A Walk to Remember is a romance story between the two main characters Landon and Jamie. The story takes place in Beaufort, North Carolina in 1958. This story is centered on a small southern town where Baptist churches play a significant role. Being considered as the bad boy of the high school, Landon’s life is in need of a quick adjustment. He decides to take a drama class in hopes of having an easy senior year. There he meets Jamie, the preacher’s daughter his friend’s scorn. Although he’s known her for years he’s never given her the time of day. Influenced by her father’s love for Christ, Jamie sees the good in Landon. As the two begin to see more of each other Jamie becomes concerned. Convinced that Landon will begin to fall in love, Jamie
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This can be shown by the countless denial on Landon’s part. Although it appears he begins to fall for Jamie, he won’t accept such a thought. Criticized by his friends about his actions towards Jamie, only increases his denial. By denying his feelings, he started to become very defensive. It appears this way when he says, “She’s not my girlfriend, I don’t have a girlfriend. Now knock it off” (72). Not wanting to be judged any longer, Landon begins to resent Jamie. Throughout the story, his countless attempts to avoid her never worked. By spending more time with Jamie, he began to get insight on who she really was. His back and forth mental battle made the audience question his true feelings. Doing such things like walking her home, attending the orphanage with her, and buying her a Christmas gift finally put an end to his denial. It appears this way when Landon Carter says, “She smiled at me and I smiled at her and all I could do was wonder how I’d ever fallen in love with a girl like Jamie Sullivan” (132). Understanding how he now felt, the audience still had to work to understand Jamie’s feelings. Her countless questions and want for Landon’s attention suggested her feelings were there. However, you could finally conclude they were when she whispered to Landon, “I love you, too” (181). Here, the audience can now conclude that the feelings were always
This can be shown by the countless denial on Landon’s part. Although it appears he begins to fall for Jamie, he won’t accept such a thought. Criticized by his friends about his actions towards Jamie, only increases his denial. By denying his feelings, he started to become very defensive. It appears this way when he says, “She’s not my girlfriend, I don’t have a girlfriend. Now knock it off” (72). Not wanting to be judged any longer, Landon begins to resent Jamie. Throughout the story, his countless attempts to avoid her never worked. By spending more time with Jamie, he began to get insight on who she really was. His back and forth mental battle made the audience question his true feelings. Doing such things like walking her home, attending the orphanage with her, and buying her a Christmas gift finally put an end to his denial. It appears this way when Landon Carter says, “She smiled at me and I smiled at her and all I could do was wonder how I’d ever fallen in love with a girl like Jamie Sullivan” (132). Understanding how he now felt, the audience still had to work to understand Jamie’s feelings. Her countless questions and want for Landon’s attention suggested her feelings were there. However, you could finally conclude they were when she whispered to Landon, “I love you, too” (181). Here, the audience can now conclude that the feelings were always