


After inviting Allyson to watch a Shakespeare show, Willem falls for her. Willem is also the main protagonist in ‘Just One Day.’ He is a tall, blond-haired guy with brown eyes. Finally, she traces Willem to his home in the Netherlands, and in an attempt to get closure, she tells him her real name. Allyson meets new people and after receiving advice from them, decides to gain closure from her past this makes her take a trip back to Paris to figure out how to find Willem. Struggling to cope with the heartbreak, Allyson falls into a dark place where she becomes depressingly tired of her life. However, everything comes tumbling when Willem abandons her. After agreeing to go to Paris with him, she discovers parts of herself she never knew existed. On the last day of the tour, she meets Willem and instantly lights up.Īllyson’s meeting with Willem ignites a feeling of exploration and adventure in her. However, being bland about adventure, Allyson spends most of her time loathing the entire trip. She goes with her best friend, Melanie, an outgoing girl. From Allyson’s subtleness to Willem’s adventurousness and Melanie’s free-spiritedness, ‘Just One Day’ uniquely integrates realism and romance.Īllyson Healey is the main protagonist in ‘Just One Day.’Described as a beautiful 18-year-old-girl with short black hair and bangs, Allyson agrees to go on a tour around Europe as a present for graduating high school. ‘Just One Day’ by Gayle Forman is a novel that uses life-like characters to push its story forward.
