Dear John By Nicholas Sparks Analysis

Dear John by Nicholas Sparks

SUMMARY John Tyree himself tells a story about his predictable life. He was born in 1977, grew up in Wilmington, North Carolina and continued living his life together with his dad, an old man who had a great passion with collecting coins. John is so much different with his dad, he could tell. Feeling desperate yet ambitious, John decided to join the army at the age of 20 in late 1997 and fortunately, he was accepted and stationed in Germany. John spent his leave two weeks a year. Meeting a girl was the last thing on John’s mind and that was when he met Savannah Lyn Curtis in the pier. He was very attracted to Savannah. Saving her bag gives him the chance to know her personally. The feeling

She also gave him her home address, phone number and e-mail address to keep their communication open. The next day, John had his first lonely night back in Germany, reading Savannah’s letter again. From the beginning, the calls and letters between them were regular. Recently, John was given his leave after a year and left for home immediately in June, 2001. Savannah picked him up to the airport and brought him to Lenoir to meet her parents. John stayed his first week of leave with Savannah and the other week is spent with his dad. After 2 weeks, John went back to Germany

Savannah lived in an old house next to her parents place and married Tim , who had a melanoma. John talked to his lawyer to contact Savannah about the money he donated for Tim’s treatment and wanted it to make an anonymous donation. Tim’s condition went fine and lived happily with Savannah. John went back to Germany and his love for Savannah will never fade.
GENERAL COMMENT I admit, I cried after reading this book. What hurts most is that John won’t be able to have Savannah with him forever. That he had lost her, and there will never be a possibility for him to have her back. I strongly believe that true love is when you care for another person’s happiness more than your own, no matter how painful the choices you face might be. Savannah will always be a good memory for John. She will always be his main reason to face his tough life in the army, keeping him strong and John’s love for her is infinite.
Prepared by: Christel Divine Gamit