戀戀筆記本TheNotebook

1、 Nicholas Charles Sparks(bornDecember31,1965)isaninternationallybest-sellingAmericannovelistandscreenwriter.Hehas17publishednovels.Sevenhavebeenadaptedtofilms,includingtheseones.Itsme!ItwasNicholasSparkssfirstpublishednovel,basedonatruestoryofthegrandparentsofhiswife.Thestorybeginswithan80-year-oldm

2、an,readingtoawomaninanursinghome.Hetellsherthefollowingstory:Noah,31,returnsfromWWIItohistownofNewBerninNorthCarolina.Hefinishesrestoringanabandonedhouse,afterhisfathersdeath.MeanwhileAllie,29,anengagedwoman,seesthehouseinthenewspaperanddecidestopayhimavisit.Theyaremeeting,again,aftera14-yearseparat

3、ion,whichfollowedtheirpassionatesummerwhenherfamilywasvisitingthetown.Theywereseparatedbyclass,asshewasthedaughterofawealthyfamily,andheworkedasalaborerinalumberyardthen.Theyhavedinnertogetherandtalkabouttheirlivesandthepast.AlliehearsthatNoahhadwrittenletterstoher,365letters.Sherealizesthathermothe

4、rmusthaveinterceptedhisletters.Attheendofthenight,NoahinvitesAllietocomebackthenextdayandpromisesherasurprise.Shedecidestoseehimagain.Duringthistime,herfianc,Lon,triestoreachheratthehotel.WhenAlliedoesnotrespondtohiscalls,hebeginstoworry.Thenextday,NoahtakesAllieonacanoerideinasmalllakewhereswansand

5、geeseswim.Ontheirwayback,theyarecaughtinastormandendupsoaked.Whentheyreturntohishouse,theytalkagainabouthowimportanttheyweretoeachother,andhowtheirfeelingshavenotchanged.NoahandAllieshareakissandmakelove.Sheismine!AlliesmothershowsupthenextmorningandgivesAlliethelettersfromNoah.Whenhermotherleaves,A

6、lliehasadecisiontomake.SheknowsshelovesNoah,butshedoesnotwanttohurtLon.Noahbegshertostaywithhim,butshedecidestoleave.Shecriesallthewaybacktothehotelandstartsreadingthelettershermotherreturnedtoher.Atthehotel,herfianc,Lon,iswaitingher.Themanstopsreadingthestoryatthispoint,andtellsthereaderthatheisrea

7、dingtohiswife,whosuffersfromAlzheimerdisease（老年癡呆癥）anddoesnotrecognizehim.Heexplainsthatheisalsoill,battlingathirdcancer,andsufferingheartdisease,kidneyfailure（腎衰竭）,andseverearthritis（關(guān)節(jié)炎）inhishands.Hereadsthisstoryforhereveryday,butheisNoahandsheisAllie.TheywalktogetherandAllie,althoughshedoesnotre

8、cognizehim,Thatnighttheyhavedinnertogether.shesaysthatshethinksAlliechoseNoah.Recognizingherhusband,shetellshimthatsheloveshim.Theyembraceandtalk,butafteralmostfourhours,Alliefadesandbeginstopanicandhallucinate.Sheforgetswhoheisagain. In fact, the story is Allie asked Noah to write down, in order to

9、 recognize him. In her letter to Noah, she said: Please dont be angry with me on days I do not remember you, and we both know they will come. Know that I love you, that I always will, and that no matter what happens, know I have led the greatest life possible. My life with you.”Whattouchedmemostwast

10、heletterAlliewrotetoNoah,sheexpressedhertrueheart,“Youaremybestfriendaswellasmylover,andIdonotknowwhichsideofyouIenjoymost,Itreasureeachside.”Ifyouhadreadthisbook,youwillunderstandwhyAlliesaysso.Shelovespainting,butaftertheirseparation,shedoesntpaintagain,noonebutNoahknowswhatdoespaintingreallymeant

11、oher,heencourageshertopursuitit.Allieoncesaid,shelovedNoahbutshelovedLon,too.LoncanonlygivehercomfortablelifeandrespectedstatusinthesocietybutNoahisdifferent,healwaysknowswhatshewants.Helovesher,allhislife.Noahsuffersfrommuchpainsofthedisasters,buthereadstheirstorytohiswifeeveryday,sometimesAlliecan

12、recognizehimandtalktohim,evenafewtime,thedoctorsaysitisalreadyamiracle,itisincredible！Later，Noahwasillbadly,nursedidntallowhimtoenterAlliesroom,buthesaid,“Icantsleep.”thenursesvoicewassoft,“Ihaveseenhundredsofcouplesstrugglewithgriefandsadness,butIveneverseenanyonehandleitlikeyoudo.Youevenbeatherdis

13、easesometimes.Itislove,itsassimpleasthat.”O(jiān)ldNoahlikedachildthistime,hesneakedintoAlliesroomwhenthenursewentdown,kissedhiswifeandsharedabedwithher.Itisaprofoundlove,forever. The Notebook is an overwhelmingly romantic love story exemplifying the marriage promise to love your spouse “in sickness and health, til death do us part.” Unlike most love stories we may see in books today, this story takes us beyond the mere beginning of a true love and takes us all the way to how it ends. And while we may know of many marriages