3.2 Gabby Holland
In this novel, Gabby Holland is the second main character. Gabby is twenty six years old, came from savannah Georgia, single, and inherited her fathers Irish
skin. She worked as an assistant doctor at the Pediatric child specialist in Beaufort for Dr. Bender, Dr. Furman, and Dr. Melton
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Initially Gabby wanted to work at the hospital cardiology unit, which already had been plan based on her education as a physician assistant. However, Dr.
Bender revealed her to work in the children specialists that are more privileged. Dr.
“In Cardiology, everything is an emergency and your patients always seem to get sicker, no matter what you do. After a while, that has to be draining.
It can be burn you out quick if you are not careful. But caring for a little fell like this… this is the highest calling in the world.” Nicholas Sparks,
The Choice P. 46 Bender is a gray-haired medical veteran, who never stopped smiling and knew
practically every child in Sumter, South Carolina. He convinced her that while cardiology might pay better and seem more glamorous, there was nothing quite as
rewarding as holding newborns and watching them develop over the critical first years of life
Gabby had moved from her parents house because she wanted to show that she could live independently. She wanted to organize her life and her own
dream. Gabby was very different from her sisters. Her sisters was like her mother more than her. Since childhood she was always at odds with her mother. Her
mother wanted Gabby to be a good woman but she could not be. Gabby thought that her mother had any opinions about the role of women, especially women with
the position the southern areas of social worth.
“Much to her mother’s endless disappointment, Gabby unlike her three honey blond sisters, had always been more like her father. Even as a child,
she preferred overalls to dresses, adored climbing in trees, and spent hours playing in the dirt. Her dad taught her to bait a hook and to fish and she
loved riding beside him in his old, rumble truck with it is broken audio, a truck he had never bothered to trade in. After work, they would either play
catch or shoot in a way that always struck Gabby as not only disapproving, but uncomprehending.” Nicholas Sparks, The Choice, P. 39
Gabby’s mother was a lady of high society and upholds the dignity of women. Her mother wanted Gabby to be a respectable woman, but Gabby could
not want to be like her mother. She had chosen to live her life alone.
Enter with Gabby’s father. Her dad was a successful real estate developer and general contractor, was twelve years older than his wife when they were married.
While her mom loved the pheasant at the country club, Dad preferred biscuits and gravy at the local dinner; while Mom never walked as far as the mailbox without
her makeup. Her dad wore jeans, and his hair always a bit disheveled. But they love each other of this. In the morning, she would sometimes catch her parents in
a tender embrace and never once had she heard them argue. Nor did they have separate beds, like so many of Gabby’s friend parents.
Her mother was walking cliché of Southern womanhood, had been grown up wearing frilly
dresses and being presented to be community’s elite at the Savannah Christmas Cotillion, one of the most exclusive debutante balls in the country. While in
college she had apparently been the opinion that academy was far less important than working toward a “Mrs.” degree, which she believed the only carrier for a
proper southern lady.
Gabby had a boyfriend who named Kevin and had a relationship for four years. Gabby wonder Kevin is going to ask marry with her, but her lover never
applied it for Gabby. Kevin considered a wedding was not clear idea, something that would be happened. Occasionally, gabby felt that Kevin was the only person
who did not have a clear plan.
“Kevin’s dad had started one of the largest insurance brokerages in eastern North Carolina, and Kevin was taking on more responsibility with every
passing year at their office in Morehead City while his dad edged closer to retirement. Despite the whiff of nepotism, it wasn’t as if Kevin didn’t earn
his way; his dad spent fewer than twenty hours a week in the office these days, which usually left Kevin working closer to sixty. With almost thirty
employees, management problems were endless, but Kevin had a knack for dealing with people.” Nicholas Sparks, The Choice, P. 68
Gabby proud of the work of Kevin, though Gabby thought there are elements of nepotism in his company.
Gabby and Kevin had been a couple since their senior year at the University of North Carolina. They had met on a cold, miserable evening when her hat had
blown off after she had left Spank’s with her friends. Kevin had darted onto Franklin Street and threaded between cars to retrieve it, and if sparks hadn’t flown
at that moment, there might have been an ember, even if she wasn’t fully aware of it. At the time the last thing she had wanted anything as complicated as a
relationship, for it felt as though there were enough complications in her life already.
During Gabby moved to the Beaufort, she could only communicate by phone with Kevin. Increasingly, Gabby felt the emptiness in her life. She thought that
Kevin just busy with his job. Gabby wanted to Kevin always beside her. She wished that Kevin was more concerned about their relationship, because spending
time in new areas without a lover was boring for Gabby
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“She wished Kevin weren’t working late so they could do something together. He had a late meeting with a dentist who has opening an office
and thus needed all sort odd insurance. That wasn’t so bad, he was heading off with his dad to Myrtle Beach for a convention first thing in the
morning, and she would not have a chance to see him until next Wednesday, which meant she have to spend even more time cooped up
like a chicken.” Nicholas Sparks, The Choice, P. 68
Not many things can be done by Gabby. People would think she didn’t have a single friend in the world, which wasn’t true. Gabby had no a lot friend. It just
happened that none of them was within a hundred miles of her town, and the realization didn’t make her feel much better. Gabby thought Kevin could always
came to her house to amuse her, but its just wishful thinking for her.
Gabby : “I’m glad you came over. I really needed you here tonight.” Kevin
visited Gabby only briefly because after that he must go to work the next day.
Kevin : “Where else would I be?” Gabby : “I know, nut you had that meeting, and you are leaving
early tomorrow.” Kevin : “No big deal. It is just a convention. It will take me ten minutes to
pack, tops. I just wish I could have gotten here sooner.” Nicholas Sparks, The Choice, P. 76
Since Gabby decided to move from his parents house, he did not get a lot of friends and get to know people well. The first person to greet her was that his
neighbor, Travis. At first Gaby thought Travis was annoying neighbor, and she doesn’t like him much. He seemed like an insensitive neighbor. But she
misjudged it. Gabby who initially seemed annoyed at Travis, but it will eventually spend more time with him.
Gabby had came to know more about friends Travis and his sister named Stephanie.
Gabby found a lot of fun as a new neighbor. She felt very happy since Travis had been present in her life. Gabbys heart had faltered as he must to choose
between Kevin and Travis as her life companion. Initially, Gabby wanted to maintain her relationship with Kevin because it had been over four years, but
unconsciously she could not lie to her felling.
“I like you, Travis. And I love you too, of course but hopefully you already know that. I was just trying to tell you that I like the way you talk
to me. I like the fact that when you say something, I know that you really mean it. I like the fact that I can tell when you are teasing or telling the
truth and when you are not. It is one of your more endearing qualities.” Nicholas Sparks, The Choice, P. 219
She considered that Travis has everything that can be an entertainment Gabby, and with Travis she could get rid
of all the emptiness of her life so far.
Gabby had aware of the emptiness of her life over the years, and finally decided to get married to Travis. Eleven years later after married and blessed with
two girls, their families had faced with the painful reality. Gabby got into a coma, and before they got an accident Gabby had made a will. S
“It would not be fair to you or the kids to put your lives on hold, because in time resentment would be inevitable. You would suffer and the kids
would suffer too. But I don’t want you to ever be bitter about anything we shared. I love all of you too much for that. Death is always sad, but it is
also inevitable, and that is why I signed the living will in the first place, because I love all you so much. I don’t want to have to find another
attorney and redraft the documents. I want to be able to trust that you will do what I want. And that is why I want you to promise me that you will
honor my wishes.” Nicholas Sparks, The Choice, P. 288 he made a will on the
ground that she did not want to burden her family if an accident occurred on someday. This decision she had made, because she had seen a bitter incident that
made the destruction in family.
A miracle had been happened in their families. Gabby was unconscious in her bed and had tried to live as life before. It took days before she could stand upright
without being support. The therapy was maddeningly slow. She hated her gaunt appearance in the mirror and commented she looked had aged fifteen years.
Gabby’s kid need a bit of time to adjust. They seemed want to get close to their mother. Gabby had a little to say about the comma it self. She didn’t remember
anything; no aromas, no sounds from the television, nothing about touch. It’s like time just vanished.
Gabby is twenty six years old, came from Savannah Georgia and worked as an assistant doctor with Dr Bender at the Pediatric child specialist in Beaufort.
She had moved from her parent’s house because she always got odds with her mother. Her mother was a lady of high society and her father was a successful real
estate developer. She had a boyfriend who named Kevin and they had been couple since their senior at University of North Carolina. Gabby felt bored in the new
areas because she could only communicate by phone with her boyfriend. She wished that her boyfriend could amuse but he can do it. Gabby didn’t get a lot of
friends but only Travis was the first person to greet her and makes her life happy.
4. CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 4.1 Conclusion
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