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Do you remember your first love as well as Noah and Allie remember theirs? Discuss.
Do you believe that Allie returns to New Bern hoping to fall in love with Noah again? Why or why not?
Why do you believe that Allie’s mother keeps Noah’s letters for so many years after hiding them from Allie?
Do you believe that romantic love can last for decades with the same person? If not, how does the nature of love change?
The Notebook experienced huge commercial success all over the world. How do you account for its popularity?
What is the significance of Noah’s restoration of the house?
What does poetry mean to Noah? How is it different than what painting means to Allie?
Why do you think Allie’s mother encourages Allie to do what she feels is right, versus her insistence that she act according to her station in previous pieces of the novel?
Are there any downsides to love in The Notebook? Discuss.
What do you believe happens at the end of the novel?
By Nicholas Sparks