Literary Blog Number 2

     This is my first post of my novel. I am reading the book Dear John by Nicholas Spark. There are two main characters in the book so far that I know of, Savannah and John. Savannah drops her purse off of the pier and at that moment John dives into the ocean to get her purse. We can then get a feel for how John and Savannah`s relationship would start. John and Savannah start to hangout a lot, John meets Savannah's family and does things with Savannah. The two of them start to date and then John brings Savannah over two meet his dad. Savannah then realizes that John's dad has autism and she wants to help him live life to the fullest. John is surprised with how good of a surfer Savannah is on just her first try. John and Savannah really bond over surfing. Savannah really is interested in talking about the army so whenever they have a minute to talk they will start off about something else but they will always end up talking about the army. The summer ends and Savannah goes back to college and John goes back to the army, they promise to write each other every month while their away. While John is away Savannah always goes over and makes sure that John`s dad is doing ok and sees if he needs anything. The letters go back and forth and seems like it is going good between them.  A devastation occurs and John has to choose between Savannah or continuing with the Army.

Dear John By Nicholas Sparks

     One of the Protagonists in this story is John Tyree. He was born in Wilmington, North Caroline in 1977. John's Mom left them when they he was very young. His dad says that she changed her mind about being married, he always was told to keep her in his prayers. John and his dad didn't have a very good bond. John taught himself to do most things on his own. His dad had an interest in collecting coins but John wasn't very interested in coins so that is why their bond wasn't very good. John spent most of his nights alone because his dad would always be working on his coins, until he was fourteen, then he was never home cause he was out with friends. John has brown hair and green/ hazel eyes. During his late teens John didn't care about anything, he started smoking, sneaking out to parties and skipping school. During the two years after graduation  John had many jobs, he worked as a busboy, taring ticket stubs, loading and unloading boxes, cooking pancakes and working as a cashier at some tourist places. Later he enrolled in the army, when he was in the army he started to change and he cared more for life, also when he is with Savannah he is a different person then he was when he was younger. John then starts to have a different relationship with his father. John has a deep love for Savannah and you can see it in the book by the way he talks and acts.

                                                 I think Zac Efron would be able to be John
                                                 in the movie because to me they have some
                                                 of the same Characteristics.


     The book takes place in North Carolina. I got the feeling that it takes place in 2000 because he was born in in 1977. The story takes place more in the Summer because they are always surfing or tanning on the beach or at Savannah's house. One night John goes over for supper and they have a bonfire with all of Savannah's friends and family.The next night John takes Savannah our for supper on the pier, later that night Savannah tells John that tonight she is going to come and meet his dad, so John takes Savannah to meet his dad and his dad shows Savannah all of his coins and she is really interested. This setting reminds me of another book I read, it was called the last song, they meet and then start to hang out and eventually start dating. The setting of Dear John reminds me of when we go to my cottage with our friends and have a great time, we go to the beach and go swimming and sun tan and eat our lunch, then we normally go out for supper or have a BBQ and then we have a bonfire with S'mores. I saw the movie Dear John and I think they did a good job of both, they described everything and everything in the book was just like the movie, when I was watching the movie I felt like I was reading the book.