Book Response 4: The Choice

In my last post Gabby was still trying to decide if she should pursue the connection she felt with Travis or not. As i have continued to read Gabby has fallen under the spell of Travis and began spending more time with him and his friends while Kevin is a way at his business trip. After a not so long weekend in the arms of Travis Gabby is faced with having to break the news to Kevin that she has fallen in love with Travis. The night before Travis declares his love for Gabby because he can sense how afraid she is to tell Kevin the truth. "I don't want to lose you Gabby,' Travis Says, "I cant imagine seeing you walk to your car every morning and pretending that none of this ever happened, I cant imagine not sitting with you on the couch like we are doing now. And right now, i cant imagine being in love with any other woman."

The quote from Travis was significant because it gave Gabby the hope that she needed to know that after she told Kevin the truth Travis would always be there and always love her no matter what. She could trust her gut that he was the one.

The picture signifies that Gabby is now certain that Travis is the one for her.

Book Response 3: The Choice

The Choice, by Nicholas Sparks is a book about a young, family oriented woman named, Gabby, who moves to a small town to work as a physicians assistant in a hospital near her newly owned home. She is content with her life until she meets her neighbor, Travis. Travis turns her world upside down. She has a plan for her life, to marry her boyfriend of four years and have a life with him, but that plan is derailed when she begins to form feelings for Travis.

"But she couldn't deny that family was important to her. That's the thing about being the product of happily married parents. You grow up thinking the fairy tale is real, and more than that, you think your entitled to live it. So, though, it wasn't working out as planned. She and Kevin had dated long enough to fall in love, survive the ordinary ups and downs that break most couples apart, and even talk about the future. She had decided that he was the one she wanted to spend her life with"(40).

I chose this quote because it explains why Gabby believes she should marry Kevin. Not just out of love, but because that's the order its suppose to go in. I can kind of get a sense of how she thinks about things and how she has lived her life. Her parents play a big role in her decision making even though she doesn't want to admit it.

Gabby struggles with trying not to form feelings for Travis because she knows it will make her question if Kevin truly is the one she should spend the rest of her life with. In the natural scheme of things, Her mind knows its smart to be with the serious, stability of Kevin. However, she cant resist the exciting carelessness of Travis.