To All the Boys I've Loved Before was written by Jenny Han and published in 2014. This novel is about a girl, Lara Jean, who writes love letters to her crushes, five in all, but she never sends those letters out. At the beginning of the school day, those love letters are mailed without Lara Jean's knowledge, and suddenly, her love life goes from imaginary to out of control. The inspiration to write this novel is based on Jenny Han's habit of writing love letters to boys she had crushes on as a teenager.
To All the Boys I've Loved Before was adapted to a Netflix film in 2018. I first watched the film; then I read the novel. The plot doesn't change a lot. The novel focuses more on detailed things, such as family issues and other characters' backgrounds. I can understand the characters' personalities better in the novel because of the detailed description. I think that's an advantage of the novel.
I've done that before. I mean writing a love letter. It was a way to express my feeling toward that boy in my childhood. I wrote what I remembered from that boy and why I liked him in the letter like Lara Jean did. The only difference was that I sent the letter out when I finished. I wanted to know what that boy thought about me and whether he would reply to me or not. But what I want to say is that writing down something is much better than just remembering something in mind. When there's something that means a lot to you, you definitely want to record it in the form of photos, videos, or a diary. For me, all the things I write down will be what I remember forever. They're imprinted on my mind. I vividly remember what I wrote down in my diary, even something that happened long time ago without looking at it. Writing has its magic. Maybe the love letter I sent out will come back to me one day because my words touch that boy. I'm just kidding.
Hello! Heny. This is Joyceline. Your composition reminds me of my high school life, in which I crushed a senior. Lara Jean is symbolic of every teenage girl who expects to have a prince charming happily after. Yes, I was ALSO part of this component once. In addition, I Got a lesson from love. “Love is friendship that has caught on fire,” said Ann Landers, an American advice columnist. Love makes me comprehend the emotional side of a standpoint.
ReplyDeleteAs time goes back, love seems various in every stage of life. Love as if a magical creature that could witness multiple types of yourself. Regardless, writing a letter is a method that never changes. As you mentioned, “I want to say is that writing down something is much better than just remembering something in mind.” When you read the love letter, it is an assortment of sentiment, as if a delicate ceremony. Individual inquiry to determine the paper format, color of pen, sticker, and stationaries. Even my handwriting is illegible, but it is a path to memory at that precious juncture. Occasionally, it is adorable to glimpse the person utilizing correction tape on the love letter; an action reveals their carefulness. This could not be noticed in the phone message; thus, I’ll collect the cards in my memory box. One day, when I open it, vivid unmemorized stories flow back again. That sweetness will also fulfill my heart.
I agree with your idea that writing a letter is a good way to express our feelings toward someone. But I never did that before because I was too timid to do so. I was afraid of being refused, so I would just keep the secret in mind. The only similarity is that I will remember it forever as well.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your experience writing a love letter! I've never written a love letter before; probably because I haven't felt that strongly for someone to hand-write my feelings on a letter yet. However, I have written "friendship letters" to my high school best friends when we graduated. And during New Years we would read the messages to each other again and again. It's really interesting to see how we felt with that person and how the messages in our words transformed through time. And I agree, the feelings in letters never go away.
ReplyDeleteIf I were Lara, I would definitely go to Hell right away. I am not an outgoing person so it's hard for me to express my feelings directly to people, especially the one I like. Maybe I would write down in my notebook and keep it forever. Nobody would find out forever. However, the plot intrigued my curiosity about the development afterwards. I wish Lara will find her true love at least.
ReplyDeleteWriting something special or worth-remembering down is also a thing that I do in my every day life. I write them down not only because I want to cherish those feeling and thoughts, put a name to each single memory, but also because whenever I read some of diaries I wrote 1 year or 2 years ago, I can always sense the growth of myself. Different life stage with different mindset, when reading something written by me long time a go, it is super like I am having conversation with the past version of myself.
ReplyDeleteYour ending is a perfect punchline for me, luv it. I agree with you that writing helps us memorize tiny things and our true feelings. Time keeps passing by, as we grow, our thoughts, experience, mindset will be different with past, and I think that’s why recording life (it can be in so many ways: take photo, write diary, post IG story, etc.) is such a crucial thing to me. I’d love to see myself changing, and it’s no absolute right or wrong, it is just me living my life ;)
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