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NIGHTS IN RODANTHEBY NICHOLAS SPARKS
Sparks, Nicholas. Nights in Rodanthe. New York: Warner Books, 2002.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Born Omaha Nebraska New Years Eve
1966 – Present
Grew up in California
Valedictorian in High School
Full track scholarship to Notre Dame
Married 1989 to Cathy
First successful novel, The Notebook, increased salary from $40,000/year to 1Million just for publication rights
Continues to write today
(all from Nicolas Sparks the Official website)
FAVORITE CHARACTER
Dr. Paul Flanner:
Extremely successful surgeon
Divorced from working too much
Re-evaluates life after patient dies on routine operation
Fall in love with Adrienne Willis at coastal inn in South Carolina
Dies saving his son’s life
LEAST FAVORIT CHARACTER
Adrienne Willis
Weak
Divorced after husband left for younger woman
1 daughter 2 sons
Age 45
Devastated when Paul Flanner dies
EXPOSITIONDr. Paul Flanner:
Divorced
Sold practice to be with son in South America
54 years old
Adrienne Willis:
45 with 3 kids
Husband walked out on her
On way to Dulles Airport in D.C. to met son in South America
Adrienne Willis is watching an inn for a friend out of town
Story is a flash back while Adrienne speaks to her daughter who just lost her husband
RISING ACTIONAdrienne meets and checks in Paul at the inn
At their first dinner together the learn about each other and that they are both divorced
Bond continues to grow as they spend more time together and prepare for a large storm coming in
Paul visits family of patient who died
Son of patient is hostile and angry
Husband is calmer and just wants to understand what happened
CLIMAXPaul and Adrienne realize they are in love with each other and are destined to be together
They spend an amazing last few days together at the inn
However they soon realize that they must soon part
Paul needs to leave to Equator
Adrienne must return home to her kids
FALLING ACTIONMark tells Adrienne how she had changed the way his father acted and how they grew closer together
Paul dies saving his son in a large storm
Paul meets up with his son in Equator and the relationship is strained at first but things get better.
Paul and Adrienne write love letters to each other all the time.
RESOLUTIONAdrienne moves on with her life but is still in love with Paul
Adrienne’s daughter is comforted and is able to move on with her own life now
SETTINGTime: Modern day
By having this in modern day, readers are able to connect easily with the two main characters and normal people.
It also makes the plot more understandable and believable.
Place: Rodanthe SC
Small town
On the coast
This is important because the weather of this region plays a part of the book and helps bring two people closer to each other.
THEMES1: True love
Only having one person your meant to be with in the entire world
2: Death of loved one
Everyone looses people they love and must learn how to struggle and get through it
3: Forgiveness
No one lives a perfect life and we all make mistakes. People must learn to accept others’ imperfections and forgive them.
RATINGMy rating: ****(4 stars)
Well put together
Plot was interesting and new events kept interest up
Could happen
Very easy to understand
SOCIAL ISSUEMedical Malpractice:
Summary: When anyone in health care does something outside normal standards and causes harm.
Examples go from leaving tools in a patients to performing surgery on the wrong body part to prescribing the wrong medicine
BIBLIOGRAPHYSparks, Nicholas. Nights in Rodanthe. New York: Warner Books, 2002.
Sparks, Nicholas. "Nicholas Sparks The Official Website". 2/10/2010
"Nights in Rodanthe (Novel)". IMDb. 2/12/2010
"Medical Malpractice". Medical Topics. 2/12/2010
Abrams, Dennis. "Examples of Medical Malpractice". Experl Hub. 2/12/2010
New York City medical malpractice lawyer Robert Sullivan Trial Attorney in New York. Lawyermarketingtv.6/10/2008.
Types of medical malpractice." Wrong Diagnosis. Web. 2 Mar 2010.
"Causes of Medical Malpractice." Wrong Diagnosis. Web. 2 Mar 2010.
Jackman, Tom. "In Fairfax malpractice case, family awarded $1.25 million." Washingtom Post 27 Feb 2010, Print.
Medical Malpractice YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOCpOZ4txvs&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si89s5UjB0Q&NR=1
Local article: http://www.ericnielson.com/
National articles: http://www.askmen.com/top_10/entertainment/top-10-scary-medical-malpractice-cases_10.html
•Definition: Professional negligence by act or omission by a health care provider in which care provided deviates from accepted standards of practice in the medical community and causes injury or death to the patient. (Websters Dictionary)
•Large reason why health care is so expensive:
Patient sues doctor for medical malpractice
Malpractice insurance covers doctor
Issuance premiums goes up for doctor
Rates go up for patients