The novel The Last Song written by Nicholas Sparks takes place in North Carolina, where Ronnie and her brother Jonah are staying with their dad Steve, who left their family three years ago. Nicholas Sparks demonstrates the theme of forgiveness throughout the novel, making it a reoccurring theme. Forgiveness is shown through four main characters Ronnie, Jonah, Steve and Will.
Ronnie Miller is a teenager girl who has not spoken to her father since he left three years ago. When Ronnie gets sent to his house for the summer she makes minimal conversation with her dad spending most of her time out of the house. She meets a boy on the beach named Will, she thinks he is cute and he keeps meeting with her as they become closer “He liked her; it was …show more content…
This is an important symbol in the novel because the Ronnie uses the turtles as an escape from her dad. When the baby turtles start hatching one by one Steve is on his way to watch and he suddenly collapses. This is when Ronnie finds out about her father's illness. As the turtles hatch it's as though Ronnie is suddenly cracking and breaking down too. This is when she completely changes her perspective on her family and forgives her father. “We are not perfect. We make mistakes. We screw up but then we forgive and move forward” pg 326, is what Steve said to Ronnie when he starts to explain what happened to him and her mother. Telling Jonah and her “In a lifetime of mistakes, you two are the greatest things that have ever happened to me.” pg 228. “Her father was dying, and he wanted her forgiveness.” pg …show more content…
She blames herself for most of what happened, even telling Will, “I was so mean to him. I quit the piano! I blamed him for everything, and I didn’t say more than a few words to him for three years! Three years! And I can’t get those years back. But maybe if I hadn’t been so angry, he might not have gotten sick. Maybe I caused that extra… stress that did all this. Maybe it was me!” pg 307. Her younger brother Jonah even blamed Ronnie in a state of shock “you were obsessed with your stupid turtles and stupid boyfriend you never paid attention, I was with him every day” pg 358. Ronnie has a beautiful musical gift that she gave up when her dad left. She decides to start playing again in order to gain what she has lost over the years. As she stays with her dad through his final months she says,“I finished your song, she said. Our last song.” pg 412. This is when Ronnie finally forgives herself. Forgiveness is not easy you have to forgive yourself to forgive others. Ronnie demonstrates this throughout the whole novel proving that it an important theme. Nicholas Sparks has presented this theme in many ways in this novel, making it a reoccurring theme. “A story about family, first loves, second chances, and the moments in life that leads you back home”- Nicholas
Ronnie Miller is a teenager girl who has not spoken to her father since he left three years ago. When Ronnie gets sent to his house for the summer she makes minimal conversation with her dad spending most of her time out of the house. She meets a boy on the beach named Will, she thinks he is cute and he keeps meeting with her as they become closer “He liked her; it was …show more content…
This is an important symbol in the novel because the Ronnie uses the turtles as an escape from her dad. When the baby turtles start hatching one by one Steve is on his way to watch and he suddenly collapses. This is when Ronnie finds out about her father's illness. As the turtles hatch it's as though Ronnie is suddenly cracking and breaking down too. This is when she completely changes her perspective on her family and forgives her father. “We are not perfect. We make mistakes. We screw up but then we forgive and move forward” pg 326, is what Steve said to Ronnie when he starts to explain what happened to him and her mother. Telling Jonah and her “In a lifetime of mistakes, you two are the greatest things that have ever happened to me.” pg 228. “Her father was dying, and he wanted her forgiveness.” pg …show more content…
She blames herself for most of what happened, even telling Will, “I was so mean to him. I quit the piano! I blamed him for everything, and I didn’t say more than a few words to him for three years! Three years! And I can’t get those years back. But maybe if I hadn’t been so angry, he might not have gotten sick. Maybe I caused that extra… stress that did all this. Maybe it was me!” pg 307. Her younger brother Jonah even blamed Ronnie in a state of shock “you were obsessed with your stupid turtles and stupid boyfriend you never paid attention, I was with him every day” pg 358. Ronnie has a beautiful musical gift that she gave up when her dad left. She decides to start playing again in order to gain what she has lost over the years. As she stays with her dad through his final months she says,“I finished your song, she said. Our last song.” pg 412. This is when Ronnie finally forgives herself. Forgiveness is not easy you have to forgive yourself to forgive others. Ronnie demonstrates this throughout the whole novel proving that it an important theme. Nicholas Sparks has presented this theme in many ways in this novel, making it a reoccurring theme. “A story about family, first loves, second chances, and the moments in life that leads you back home”- Nicholas