Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Pride and Pejudice






Minor Spoilers ahead so if you haven't read/seen Pride and Pejudice, don't read this post.




Formats: Book (1813), Movie (1940), TV series (1980), TV series (1995), Movie (2005).

Summary:
Pride and Prejudice is a novel written by Jane Austen. It is set in the 1800s and follows the drama of the Bennet family. Their lives revolve around the goal of having all five Bennet daughters married (preferably to someone rich like Mr. Bingley or Mr. Darcy). Elizabeth Bennet, the second oldest girl is clever and witty and is the main character. I won’t spoil the whole plot in my summary in the hope that people will read the book if they haven’t already.

Underlying morals:
It is better to have dignity than to have fun.
Do not judge people on their appearance.


Practise makes Perfect.


If you don't talk to people, (even if you're just shy) people will probably think you're a snob.


Don't marry a Mr. Collins.

The Moral of the Story:
Don’t judge people if you don’t know them well.
First impressions almost always suck.

Friday, April 17, 2009

The Christmas Carol

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Summary: classic tale about Ebeneezer Scrooge and his supernatural experience on christmas eve leading him to the real meaning of christmas.

The moral of the story: Generosity is important, especially at christmas. Blood is thicker than water, love is more important that money. Money cannot buy happiness. The Christmas spirit is in all of us if we care to look.

Extra info: Charles Dickens wrote 'the Christmas Carol' to pay the bills (pretty much). Therefore there's an extra moral: Pressure can lead to a good result.