The past couple of weeks in AP Lit have been surprisingly laid back, considering the AP is in less than a month and all. We started off by finishing off Frankenstein. Finally. I did not enjoy it at all and I am very happy that it is gone. I couldn’t be done with it soon enough. Honestly I’d much rather we analyzed some movie. Something stupid. Claymation action. Mel Gibson. I really don’t care, as long as it’s not any more Frankenstein.
Thankfully, the next thing we read was so much better. In fact, I’d say that Fifth Business is probably my favorite anything we’ve read this entire year. I absolutely loved it. I’m not exactly sure how to explain it though. I really enjoyed the way it was written, for one. Davies has this way of describing things that’s just so great. The characters are another highlight. They’re all massively intricate people, and I really felt like they were so realistic they could be actual people. I’m really enjoying class discussions so far and I’m expecting a solid theme out of first hour.
Finally, we wrote a couple of in-class essays. While I didn’t exactly enjoy having to write them (because who does?), it was pretty nice to have some feedback on them and see how good my essays actually were. I feel like my essays have dramatically improved since the beginning of the year.
The AP is too soon.
I could not agree more with you on your feelings toward Frankenstein. I did not mind it as much when we did our first read, but the annotations and discussions were painful. Fifth Business is also my favorite text we've read this year, and I'm inspired to read the rest of the trilogy over the summer. As for your post I think you did a good job including everything we've done in class. Good luck on the AP!
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