Assignment 1

In the first few chapters of Pride and Prejudice, several characters in the book pop up all at once and it was hard for me to distinguish who was who. The language in this book seems to be a bit harder for me at least to understand, where Jane Eyre wasn’t all that hard. I’m glad we are watching a film version in class while reading the book because it helps me figure out the story line and the characters better. However, at the same time I am a little worried that watching a different adaptation of the story first might confuse me because it isn’t exactly Jane Austen’s original voice, but someone customizing the story for their movie. The comical side of the book becomes apparent very quickly and there seems to be an abundance of the quintessentially dry and witty British humor. Overall, I am excited to read this book because I have heard lots of good things about it and is something I have always wanted to read.