In this compare and contrast essay, I will be looking at the movies Safe Haven and The Lucky One which are both based off of Nicholas Sparks' creations. Nicholas Sparks is an American romance novelist, screenwriter, and producer. A huge topic in all of his stories is love. It can be found at the most unexpected times. In both of these stories, love is found because of a devastating event. Another topic found in the two stories is death as well. In the movie Safe Haven, Kate runs away from her abusive husband and finds love to a widower in a small town in North Carolina. In the movie The Lucky One, Logan finds a picture of a girl while in combat and he thinks that she is his good luck charm. After searching for her and despite some bumps along
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The day after the ambush, Logan finds a picture of a woman on the ground just before another attack that took place which killed many other soldiers but left him unharmed. He deems the girl in the photo his guardian angel. He sets out to find the woman in the photo when he gets back to the states. He finds her and starts working for her mom as a dog trainer. Beth started out not liking the fact of having him around but warms up to the idea and they soon start a relationship. This is when Logan finds out that "Aces" is Beth's brother. Although, Beth's ex-husband isn't fond of the relationship and tries to break it up. This causes Beth's son to run away during a storm where they all run after him. Ben and Keith (Beth's ex) get caught in the water after the rope bridge breaks. Logan is able to rescue Ben but it is too late for Keith because the tree house falls on him and sweeps him down the river causing his death. Despite the death, Beth thanks Logan for saving her son and explains that Logan is right where he needs to be meaning that he belongs with them as a …show more content…
The difference between the two is that one is caused by an abusive relationship and the other is caused by the search of what one thought was his guardian angel. In each story, they both include death in them which involved loved ones. In Safe Haven, Alex's wife dies and, in a sense, brings the two together in the form of another person. In The Lucky One, Beth's brother's death leads the two together because her picture is what kept Logan safe during his time in Iraq. Traveling is present in both as well. In Safe Haven, Kate travels to North Carolina. In The Lucky One, Logan travels to and from Iraq, back to his hometown of Colorado, and then to Louisiana to find Beth. Despite the differences, in the end both stories end in a relationship forming. This just goes to show that you never know when or where you might find the love of your life or how it will happen. It also teaches you not to take life for granted because you can be here one day and gone the
The day after the ambush, Logan finds a picture of a woman on the ground just before another attack that took place which killed many other soldiers but left him unharmed. He deems the girl in the photo his guardian angel. He sets out to find the woman in the photo when he gets back to the states. He finds her and starts working for her mom as a dog trainer. Beth started out not liking the fact of having him around but warms up to the idea and they soon start a relationship. This is when Logan finds out that "Aces" is Beth's brother. Although, Beth's ex-husband isn't fond of the relationship and tries to break it up. This causes Beth's son to run away during a storm where they all run after him. Ben and Keith (Beth's ex) get caught in the water after the rope bridge breaks. Logan is able to rescue Ben but it is too late for Keith because the tree house falls on him and sweeps him down the river causing his death. Despite the death, Beth thanks Logan for saving her son and explains that Logan is right where he needs to be meaning that he belongs with them as a …show more content…
The difference between the two is that one is caused by an abusive relationship and the other is caused by the search of what one thought was his guardian angel. In each story, they both include death in them which involved loved ones. In Safe Haven, Alex's wife dies and, in a sense, brings the two together in the form of another person. In The Lucky One, Beth's brother's death leads the two together because her picture is what kept Logan safe during his time in Iraq. Traveling is present in both as well. In Safe Haven, Kate travels to North Carolina. In The Lucky One, Logan travels to and from Iraq, back to his hometown of Colorado, and then to Louisiana to find Beth. Despite the differences, in the end both stories end in a relationship forming. This just goes to show that you never know when or where you might find the love of your life or how it will happen. It also teaches you not to take life for granted because you can be here one day and gone the