Sense and Sensibility #12

Willoughby is a good for nothing guy. It makes me sad to read that he can treat Marianne so badly after she constantly sent letters and spent so much time thinking of him. What made me really angry though was the fact that he had to explain everything in a letter instead of just speaking to her the night before when they had first seem eachother.

On a lighter note, through my reading, I understand why I have had so many personal connections to Marianne. The reason is because Marianne has such a close relationship to her sister and so do I. I find similarities to the way they treat eachother and the way that my sister and I treat eachother. They care so much for eachother and stay super close and I admire that because even though my sister is one of my best friends, I do not see her as much as I would like because of our busy schedules.

Sense and Sensibility #11

This book is getting sad. First, Elinor finds out that Edward has had an engagement with another woman for four years, now Marianne finally gets to see Willoughby and he acts as if he barely knows her. When I read about these heartbreaks, my heart falls as if I am in their situation. I feel for them both considering the fact that I am around the same age as them. A question that was going through my head was "Why won't Elinor just ask Marianne if she is engaged instead of questioning?" but now after reading about their encounter I understand why the subject could have been and turned out to be such a sensitive one.

Sense and Sensibility #10

I began volume 2 and it was interesting. Elinor is VERY smart in coming up with such a plan to get Lucy into a room to chat while Marianne was covering up their voices by playing on the piano. I think it's a little weird how Elinor is giving up so easily. She is referring to Lucy as "Edward's future wife" but at the same time they are referred to as "rivals". I feel like Elinor has a plan formulating in her head. Also, when Lucy says that if Elinor's advice would to call off the engagement then she would do it, I feel like that is all a bunch of bologna. It is hard to trust Lucy with all the information that she is sharing so suddenly.

Sense and Sensibility #9

I just found out that the book is split up into Volumes. The ending of volume 1 was SO UNPREDICTABLE. I had no idea that was going to happen. It was shocking how Lucy was so open to Elinor had they only met recently, and about such a topic as being engaged to the man Elinor was in love with for four years. OH MY. I kept reading and reading because it turned out so interesting. I found my earlier prediction to be correct, the strand of hair on Edward's ring was not Fanny's but instead it was Lucy's hair.

To be honest, the book began to get a little boring until the conversation between Lucy and Elinor, I'm going to get ahead on my reading because I want to find out what will happen between Elinor and Edward.

Sense and Sensibility #8

Well, to start off this blog, I thought it would be nescessary to say that Hamlet was mentioned in the book :)

A while after Willoughby had left, there was talk about if money was abundant, there would be changes made to the cottage. This is exactly what Willoughby asked not to do, so I feel as if it is a sign that he is gone for good-- at least for the moment. Also, when Brandon returned, he was wearing a ring. Brandon had said that is Fanny's hair not only considering that it was a different color, but the way that he had responded to the question makes me think a second time- "Yes; it is my sister's hair. The setting always casts a different shade on it, you know." Sounds suspicious to me.

Sense and Sensibility #7

Willoughby does not like change. He had requested that nothing in his cottage be changed, or nothing in Mrs. Dashwood's cottage be changed. Why? I am curous as to why he does not want anything to change as far as furniture, interior decorations, or structure goes. I think it seems a little odd.

I really felt for Marianne when I read that Willoughby had left on such a short notice without a returning date. I felt a connection to Marianne because I know that if I were in her position, I would react the same way.

Hamlet Open Ended Essay #2

I worked on my essay today from 11:00-12:03