The Impact of Nicholas Sparks on American Culture “I don’t know that love changes. People change. Circumstances change.” Words by Nicholas Sparks which is shown through his novels about passion, love, and loss. Sparks’ career took off in the 1990s, which the Fifa World Cup was held in the U.S. and Brazil took the win. Sparks’ life experiences greatly influenced his writing. His real life love stories are shown through his writing. Love, tragedy, and fate are dominant themes in Sparks’ novels. The Notebook is one of Sparks’ most important and popular works. The Notebook is a story about having a second chance at love. It was one of Sparks’ greatest works and bestsellers. The novel’s popularity increased when the film was released in 2004, “according …show more content…
Sparks is one of the most beloved storytellers, according to Creative (2002). All of his books have been New York Times bestsellers, with over 105 million copies sold worldwide, in more than 50 languages. Nicholas Sparks has an impact on American culture today because he connects with the readers and makes them feel emotions while reading his work. His most common themes are Christianity, love, tragedy, and fate which are shown and developed through his work. Sparks has a beautiful way of portraying a complicated love story. His novels are moving and romantic and you just do not want to put them down. Sparks has a way of making the reader feel as if they are part of the story. He makes characters that readers can easily relate to. His novels are constant best sellers. According to Gale Student Resources in Context (2008) readers and critics regard Sparks as “a master in the dramatic fiction genre,” and many consider him as one of the few authors who can write beautiful love stories. His stories are generally famous for being romantic and tender, and for having bittersweet endings (Gale Student Resources in Context, 2008). Sparks said “You’re going to come across people in your life who will say all the right words at the right times. But in the end, it’s always their actions you should judge them by. It’s actions, not words, that