Overcoming a situation that everyone thought was impossible will bring upon good fortune. Many people struggle with getting over something that was near and dear to their heart. Many others feel as if they will never get over it, and it will always be detrimental to them. Although by leaving behind a situation, it can make it easier to be ready for the forthcoming blessing. In Nicholas Sparks’ love story, Message In a Bottle, two people are shown how the strangest occurrences can bring you together. My main characters are both going through a heartbreak, and then they unexpectedly meet each other. It comes to the realization that life has more to offer than what the characters perceived. By moving past the hardships it is learned that life is uneasy, but that to love each other is. A central theme in Sparks’ novel is that moving on from the past opens up new doors for the future.
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His father Jeb is telling him that ever since his wife died he should not grieve, he should move on. Jeb is explaining to his son that just because Catherine, his wife, is not alive anymore does not mean she would want him to be hurting. She would want him to be happy and in love. Jeb is saying that he must have messed up in raising Garrett because he sees himself when he looks at his son. Additionally, he does not want to see himself because after Jeb’s wife died he suffered and did not want to find love ever again. He wants his son to not be like him; he would rather him learn from Jeb’s situation. “I’d like to see someone who learned that it’s okay to go on, that it’s okay to find someone that can make you happy” (261). This quote shows his father trying to push him to move forward from his past. It is easily shown that Theresa, the other main character, and Garrett were pulled together for a
His father Jeb is telling him that ever since his wife died he should not grieve, he should move on. Jeb is explaining to his son that just because Catherine, his wife, is not alive anymore does not mean she would want him to be hurting. She would want him to be happy and in love. Jeb is saying that he must have messed up in raising Garrett because he sees himself when he looks at his son. Additionally, he does not want to see himself because after Jeb’s wife died he suffered and did not want to find love ever again. He wants his son to not be like him; he would rather him learn from Jeb’s situation. “I’d like to see someone who learned that it’s okay to go on, that it’s okay to find someone that can make you happy” (261). This quote shows his father trying to push him to move forward from his past. It is easily shown that Theresa, the other main character, and Garrett were pulled together for a