Which Choice Would Lead To Gabby And Travis Having The Happiest Ending?

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Which Choice Would Lead to Gabby and Travis Having the Happiest Ending? Being torn between two, or even more, choices that may lead to major life changes can cause much stress, frustration, or confusion. In the 267 page book, The Choice by Nicholas Sparks, Gabby and Travis are forced to face two major choices that could change their lives drastically. This book is a romantic, taking place in Beaufort, North Carolina. The theme of this book is that if your heart desires something, you will do anything to make it happen. I chose this book because I wanted to read a romantic novel with exceptional meaning. Throughout my book report of The Choice, I will be summarizing and pointing out important elements, literary devices, how the characters developed, and my personal opinion of how The Choice was a fantastic novel. In the book, The Choice, Gabby moved in next door to Travis in …show more content…
“As Gabby marched through the grass, the dew moistened the tips of her toes through her sandals and the moonlight reflected the lawn” (Sparks 21). This is an example of imagery, explaining of what this experience felt like and looked like. “Sometimes, the way he and his sister had turned out struck him strange, since she, too, was in no hurry to marry” (Sparks 46), this is an example of characterization, modeling how both Travis and Stephanie were content with their life of how they are both in their late twenty’s, early thirties, with no spouse. An example of a simile, explains what Molly’s puppies looked like as they nursed. “. . . latching themselves onto Molly like fuzzy barnacles” (Sparks 69). Another example of imagery took place when Gabby and Travis took a walk on the beach, this was used to show how the sand felt underneath Gabby's’ feet as she walked. “Gabby could feel the sand slipping beneath her feet” (Sparks

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