Blog Post #4

1.        " The house was anything but awesome.  The bungalow was easily the oldest property on Wrightsville Beach and sandwiched between two massive homes that had gone up within the last ten years, making it seem even more diminutive. The paint was peeling, the roof was missing numerous shingles. and the porch was rotting; it wouldn't surprise him if thee next decent storm blew it over."
        This is a description of the beach house where The Last Song takes place. It helps me understand how the house looks: old.  I can picture it on the beach, and the characters talking and experiencing the story there. 

2.       I feel like the character Ronnie wouldn't be able to control her temper if she dealt with the pressures of my life.  She would yell at my parents and probably not keep up with school.  For her future, she wouldn't put much thought into it unless it had to do with her boyfriend, Will, because she's worried about what will happen when he goes off to college and she goes back to her mom's house in New York.  She gave up her oppurtunity to go to Julliard to tick off her parents, so I feel like she wouldn't really care about doing good in school or going to after school activities, because she doesn't think about her future.  She just likes to make her parents mad. 

Blog Post #3

The main characters in my book remind me of other Nicholas Sparks characters.  Will and Ronnie are just like Noah and Allie from The Notebook.  They meet during the summer and instantly have a connection.   In The Last Song, Will's mom doesn't approve of Ronnie because of her appearance.  There's a part when Ronnie hears Will's mom yelling at him saying that Ronnie is "low class".  Ronnie is in the next room and she hears this and gets really upset.  This relates to The Notebook because there's a scene when Allie's parent's yell at her because they don't approve of Noah.  They say he is "trash".  These two parts really reflect eachother. 

Blog Post #2

I hate the character of Marcus.  I feel like he is the antagonist in the story, because whenever he is mentioned in the book I just get really mad and feel like throwing the book.  A quote he says is "I like the fact that I can scare her [Ronnie, the protagonist]. I can use it to my advantage."  Marcus is a creepy teenage guy that plays with fireballs as a hobby.  He likes to manipulate girls, and his latest target is Ronnie.  Usually the girls chase after Marcus but Ronnie doesn't like him at all and now Marcus is out to get her for it.  He's trying to break up her and her new boyfriend Will.   Ronnie can tell from first meeting Marcus that he's no good and scary. 
If Marcus found $100 on the ground, he would definetly keep it for himself.  He's a bum.  There's a part in the story when his girfriend is at the diner eating, with food that Ronnie paid for because she's nice, and Marcus comes and eats most of it.  Ronnie even protests and says that its not for him, but he continues to eat it.  He's a moocher, and he needs money for his partying habits.  He gets others in trouble for his actions.  He doesn't care about anyone but himself, which is why I think he'd keep the money. 


This is a picture of Will and Ronnie from the movie version of "The Last Song".  They're trying to protect a turtle nest behind Ronnie's beach house.  They bond over protecting the turtles, which kindles their relationship. 

Blog Post #1

I really like Nicholas Sparks books so I thought I'd read one for this independent reading assignment.  I watch the movies that his books are based on all the time but I've found that the books are better because it gives a better description.  When I wacthed The Notebook, I didn't find it sad but then I read the book and I did.  I think that shows that Sparks' books are powerful and worth reading, even if you already saw the movie.  I saw the movie of the Last Song a few years ago and I liked it.  So I thought the book would be even better because movies always leave some storylines out.