Holden's Short Story: Allie Nelson And Noah Williams

Two teenagers, Allie Nelson and Noah Calhoun, fall in love with each other at first sight, but face many difficulties, both alone and together. When Allie has to move away after the Summer they spent together, loving each other, they promise each other to keep in touch. However, due to many obstacles in their road, they never get in touch until fourteen years later when Allie visits Noah before her marriage. They go through lots of hills together, but in the end, they both find happiness together.

Allie Nelson is a strong, confident, and considerate woman who seeks answers for herself. After reading the article on the newspaper about Noah, her first love, finally achieving his dream of restoring the big, old house, Allie decides that she …show more content…
However, it seems like a happy ending is not in their dictionary. After Noah and Allie’s passionate rendezvous, they have a relaxed time together until Allie’s mother appears on Noah’s doorsteps. Like a grim reaper, when her mother comes, the atmosphere suddenly plummets. Allie has to decide if she will follow what she wants and stay with Noah, or if she will live “a happy ending without hurting anyone” but herself and Noah. I cannot relate to Allie in this scene because I have never had the time where I had to make a life changing decision. In this scene, Allie is back to being the considerate woman who wants everyone around her to be happy even if it means sacrificing her happiness. Thus, in the end, Allie decides to go back to Lon and her family because “staying [at Noah’s] would hurt [her] family and [her] friends,” as well as Lon. When Allie drives away from Noah’s house, she “never [looks] back” at Noah, because if she does, she knows that she will never be able to …show more content…
Allie still has the pureness in her heart and the kindness that she had since she was very young, but in the end, she stops worrying about others for a short moment and does what she wants to do. Allie has lived all her life sacrificing herself for another, and making decisions with others in her mind. Noah tells her that she “can’t live [her] life for other people” and that she needs to do what is right for her. Nonetheless, Allie does not sway and continues to make choices that will satisfy her family. However, in the end when she decides if she will stay with Noah or leave and marry Lon, she closes her eyes, forgetting about what others want, and decides to stay with Noah. Also, Allie stops painting, which is one of the things she loves to do, because her family did not want her to paint. However, in the end, following what her heart desires, she starts painting again. Through these changes, we can determine that Allie changes in the end, which makes her a dynamic