What Are The Different Places In John Tyree's Life

John Tyree dropped out of highschool and was left with no choice but the army. He is often referred to as an angry rebel. He is in the special forces. He has been in the army long enough to become the army sergeant. John is home on a two week leave from Germany. John’s first stop when he comes home is usually the bar, but this time he chooses to go to the beach. The bar gets John in trouble every time he visits the bar. At the beach he had to jump into the ocean to retrieve Savannah’s purse. This is how he met the love of his life. He is twenty three years old ,and still hasn’t found true love. John Tyree’s home town is Wilmington, NC. John gets stationed in a couple different places throughout the book. First he was stationed in Germany.
During his time at home he met Savannah. He met the love of his life on a beach he visited the moment he got home from Germany. After the very short two weeks he then left and went to Iraq. Iraq was John's second tour. After 9-11 john reenlisted and was stationed in Iraq.The book begins in 2000 and in 2006 it ends. During the two weeks before he had to go to Iraq John fall madly in love with Savannah. She is a college student on a mission to build homes for the habitat for humanity. This is how the two met. Savannah does not live in wilmington NC. So it is a long shot that they even met each other. Savannah became the love of his life in an instant. The two of them just had an instant mutual attraction. They promised each other that they would be married by the end of his tour. The two have an epic love story. John and Savannah fell in love in only two weeks. The two didn't spend a day apart if they could help it. There is three main characters in the novel. John Tyree is a handsome, buff guy. He was raised by a very quiet father that owns a massive coin collection. He falls in love with Savannah. Savannah Lynn Curtis is a very respectful young lady. She was raised in a Christian home with very good parents. Savannah falls in love with John. Bill Tyree is John Tyree’s dad. Bill has a small form of asperger’s syndrome. Asperger’s is a disorder that is almost like autism. Bill loves coins. Bill has a major coin collection, which plays a very important role in the novel. Savannah and John have an epic love story. After his tour John wants to marry Savannah. Their love story is like no other. The moment they met the love began. In just two very short weeks they knew each other was the one. This book is about love and war. It has a perfect balance. It keeps you on your toes. When John is over sea’s you don’t know what to expect. On 9-11 the United States was hit by a terrorist attack. That made John feel that it was his duty to enlist all over again. This made the wait even longer for Savannah. Since the wait was just too long for Savannah she fall in love with someone else. She sends John a goodbye letter ,and lets him know that she has fallen out of love with him and in love with someone else. John couldn't handle the news Savannah gave him. Savannah was the love of his life. John only had two people he could count on that is his father Bill and Savannah. John was left with no choice ,but to bury himself in his work ,and on his leaves he spends time with his father. The two gotten very close during this time.
At the end of the story Savannah leaves John for Tim.
Tim is Savannah’s best friend. He was always kind and respectful to John ,but John new that Tim liked Savannah to. John just never thought it would come to this. The two built homes during the summer together. Tim gets very sick. Tim has skin cancer ,and needs money for a special drug to get better. Since John is so kind hearted ,and wants Savannah to be happy he anonymously donates the money to them. The special drug helped Tim and Tim was able to come home. John’s gets news that his father is very very sick. John comes home to spend time with his father. John’s father Bill passes away during this time. John was having a rough time with his father's death as his father was all he had left. John visits the farm house Savannah and her husband own. As John passes by Savannah’s home one last time he see’s Tim, Allen, and Savannah all outside playing around. John had his problems coming to his senses that Savannah was no longer in love with him. Allen is kind of just a minor character. Allen is Tim's autistic little brother. John was so hurt after seeing Savannah with her husband. Bill left his massive coin collection with John. The coin collection was worth a small fortune. John went and sold all the coins ,but one. That coin was very sentimental to
John.