THE NOTEBOOK

EJAY Q MATANANDAO GRADE 11

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PLOT•

Mill worker Noah Calhoun (Ryan Gosling) and affluent girl Allie (Rachel McAdams) are desperately in love in 1940s South Carolina. Her parents, on the other hand, are not on board. When Noah enlists in the military during World War II, it appears that their relationship is over. In the meantime, Allie has a relationship with another man (James Marsden). When Noah returns to their little town years later, right before Allie’s wedding, it’s evident that their romance is far from ended.

THEME/MESSAGE•

The fundamental theme of The Notebook is “Love Conquers All.” Throughout the novel, Noah and Allie experience numerous obstacles before ultimately being able to be together for good; yet, they were able to overcome all of these obstacles, and THIS is what genuine love is all about.

SETTING•

The novel is set mostly in New Bern, North Carolina, but when the producers arrived to South Carolina for location scouting, they wanted to do more than just film. They relocated the action of the film to the fictional town of Seabrook, South Carolina.

CHARACTERISTICS•

allie Hamilton- the main protagonist of the movie: The Notebook. She was the daughter of Anne Hamilton and an unknown father that seen in the movie.

Noah- He's the boyfriend and later husband of 17 year-old Allie Hamilton. At a summer carnival in 1940,Noah saw Allie. He fell in love with the wholsome young lady and wanted to go on a date with her.

Long Hammond - was handsome, intelligent, and driven, a successful lawyer eight years older than she, and he pursued his job with passion

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POINT OF VIEW/NARRATIVE VOICE

When Noah relates his experiences with Allie in Creekside Extended Care facility in the first and last chapters, the point of view is first person. Noah tells the story aloud to Allie in the middle chapters, hence it’s written in third person.

DIALOG/DIALOGUE

The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds.

DIALECT/COLLOQUIAL LANGUAGE

ENGLISH

CONFLICT

Allie having to decide if the love and passion she had for Noah as a teen was still there and if it was stronger than the love she had for her fiancé, Lon.

TONE AND VOICE

Sparks tone is sentimental and nostalgic

STYLE

Notebook writing is a type of writing in which people scribble down something they’ve just thought or heard. A notebook’s contents are unstructured, and the number of subjects covered is limitless: a paragraph on autobiography can be followed by a paragraph about astronomy or history.

MOOD

Because of the sickness that is taking Allie’s mind, her mood can be challenging and even sorrowful at times. Despite the inevitability of Allie’s future, there is a sense of victory because, in the end, love triumphs, no matter how hard life tries to make it otherwise.