British Literature Class Notes -- Week 13 (April 24)

Greetings!

Another great class this week!

We have finished another classic of British literature, Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw.  Arriving at the end of this drama, we were able to discuss the whole of Higgins's and Eliza's relationship and respective personalities. When a reader gets to the end of a piece of fiction, he/she is able to determine of the final outcomes match what they perceived about the characters as they were presented by the author.  We discussed whether Eliza made the right choice at the end and whether Higgins had a romantic bone in his body. 

This is a delightful play -- the language and characterization are clever and witty.  I encourage everyone to not only read it, but to find My Fair Lady to watch.

Our next book is The 39 Steps by John Buchan.  This is one of the first espionage novels written.  Of a similar time period as Shaw, Buchan's story is nothing like Pygmalion.   This book could be considered a precursor of books such as Ian Fleming's James Bond series or Robert Ludlum's Bourne books.  Happy reading!

Assignments for Next Week:

-- Read through Chapter 6 of The 39 Steps

-- Bring 3 discussion questions

-- Bring to class some article about the book or about the author.

This week's links:

Class Notes

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs. Prichard