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A companion blog to "Introduction to Literature" at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Fall 2009.
If you liked...
- The 1987 film adaptation of "The Dead" starring Anjelica Houston.
- Dubliners you will like Joyce's novel Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
- Pride and Prejudice think about renting the odd but fun 2008 British tv mini-series "Lost in Austen." It follows the adventures of Amanda, a modern day British woman who finds a portal in her bathroom to the fictional world of Pride and Prejudice.
- Pride and Prejudice you will like Emma by Jane Austen.
- Pride and Prejudice you will like the 1995 BBC/A&E miniseries closely based on the book.
- Twelfth Night you might want to see the 1996 film version, starring Helena Bonham Carter as Olivia and Ben Kingsley as Feste.
- Twelfth Night you might like some of Shakespeare's other comedies, such as As you Like it or Much Ado about Nothing.
- The Namesake you might like another recent novel by Zadie Smith called White Teeth (2000).
- The Namesake you might like a couple of films with similar themes, East is East (1999), My Son the Fanatic (1999), and Bend it Like Bekham (2002).
- The Namesake you will like Lahiri's Unaccustomed Earth: Stories
- The Namesake you will like Lahiri's pulizer prize winning Interpreter of Maladies
Why, at first, is Darcy so rude to Elizabeth? Why, also, does he change soon after and begin liking her?
ReplyDeleteBecause he realizes that social classes shouldnt matter when beginning to like someone.
DeleteWhat is the importance of the social discrepancy between Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet?
ReplyDeleteHow does the excitement over Mr. Bingley's arrival in the opening scene foreshadow the theme of the story?
ReplyDeletethat there are 5 single, of age daughters in the Bennett's house who needed a wealthy man.
DeleteWhat is the significance of Darcy's rudeness to Elizabeth?
ReplyDeleteHow does Jane Austen introduce social class into the novel? How does this theme develop or effect the relationships between the novel's characters?
ReplyDeleteHow does Elizabeth walking three miles to get to her sister, show her feelings toward the Bingley's?
ReplyDelete-Jarvis Pete
How is marriage expressed in the first line of the novel?
ReplyDeleteElise-Baumer said...
ReplyDeleteWhat is the significance of the first line of the novel?
October 4, 2009 4:08 PM
Reymon de Guzman said...
How is Elizabeth different from Jane and her parents?
October 4, 2009 6:19 PM
Montika White said...
Why does Mr.Bennet insist on getting Bingley to marry one of his daughters?
-Montika White-
October 4, 2009 7:07 PM
Kyle McGuire said...
What is the significance of Mr. Bennet wanting Jane and all of his daughters to get married?
October 4, 2009 9:04 PM
What is the significance of comparing Mr.Bingley to Mr. Darcy?
ReplyDeleteWhat is the significance of having vast amounts of money?
ReplyDeleteBobby
How is the theme of marriage introduced?
ReplyDeletewhat is the significance of the girls being "measured" by their parents?
ReplyDeleteAustin Scafe said...
ReplyDeleteCould Bingley be an illusion for what the Bennet's want their daughters to marry into?
October 4, 2009 9:40 PM
Stephanie Mullins :) said...
What does the role of status and wealth play in the book?
October 4, 2009 9:45 PM
Dex :) said...
What is the significance of the relationship that Miss Bingley and Mr. Darcy have in relation to the rest of the book?
October 4, 2009 9:47 PM
Cole Dement said...
What is difference in dialogue in the first chapter from the rest?
October 4, 2009 9:56 PM
When considering the charcteistics of all five Bennet sisters, what strong reasons did Mr. Bingley chose Jane as his source of interest, and recommend Elizabeth for Mr. Darcy?
ReplyDeleteWhy is Elizabeth so surprised that Mr. Darcy is still in love with her, despite her rejection of his proposal? Does he hold no hard feeling towards her "breaking his heart?"
ReplyDeleteExplain these two lines:" But vanity, not love, has been my folly" and "Till this moment, I never knew myself"(202), that were quoted by Elzabeth afer reading and examining the letter by Dracy.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the irony behind Mrs.Reynolds' opinion of Mr. Darcy?- Reymon de Guzman
ReplyDeleteFor what reason do certain characters refer themselves to as creatures?
ReplyDelete-Bobby
How has Mr. Reynolds' description of Darcy as a child further changed your opinion of him?
ReplyDelete-Jarvis Pete
What is the significance of the inconsistency in Elizabeth's description of Mr. Darcy and the Gardiner's perception of him?
ReplyDeleteHow are Elizabeth's and Mr. Bennet's view about love and marriage similar?
ReplyDeleteWhat is the significance of Mrs. Reynold's opinion of Mr. Darcy when he was younger? What does Elizabeth think about this?
ReplyDeleteWhy is Elizabeth so embarrassed by her little sister Lydia's behavior?
ReplyDeleteWhat are the different views of love in the book?
ReplyDeleteWhat is the significance of Elizabeth And Jane wanting to out the secrets of Wickham?
ReplyDeleteHow do the interpretations of the characters change as the story plays out?
ReplyDeleteHow do the characters from Pride and Prejudice evolve from their beggining character flaws till now in the book? Have they changed any?
ReplyDeleteWhat is the true significance behind Mr.Wickham's name. In other words, what is the deeper meaning of his name?
ReplyDelete-Reymon
What is the significance of the the first paragraph in Dubliners?
ReplyDeleteReading Response question for Dubliners:
ReplyDeleteWhat is the significance of repetition in the first nine stories of Dubliners?
How has Darcy's character changed till this point in the book?
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