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A Walk to Remember. Movie Review
A Walk To Remember
Writer:
Nicholas Sparks(novel),
Karen Janszen(screenplay)

CHARACTERS:

Major Characters: Landon Carter -The 57 year-old man who through flashback narrates the story of his seventeenth year, the year that changed his life.

Jamie Sullivan-The seventeen year-old girl daughter of a Baptist minister who is dying of cancer, but who impacts on the lives of everyone around her.

Settings The story takes place in the real-life city of Beaufort, North Carolina (pronounced "Bo-furt"), in 1958 and 1959. Beaufort is a small coastal port city that was established in 1722.

Theme The major theme of The Walk to Remember is to follow your heart because Landon felt lost when he found out Jamie had cancer but all he had to do was listen to his heart to find the answer to his problem. By following his heart he fulfilled both his and Jamie's dream before she died.

MOVIE REVIEW
(ENGLISH III)

Submitted to:
Mrs. Soriano
Submitted by:
Gerrienne Joei F. Llanes
III-Platinum

PLOT In Beaufort, North Carolina, a prank on a student goes terribly wrong and puts the student in the hospital. Landon Carter, a popular student with no defined plans for the future, is held responsible and forced to participate in after-school community service activities as punishment, which include starring as the lead in the school play. Also participating in these activities is Jamie Sullivan, the reverend's daughter who has great ambitions and nothing in common with Landon. When Landon decides he wants to take his activities seriously, he asks Jamie for help and begins to spend most of his time with her. But he starts to develop strong feelings for her, something he did not expect to do. The two start a relationship, much to the chagrin of Landon's old popular friends and Jamie's strict reverend father. But when a heart-breaking secret becomes known that puts their relationship to the test, it is then that Landon and Jamie realize the true
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