1. At first, I had difficulties coming up with a good idea for my play. I had certain story plots in mind, but I found that many of them would work much better in the form of a novel. This is because they required explanations about the characters' feelings and backgrounds, which does not really work when writing a play. When I finally decided on a plot to use, I realized that it was very similar to the movie Legally Blonde. From there, my challenge was to make the plot and the characters my own and drift away from those in the movie. I found writing a play challenging, perhaps because I had never done it before. I am so familiar with writing short stories where the author can describe things that can't be done in a play, so I found that to be a huge challenge. Yet, when I had the finished product in my hand, I felt proud of what I had written. I may be interested in writing screenplays, but I'm not sure yet.
2. Growing up with little siblings, I often find myself in situations where I have to help my eight year old sister struggles that she endures. I am always happy to help her and give her advice because I have been through many of the same situations as she. For instance, when she was having some problems with one of her good friends, I gave her advice on how to deal with those problems based on what I had learned growing up. I definitely give others suggestions and advice based on my own experieneces, but also based on what my close friends or family members have gone through.
3. When I took the AP World Literature class during the first semester of senior year, part of our curriculum was to read Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice. What I loved about her novel was that her writing style was so light and witty. Though the novel involved some complex plots and characters, everything came together because of the way she wrote. What I also liked was that the themes she wrote about were so universal; they could relate to almost anyone during any time period. That is why I think her literature has lasted such a long time, and I think the same proves for any other writer. I'm not sure if I have the skill or dedication to write a piece of literature that is so timeless and influential as Jane Austen's writing, but I would be very honored if someone thought I did.
4 comments:
I haven't ever read Pride and Prejudice, but I saw the movie and didn't really like it. I thought it was kind of slow. Do you think that the book was better than the movie?
I really liked your play! I didn't care if you got your idea from legally blond, you changed it enough so that is wasn't at all like the movie. I even read it during class! I also think your answer to question two is great because you've actually had experience with your little brother and sister(who by the way have great names!). It made you seem very wise...not that you aren't anyways!
I really liked Pride and Prejudice, and I agree that Jane Austen's universal theme played an important role in making the novel successful. I also think her character development was another strong point in this novel.
Little siblings are hard but it definatley shows how fast kids grow up! That is very common in today's world and its hard watching their imagination leave so quickly!
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