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Karen Janszen's A Walk To Remember

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“Love is like the wind, you can’t see it but you can feel it” (A Walk to Remember). Have you ever been with a significant other that taught you how to forgive and love, and suddenly they vanish from your life? In Karen Janszen’s “A Walk to Remember”, the dynamic character, Landon Carter alters from a rebellious teenager who harasses an introverted Jamie Sullivan, who he gradually falls in love with over time. Unfortunately, Landon will eventually lose his companion due to cancer. Viewers would agree the significance of how Jamie changes his entire life from an absent-minded senior to a grateful married man. Janszen displays, not only the importance of never judging a book by its cover, but also realizing the true meaning of love and faith. …show more content…

Carter and his unruly friends take part in a prank that leaves another fellow companion seriously injured. While on a bus ride, Jamie Sullivan asks Landon will he visit the injured student, however he ignores the question and continues to listen to his music player. Since Landon happened to be the only person caught during the prank, he was penalized to assisting janitorial work, tutoring, and participating in the spring play. After a practice for the play, Landon walks up to Jamie and asks for a ride home. Throughout the ride, Jamie speaks about befriending someone she does not like, indicating towards Landon. It is a to-do list that she keeps to herself with numerous “Christian” things to do in her life. “Forty-two is befriend someone I don’t like. It’s a to-do list I have,” Jamie states (A Walk to Remember). “What? Like getting a new personality?” Landon impertinently asks (A Walk to Remember). Regardless of his ill-mannered tone, Jamie overlooks his behavior and continues to take part in the …show more content…

During the spring play, Landon smoothly kisses Jamie unexpectedly. However, the kiss is not in any of the scenes. So now, Landon expresses his true feelings for Jamie. Later in the movie, the two go out on dates together and become an actual couple. During one specific date, Jamie breaks out with dreadful news. She has leukemia and has not been responding to treatment. This horrific announcement breaks Landon’s heart and urges him to rush to his father for help. Between the details in the movie, we should know that Landon hardly visit, nonetheless speaks to his father after leaving their family. Honestly, what person who has never visited their father wants to see him now after hearing awful news? This can truly explain the love he has for Jamie that he would do just about anything for her. Previously, Landon and his peers would insult Jamie for wearing sweaters and long skirts to school and being a goody two-shoe Christian. Unknowingly, that she deals with a fatal issue that affects her entire life. In this scene, Janszen conveys that you would never know what anyone could be going through. With the emotions between the characters in the film, where Jamie is crying and Landon is making up every excuse that she is perfectly fine, the viewers can undoubtedly see with their own eyes the love between the two couple and how hurt Landon must perceive. Janszen wants the viewers to know that you can never treat

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