Connecting With Romeo & Juliet

As we read books, we make connections with the characters. Some connections are easier made than with other stories. Romeo & Juliet is much easier to find characters to connect with. I, personally, connect with Juliet. I like how she tries to please her parents but she isn't willing to sacrifice her happiness to do so. I think that our families are similar as well. My parents are very supportive, but they want me to make the right choices.

The reading assignments are manageable and its nice to be able to go over the pages we read in class. At first I was really overwhelmed with the crazy language but I've gotten used to it and can figure out what everybody is literally saying. I don't think that we are going deep enough into the text, though. We are just skimming the surface. We are really focusing on literary devices and not as much of the deeper meaning of what the characters are saying to each other. I like that we are in our little groups because if I have a question on something a character says or anything, I can just ask my group members.

Wrapping Up Great Expectations

Throughout Great Expectations, many strange and somewhat pointless events occur. While trying to read the assigned pages every night, it is possible that we may have lost the meaning of these events. Dickens tries to teach us an important lesson about life: appreciate what you have. Dickens shows us this through his character of Pip. Pip was the brother-in-law of a blacksmith and was destined to become one as well. He was very poor but happy and was surrounded by people who loved him. He had just hat he needed but that wasn't enough for him- he wanted more. He wanted to become a gentleman. He threw away his family and traded it for a life of luxury and money. Only after things went from bad to worse did Pip realized that his family meant more that social class.