1) This one may be the easiest yet. :) I'd like to hear about the text you have chosen for your project. I'm actually asking you for summary here -- imagine that! What drew you initially? Did anything we read this semester spark an interest or lead you to your choice? Do you think you would have chosen this text at the beginning of the class rather than the end?
I chose to do Emma by Jane Austen. The story, in a nutshell, is about a young woman of a wealthy disposition who plays matchmaker. As her matches fall apart, she begins to see that somethings need to be left to fate. Through the help of caring family and friends, notably a family friend, she sets things right between lovers and friends, and ultimately finds that she can find love for herself without subjecting to the restrictive boundaries of marriage during that time. Honestly, my initial thought to do an Austen novel seemed cliche at first. Not to say that I don't find her novels fascinating, but I had seen an overwhelming interest in her works in an overcommercialized way. Nonetheless, I enjoy her novels, which is probably why she has become such an iconic author. I reread Emma just recently (I read it back in high school) and one of my favorite 90's movies is Clueless (go figure :) ). The pieces we read during the semester did have an indirect influence on my pick, mostly the stories and poems on romantic love. All in all, my choice was due to the fact that we had the ability to chose our novel. I think I would have picked Emma at any point during the semester. Austen depicts her characters as strong willed, passionate, and independent in their own right.
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