The Longest Ride

Discuss the relationship between love and sacrifice. Do characters in the novel give up vital parts of themselves for their relationships? How is this loss positive? Negative?

Why does the novel juxtapose two stories of two couples who do not know each other? What is gained by the contrapuntal structure?

Ira, Luke, and Sophia each get point-of-view chapters to share their stories. Why does Ruth not get her own chapters?