Love in Disguise

Love in Disguise

        My favorite literary character is Ronnie Miller, from the novel “The Last Song” written by Nicholas Sparks. Reading this dramatic yet tragic novel has altered my views on life. I personally believe that Ronnie is a very admirable character throughout the entire novel. In the beginning of the story, the author portrays Ronnie to be a mean, Gothic, trouble maker. As the story progresses, Ronnie’s true personality is revealed. She is a beautiful, caring, and loving young woman, which is not at all what Sparks initially introduced her as. In the story, Ronnie leaves her fabulous life in New York to go spend a summer with her father, who left her family three years ago, to live in a small town in the south for an entire summer. Ronnie and her father didn’t get along well; therefore the beginning of their summer had gotten off to a rocky start. As Ronnie begins to understand why her father left, she completely changes. During the course of the summer, Ronnie falls in love, gets convicted of a felony, and strengthens her relationship with her father. I admire Ronnie because she is such a dynamic character. She goes from being a rude, hateful, and angry teenager, to being a caring, loving, and thoughtful young woman. I am like Ronnie in few ways, yet while reading the book I felt so connected to her. To anyone who is looking to read an amazing love story and a tear jerk-er, I would definitely suggest “The Last Song.”