Connecting With Romeo and Juliet

Even though they are in two completely different eras, my family And Juliet's family have some similarities. They both care about us, and want what is best for us. Our families want different things for us, but they care very much. Sometimes we might not appreciate that as much as we should, but when we do, we are very grateful.

Reading Romeo and Juliet outside of class Is good. I personally enjoy Romeo and Juliet more than Great Expectations. I understand it for the most part at home, but it definitely helps reading and talking about the book in class. I also like annotating in class rather than at home, because I don't have to worry about it when I am reading the section for the first time. We have a chance to just read and then go back and annotate. also, ideas shared in class are fresh in my head. It was sort of a shock just starting a book that has more of artistic language instead of commonly used language, but as we proceed through each act, I am getting used to it and am able to understand it more on my own.

Wrapping up Great Expectations!

There were many details and themes that Dickens included in Great Expectations, but In my opinion, the main message that Dickens is trying to portray in the book is to accept who you are and be happy with what you have. Also, to accept who your family is too. Appreciate them while you have them before it's too late. People learn throughout life and experiences, wanting something more than what they already have doesn't make them any happier. It could lean them in the other direction. The same goes with family. Dickens shows what a result could be by pulling away from your family, and later on it could be greatly regretted. These I believe are just two little but very impacting themes of the book that come together among others, to make it the classic it is.

Thoughts on Reading

Overall, Great Expectations was an okay book. It wasn't the best, but it also wasn't The worst.I think that each character was well thought out and had their entirely own personality. None of them were very similar. Dickens did a good job living an insight on the settings. as I read, I could really picture the surroundings of the characters. The writing was extremely detailed to a point where it was a gruleing book to get through. In my opinion, Dickens' work is heavy, and takes some skill to completely understand, but that is also what makes him a great author. One Of the mysteries that I figured out by myself was why Miss. Havisham is such a wreck with her clothes, and the clocks set to 9:20.

I did not have a particular routine that I followed for reading assignments, but I did complete them by the due date. Some nights I would be too busy with other homework to read, so the Next day I would have to catch up. When I did read,I read around 10 or 11 which made a great impact on my comprehension of the book, so I would go back and brush up on what I read with spark notes. Even though I had varying reading habits, I think that my overall understanding of the book is pretty good.