How Does Landon Change Throughout The Play

Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan, two people who find themselves unexpectedly involved with each other after a practical joke between Landon and his friends, leaves a boy in the hospital. As punishment for this Landon is forced to partake in an after school play directed by the Minister, who also happens to be Jamie's father.

The relationship begins when Landon asks Jamie for help in remembering his lines. Jamie, who is also in the play, agrees to help him on one condition: Jamie warns Landon not to fall in love with her; he jokes saying he wont, thinking it’s a weird thing to say. Landon and Jamie begin practicing together at her house after school. They get to know each other and a spark of affection arises between them.

On the opening night of the play, Landon improvises and kisses her which is not a part of the play. Afterwards, Jamie stays away from Landon, and it is not until Landon's friends play a prank on Jamie and he protects her, against his friends guides, that she warms up to him again. With the relationship growing, Landon asks Jamie on a date, then asked her father who reluctantly gives in. …show more content…
She then confesses she has leukemia and hasn't been responding to treatment, so she hasn’t made any plans for the future. Landon asks for his father, who has been estranged for years, to help in curing her, but is disappointed by his reply.

As everyone around them is realizing that a tragedy is looming over Jamie and LAndon, they give their support. Jamie's condition gets worse and worse to the point where she is hospitalized and sent to a private home care by Landon's father, who paid for it, relieving the Ministers financial burden. While in the hospital, Jamie gives Landon a book that was once her mothers. She states that God may have sent Landon to her to help her through the rough times and that Landon is her