31 in her mind. Savannah cannot get John in reality. Therefore, she just plays with
her imagination. The readers may find that Savannah is a dependent girl through her
reaction in the situation. When John is apart, Savannah is always with Tim. She needs Tim while John is in the army. Savannah and Tim spend time together.
“Anyway, we spent a lot of time together, and he was good at consoling me whenever I got down.” p. 280. They do activities together too. Here, Savannah
tries to replace John’s absence with Tim’s presence. Savannah needs Tim to replace John who is not next to Savannah.
5. Loving
Savannah shows her characteristics as a loving girl. It can be seen in Tim’s statement. Based on the conversation with John before John goes back to the
army, Tim tells John that Savannah loves John. He also asks John for does not break her heart. “Don’t break Savannah’s heart, okay? I know she loves you, and
I just want her to be happy.” p. 153. She loves John very much. She is going to hold John’s promise to marry
her. Besides that, she proves her seriousness by marrying John too after he come back. Her love for John can be proven by her statement to John in her first letter
below. “I love you, John Tyree, and I’m going to hold you to promise you once
made to me. If you come back, I’ll marry you. If you break your promise, you’ll break my heart.” p. 169.
32 Another part of Savannah’s characteristic as a loving girl can be seen in
her loving toward John from the other Savannah’s statements in her letters. The way of her thoughts and memories of John show that she loves him. She loves
John forever that is why she dreams that John will take her in his arms. Those proofs are mentioned in the quotation below.
And that’s how I always want to remember my time with you. I’ll think about you every day. Part of me is scared that there will come a
time when you don’t feel the same way, that you’ll somehow forget about
what we shared, so this is what I want to do. p. 168. I love you, not just for now, but for always, and I dream of the day that
you’ll take me in your arms again. p. 178. The quotations below
are Savannah’s letter to John. Her letter can support that Savannah loves John very much. Savannah tells John that he is the best thing
that has ever happened to her. Here Savannah is sure that John is her true love. John takes a special place in her heart and no one else can ever replace it. She
believes that John is her future. It reminded me that you’re the best thing that’s ever happened to me. p.
179. I fell in love with you, but more than that, meeting you made me realize
what true love really means. p. 228.
I want you to know that you’ll always be a part of me. In our time together, you claimed a special place in my heart, one I’ll carry with me
forever and that no one can ever replace. You’re the first man I ever truly loved. And no matter what the future brings, you always will be, and I
know that my life is better for it. p. 229.
Savannah tells John how much she loves him and she can feel that John loves her too. It is shown in their conversation when John will go back to the
army. She is certain that they can do the long distance relationship.
33 “I can feel that. Just like I can feel how much you care for me and how
much I love you. I know in my heart that this isn’t over, and that we’ll make it through this. p. 164.
When John is in the war, she is afraid all the time. She tries to watch the
news and newspaper to know that John is in good situation. She tries to find out where he is and what he is going through. Her love for John can be seen in her
letter. Savannah tells John that she always prays every night that John will go home safely. p. 228.
Savannah’s love to John also can be seen when she is very concerned with John’s condition. Moreover, from her feeling to other character, John, the readers
will find that she loves John. It c an be seen in the following statement, “Leaning
over, she grasped my leg. “Does it hurt when I squeeze right here?” p. 190. She finds out that John hurts when he can barely move. He limps toward the car
because he rides horse one day before. Savannah adopts a concerned expression, and then she reaches out to stop him. In addition, through her reaction too, the
readers can understand that she is a loving girl. Savannah takes good reaction of John by trying to cure his leg and ask him. By seeing Savannah
’s reactions and all of her statements above show how much she loves John describes that she is a
loving person.
B. The Conditions that Savannah Faces
