A Walk to Remember (pages 103-155)

Summary: When i left off, Landon was walking Jamie home when all of a sudden, Eric and his girlfriend Margaret drove him. Landon says that Eric's the kind of friend that liked to stick it to him once in a while, do things that would embarass him. So they drove up, and Eric was being extremely nice, because around Jamie, EVERYONE was extremely nice. He didn't do anything really bad, but the fact the Landon didn't want people knowing he was walking Jamie home made him really mad. So, without any control, he flipped out on Jamie. He told her the only reason he was doing the play was because of her father, and that he didn't want to do it at all, and that he and Jamie aren't friends and that he doesn't even want to talk to her. After he said all those hurtful things, he began to feel really bad.

It was the day of the play and Landon wasn't nervous until he stepped on stage and actually seen how much people there were in the audience. Landon had a line, where Tom first sees the angel, and he's supposed to say "You're beautiful" and actually mean it. But having to say it to Jamie, wasn't really working out for him because he couldn't get himself to say it with actual meaning. But, when Jamie stepped out on the stage, everyone's jaw dropped. She had her hair down, a touch of makeup on, and a white flowing dress, she WAS beautiful. And Landon was able to nail the line. and everyone knew he meant it.

Landon had apologized to Jamie for the way he acted the day he walked her home and for the things he said. He told her he'd do anything to make it up to her. So, she asked him to collect the jars that she put in stores all over town to help raise money for the orphanage, so she could buy the children gifts for christmas. Landon agreed to do it, and he collected all of the jars. When he counted up the money, there was only $77. Landon felt extremely bad. Landon met with Jamie the next day so they could count the money together, and magically, there was almost $247. Jamie invited Landon to the orphanage so they could see the children open their gifts, Jamie had enough money to buy each kid a couple of special things. Then, Jamie gave Landon her bible. This was an very touching part of the novel, because Jamie's mother died, and the bible was the only thing she had left of her. She cherished the bible, and she gave it to Landon. Landon was overwhelmed, he couldn't believe she gave it to him, he even cried. He gave her a sweater, like the ones she always wore, and she seemed very appreciative of it. That night, he fell in love with Jamie Sullivan.

Landon invited her over for dinner on christmas and they began spending alot of time together. On new years eve he took her out on a date. He went to her father to ask him for permission, but he said no. So, Landon begged him and he could see that Landon really loved his daughter, so he allowed it. As Landon was walking away, he saw that Hegbert had his face in his hands, crying.


Quote: "'i'm sorry for those things i used to do when i was younger, and i'm sorry that i didnt always treat Jamie the way she should have been treated. But from now on, things will change. I promise you that.' He seemed to look right through me. It wasn't enough. 'I love her,' i said finally, and when i said it, his attention focused on me again" (Sparks, 154).

Reaction: This quote is from the part in the story when Landon goes to ask Hegbert if he can take Jamie to dinner. This is a very crucial moment because Landon knows that Jamie is not going to go against her father, so he NEEDS Hegbert's approval before he can do anything with Jamie, and so far he hasn't been getting it. I feel like this is where we see that Landon has completely matured. He stopped hanging around with his bad influencing friends and he's owning up to his mistakes and responsibilities. It almost has the essence of a bildungsroman :)