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“LOVESTORY”
Lovestory, is a novel for all the romantic heads. It is a story of two college students, oliver and Jennifer,who madly fall in love with each other and get married several days after graduation.
Oliver, the Harvard hockey player, is at times short-tempered and impulsive but at other times extremely emotional and sensitive. For instance, in the beginning chapters, Oliver receives a penalty from the referee after insulting Canadian players from Cornell University. This lack of judgment in part causes Harvard to lose in the championship game. However, in the final lines of the book, Oliver's softer side is displayed when he finally reconciles with his father and cries in his arms after realizing that despite their differences, …show more content…
For example, Jennifer's famous line summarizing what love is suggests that true love happens when people understand each other so well to the degree that any apologetic explanation to wrongful behavior is unnecessary because the wronged individual is able to accept the other person as he or she is due to unconditional love. Secondly, the book insinuates that joy comes not from wealth or materialistic things but rather from loving and being loved by another person.
Personally, I would prefer to read a book longer in length because this way, the themes as well as the author's ideals can more subtly present themselves through the actions of the characters. In a short book such as Love Story, the reader contemplates less about what he or she is reading because the themes are rather straight forward since the author only has so many pages to convey his ideas to the audience. Thus, due to its length, Love Story is unable to compel the reader to truly ponder the deeper meanings of the book because the story is over so quickly.
Although Segal's profound insights are woven into Love Story and the tale has meaningful messages, I find it rather contrived. Love Story simply feels too polished, as if the characters have little control over their lives but are instead following a predetermined route to their eventual destinies.
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“LOVESTORY”
Lovestory, is a novel for all the romantic heads. It is a story of two college students, oliver and Jennifer,who madly fall in love with each other and get married several days after graduation.
Oliver, the Harvard hockey player, is at times short-tempered and impulsive but at other times extremely emotional and sensitive. For instance, in the beginning chapters, Oliver receives a penalty from the referee after insulting Canadian players from Cornell University. This lack of judgment in part causes Harvard to lose in the championship game. However, in the final lines of the book, Oliver's softer side is displayed when he finally reconciles with his father and cries in his arms after realizing that despite their differences, …show more content…
For example, Jennifer's famous line summarizing what love is suggests that true love happens when people understand each other so well to the degree that any apologetic explanation to wrongful behavior is unnecessary because the wronged individual is able to accept the other person as he or she is due to unconditional love. Secondly, the book insinuates that joy comes not from wealth or materialistic things but rather from loving and being loved by another person.
Personally, I would prefer to read a book longer in length because this way, the themes as well as the author's ideals can more subtly present themselves through the actions of the characters. In a short book such as Love Story, the reader contemplates less about what he or she is reading because the themes are rather straight forward since the author only has so many pages to convey his ideas to the audience. Thus, due to its length, Love Story is unable to compel the reader to truly ponder the deeper meanings of the book because the story is over so quickly.
Although Segal's profound insights are woven into Love Story and the tale has meaningful messages, I find it rather contrived. Love Story simply feels too polished, as if the characters have little control over their lives but are instead following a predetermined route to their eventual destinies.
This will certify that the above work is completely