3.4 Lon Hammond Jr
Lon is a successful lawyer. He is the fiancé Allie. He is handsome, intelligent, gentlemen, mature and responsible. He persues his job with passion,
not only winning case, but also making a name of himself. He knows he will win the case because he masters the law and charms the jury. Part of it comes from
being able to select the cases he has the expertise to win. He has reached that level in his practice. Sparks 1996:80 says,”But the more important part of his success
came from hard work. He had always paid attention to details, especially when he’d begun his practice. Little things, obscure things, and it had become a habit
now. Whether it was a matter of law or presentation, he was diligent in his study, and it had won him a few cases early in his career when he should have lost.”
The first time he meets with Allie, he is in love with her. He tells to her parents about his feeling to her, and her parents agree. Then he says that he loves
her and proposes to her. She accepts him with smile and he is very happy. He hopes he can live with her together and forever.
As long as their relationship goes, Allie meets Noah again and it makes their relationship is not good anymore. Lon worries about Allie and always
remembers her. He always thinks about her. He loves her, he is sure of that. Not only she is beautiful and charming, but she has become his source of stability and
best friend as well. Sparks 1996:84 expresses,”And now, a little detail bothered him, not about the case. No, that was fine. It was something else. Something about
Allie. She was everything he’d always needed, and he’d never find another quite like her.”
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In the four years they has dated, she has become everything he ever wanted, and he knows he should spend more time with her. But practicing law
makes limiting his hours impossible. She has always understood, but still, he curses himself for not making the time. Once he is married, he has shorten his
hours, he promises himself. He has have his secretary check his schedule to make sure he is not overextending himself.
He is very patient with Allie. He does not know she has lied to him about his trip and Noah. He asks Allie’s mother about Allie, and she tells everything
about Noah and the truth. He thinks he knows where Noah lives, New Bern. But he pales then, remembering what Allie’s mother has said. He tries to make his self
happy and smile. Sparks 1996:83 expresses,”So what, he had thought when he’d heard it, and had turned to smile at Allie. But she hadn’t smile. Lon brought his
palms together, as though he were praying, resting them against his lips. Then he made up his mind then not to lose her. He would do anything it took to keep her.”
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4. CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
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