This morning I started Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. I selected this book as my novel for my literary research paper that I need to write in my English 2 class. The teacher gave us a list of about 10 novels, and although I thought Lord of the Rings would be a neat choice I decided that 3 books is just way too much to try and write a paper about in an eight week course.
I am very proud of the fact that I am already pretty far in this book. My goal is to try and have it finished on Thursday. As of right now I am on page 130, and I believe there are 360 or so pages in the novel. I must admit that I don't read literature all that much, except for when it is assigned to me in school. I hope that one day I will learn to enjoy it. While I do appreciate literature very much, it's just not my cup of tea.
I am anxious to finish this novel so that I can watch the dvd with Keira Knightly that I bought a few months ago and have yet to watch. But I really want to get through the book first so that the dvd won't influence my feelings toward the book itself. I am really glad that I bought the Sparknotes on this book to help me with my paper because I think I may need a little extra help.
From BarnesandNoble.com :
'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.' Thus memorably begins Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, one of the world's most popular novels. Pride and Prejudice—Austen's own 'darling child'—tells the story of fiercely independent Elizabeth Bennet, one of five sisters who must marry rich, as she confounds the arrogant, wealthy Mr. Darcy. What ensues is one of the most delightful and engrossingly readable courtships known to literature, written by a precocious Austen when she was just twenty-one years old.Humorous and profound, and filled with highly entertaining dialogue, this witty comedy of manners dips and turns through drawing-rooms and plots to reach an immensely satisfying finale. In the words of Eudora Welty, Pride and Prejudice is as 'irresistible and as nearly flawless as any fiction could be.'
2 comments:
Book is okay... movie is great, lol. I usually prefer book version over movie versions, but that is one where I liked the movie better. Maybe it is because we had to read it in high school, I don't know. Either way, I hope you enjoy both!
I like the movie better. even though i haven't read the book. Well thnx for the comment i think mi dog is cute too... <3 *kiss,kiss*
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