, some not so close friends, and some enemies. Her close friends would like her just the way she is and talk and listen to her. Her not so close friends would say hi to her in the halls but never make the effort to have a conversation with her. Her enemies would do all they could to make her life terrible and wish she never started at Mentor.

Monica J. 1-2 said...

1. I believe that if your friends are really your true friends they shouldnt care who your with as long as your happy they should e happy for you. Sure people will judge but if your okay with being friends with somone like Landons fine with being friends with Jamie then your really shouldnt even care what others think.

Sarah N. 7-8 said...

I think that Jamie would be able to make friends with people at Mentor. There are so many people and there are always people who may not accept her. I do not think that she would be made fun of, because her friends should accept her for who she is.

AnaleeL7-8 said...

would any of you guys honestly be friends with Jamie if she went to mentor

Nathan S. 7-8 said...

I think that if she attended Mentor she would find friends. I probably wouldn't be her friend, but i think others would.

Unknown said...

2. If Jamie attended Mentor I think that she would find her "click" or group of friends.