Hamlet Open Ended Essay #1

I didn't have any connection to the internet earlier, but I worked on my essay from 2:15-3:10 today.

Sense and Sensibility #6

Colonel Brandon took leave at one of the parties saying that he needed to be in town immediately. That is not what bothered me, Mrs. Jennings and the other women CONSTANTLY talk about his leave. I found it irritating how Mrs. Jennings would not let the subject go, considering that Brandon did not want to let the party know the reason he was leaving. There is a half page filled of dialogue from Mrs. Jennings questioning the "real reason". I feel as if it is none of her business.

Sense and Sensibility #5

This book is interesting, sometimes it does not make any sense to me but after reading on a little more, things all come together with an ending quote or conversation. In chapter 11, Marianne talks about a horse that Willoughby is going to give to her, and I feel like the horse is a symbol for something bigger. Since Marianne had to give up the horse, I think that it may be referring to their relationship. Things are going to well for Marianne and Willoughby that there is bound to be a problem somewhere in the future.

Sense and Sensibility #4

I have noticed one thing about this book: it has lots of characters. I feel like there are so many people introduced in the story that it is hard to keep track of who is who. Lots of times when I read, I find myself needing to go back and think about who the speaker is and what the situation is a second time. The fact that they are mostly all referred to as "Mrs. and Mr." does not help out either. I am understanding the book, but I just found the number of characters as a speed bump in my reading.

Sense and Sensibility #3

I have noticed that the word "sense" is used quite often when talking about Elinor and "sensibility" is used when the topic is related to Marianne. I can tell that these are the traits that the sisters are going to carry throughout the book. I also noticed that the two sisters enjoy art, but just in different forms. Elinor enjoys drawing and Marianne enjoys playing music. This got me to think about how it will play out with their "sense and sensibility" through the rest of the book.

Sense and Sensibility #2

I just read chapter 2 of Sense and Sensibility, and man oh man did I get angry. Mrs. Dashwood is the biggest influencer EVER. Mr. Dashwood was trying to do what the will had stated by helping out his family but Mrs. Dashwood was being super selfish by mixing up words and making it seem as if giving away money to the family was a huge mistake. I am a person who dosen't like others to influence my decision once it's made, ESPECIALLY when a person is only trying to better themselves. It really bothered me how Mrs. Dashwood was being so ignorant in putting their family before Mr. Dashwood's other family by mixing up his words. Oh gosh, I am irritated now.

Sense and Sensibility #1

I began reading Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen and I really did enjoy it. It was a bit confusing at first having so many characters being introduced at once, but as the story went on, things began to come clearer.

So far, this book seems as if it could be made into a movie. When I read it, a movie of what is happening begins to play in my head. I am really enjoying the book so far, thank you for recommending this for me Ms. Sobrero!