Did Jamie survive and live out the last 40 years with Landon? Or was the miracle the extraordinary change in Landon's character that he so radically matured as a result of the events that transpired that year? Did he, perhaps, become a minister, as Jamie had advised - was that the miracle to which he refers? Did he give away his Grandfather's fortune? Sparks intentionally leaves these implied questions unanswered so that readers must answer them for themselves. And thus the novel ends, without our knowing to which miracle Landon refers. And more than anything else, Landon reveals that he now believes in miracles. He has never removed his ring in all those years, and he still loves Jamie. In the final two paragraphs of the chapter, Landon reflects on the 40 years that have passed since his wedding day. "In that year," Landon says, "Jamie helped me become the man I am today." Landon knows he loves Jamie and knows he would have wanted to marry her even if she had never been ill. He assures them that he is actually doing this for himself he is following his heart and the voice of God, as he understands it.
As Landon scurries to make plans for the wedding, his parents and Jamie's father try to change his mind, thinking he is marrying Jamie only to make her last days happy. This final chapter creates more questions than it answers, which is Sparks' intention. It is slow going, but in the eyes of Landon and all the assembled guests it is, indeed, "a walk to remember."įifty-seven-year-old Landon reflects on that day, telling us that he now believes in miracles. Wearing the white gown from the Christmas play, Jamie finds the strength to walk down the aisle with her father.
And as in Jamie's vision of her wedding, the church is packed with guests. Reverend Sullivan officiates the wedding Landon's dad serves as his best man, as is the Southern custom, and the emotional gap between them has now disappeared. This chapter begins with the same words as a Prologue: "When I was seventeen, my life changed forever." Because Jamie agrees to marry Landon but has little time left, frantic preparations begin.
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