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.