Luke Collins 'The Longest Ride' By Nicholas Sparks

The Longest Ride, a novel written by Nicholas Sparks. Throughout the story the main characters, Luke, Sophia, and Ira are faced with difficult problems. Luke Collins has to save his family ranch. He needs to put his life at risk to get the money to keep it. Luke is a professional bull rider. It is the only way he can get money. He puts his life at risk overtime he gets on a bull. Last year he got seriously injured and fractured is skull. He has metal plates in his head but if he gets one more hard hit they won’t protect his brain. He will die. Luke’s family ranch is having trouble staying open. 5 years ago his Dad passed away. This made Luke feel like he has to provide for his mother. His mom doesn’t care what happens as long as Luke is okay.

Luke doesn’t understand that his mother doesn’t care if they lose the ranch. She just wants him to be safe and stop the bull riding. At one of Luke’s competitions he meets a girl named Sophia. He instantly knew that he would do anything to have her. He works up the courage to go over and say hello. They talk till the night ends. Luke asks Sophia for her number. They exchange contact information. A few days lated he has called a few times but she hasn’t called back. He felt broken and empty inside. Then he got a call. They set up another date and met once again. Sophia Danko is a senior at Wake Forest in North Carolina. She is art major. Her dream is to go to New York or Denver to work in an art museum. When she meets Luke Collins she thought he was to good to be true. He was kind and loving. Everything someone her age wouldn’t be. Sophia and Luke soon start a serious relationship and start a life together. Sophia knows that Luke doesn’t want to continue riding but he feels like he has to. However, Sophia doesn’t know the full extent of Luke’s