History Literature / TheLastSong

* UptownGirl: Gender-inverted. Will's mother clearly disapproves of Ronnie for no reason other than that she isn't wealthy.

Will and Ronnie begin to fall in love when, on his aquarium volunteer work, he meets her guarding a nest of [[TurtlePower sea turtle eggs]] she'd committed to guarding. As their relationship deepens, Ronnie also begins to reconcile with her father and brother. All's fine and good, though, until Steve collapses in a [[IncurableCoughOfDeath coughing fit]] and it's revealed he'd been diagnosed with cancer prior to the start of the story. What follows is a story of redemption, love, and forgiveness as Ronnie is faced with the task of caring for him.

* TurtlePower: Will, Ronnie, Jonah and her father Steve's relationships all grow as they each help take turns looking after a turtle nest.

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''The Last Song'' is a romantic novel written by Creator/NicholasSparks.

Sparks wrote [[TheFilmOfTheBook the movie]], which premiered in 2010, as a star vehicle for Music/MileyCyrus, who stars as Ronnie, and then the [[{{Novelization}} wrote the novel to go along with it]]. Co-starring are Greg Kinnear as Steve and Liam Hemsworth as Will

* UptownGirl: Gender-inverted: Will's mother clearly disapproves of Ronnie for no reason other than that she isn't wealthy.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Ronnie.

%* UsedToBeASweetKid: Ronnie.

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[[caption-width-right:350:The Last Song]]

Veronica "Ronnie" Miller UsedToBeASweetKid - she was cheerful and considered a piano prodigy under the tutelage of her father Steve. But when her parents divorce and her father moves away supposedly because [[YourCheatingHeart he was cheating on their mother]], her life is turned upside down. Upset, she stops playing the piano. Three years later, she has alienated herself from her family, becoming a rebellious, angry, stubborn eighteen-year-old who regards anything regarding her father with disdain. This is forced to change, however, when her mother Kim drives her and her brother Jonah to their father's cabin in an attempt to get them closer to their father.

* YourCheatingHeart: All throughout the book Ronnie believed that her father cheated on her mother [[spoiler:when in fact the mother was the one cheating. Ronnie's father didn't tell her because he didn't want it to get in the way of their reconnection]].

* {{Tuckerization}}: Nicholas Sparks got Miley Cyrus to choose her character's name. She chose "Ronnie" after her grandfather, Senator Ron Cyrus.

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%%* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Blaze to Marcus.

%%* BrokenBird: Blaze.

%%* DeadpanSnarker: Blaze, and to a lesser extent Ronnie.

%%* TheMourningAfter: [[spoiler: After Steve dies.]]

%%* OddFriendship: Blaze and Ronnie.

%%* SecretlyWealthy: Will.

%%* {{Tsundere}}: Ronnie.

%%* TurtlePower

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!!!Contains examples of:

* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Blaze to Marcus.

* BrokenBird: Blaze.

* DeadpanSnarker: Blaze, and to a lesser extent Ronnie.

* TheMourningAfter: [[spoiler: After Steve dies.]]

* OddFriendship: Blaze and Ronnie.
* PreacherMan: Charlie Harris.

* SecretlyWealthy: Will.

* {{Tsundere}}: Ronnie.

* TurtlePower

* UsedToBeASweetKid: Ronnie.
* YourCheatingHeart: All throughout the book Ronnie believed that her father cheated on her mother [[spoiler:when in fact the mother was the one cheating. Ronnie's father didn't tell her because he didn't want it to get in the way of their reconnection]].

* AlphaBitch: Ashley. Will's mother too, paired with RichBitch. Although, in the latter's case, by the end of the book, it's obvious she's more of a LoveableAlphaBitch.

* InterclassRomance: Will' s mother clearly disapproves of Ronnie for no reason other than that she isn't wealthy.

* TheBigDamnKiss: When Ronnie argues with Will about all the girls he dated previous to her and tries to end their "relationship", Will kisses Ronnie with the camera rotating 360 degrees around them.
* {{Tsundere}}: Ronnie.

* YourCheatingHeart: All throughout the book Ronnie believed that her father cheated on her mother [[spoiler:when in fact the mother was the one cheating. Ronnie's father didn't tell her because he didn't want it to get in the way of their reconnection.]]

* EmbarrassingFirstName: Blaze's real name is [[LordOfTheRings Galadriel]]. Her mother was apparently a big fan.

* DesignatedLoveInterest: Some see Will as this.

Sparks wrote [[TheFilmOfTheBook the movie]], which premiered in 2010, as a star vehicle for Music/MileyCyrus, (who stars as Ronnie, with Greg Kinnear as Steve and Liam Hemsworth as Will) and then the [[{{Novelization}} wrote the novel to go along with it]].

''The Last Song'' is a romantic novel written by Nicholas Sparks.

Yup, definitely everything you can expect from Nicholas Sparks.

* AlphaBitch: Ashley. Will's mother too, paired with RichBitch

* ScullyBox: With Miley at just under 5'6 and Liam at 6'3, it makes sense and can be seen in certain full promo shots [[http://www.mileygallery.net/albums/Movies/The%20Last%20Song/Promo%20Photoshoot/00029.jpg like this one]].

Sparks wrote [[TheFilmOfTheBook the movie]], which premiered in 2010, as a star vehicle for MileyCyrus, (who stars as Ronnie, with Greg Kinnear as Steve and Liam Hemsworth as Will) and then the [[{{Novelization}} wrote the novel to go along with it]].

* AwardBaitSong: [[http://youtu.be/8wxOVn99FTE When I Look At You]] by MileyCyrus

* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Ronnie was named after Miley's grandfather, Senator Ron Cyrus, by Miley herself.