Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Daisy Miller Chapter 4


  1. Why don't the adults feel guilty for Daisy and her death? 
  2. Could this book have had a worse ending? 
  3. This book has the type of ending that you joke about with your friends when talking about bad endings. 
  4. Why did the characters just pick up where they left off after she died like nothing had happened? 
  5. Is Daisy really the girl that she came off to be throughout the story?
  6. Was Daisy really interested in Giovanni or was she just playing him?
  7. Why does Daisy try and act so naive? 

Friday, October 4, 2013

Daisy Miller Chapter 3


  1. Why is Daisy now with this crazy Italian man? 
  2. Is this new man bad news? 
  3. Could this man be a symbol between something and America? 
  4. Is she really doing this to make Winterbourne jealous? 
  5. Could the adults in this chapter have tried to make Daisy listen to them? 
  6. Is Daisy one of those girls that is always seeking attention? 
  7. Daisy = Stereotypical Teenage girl? 
  8. Could the author be writing about someone he knows or something that he has heard about? 

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Daisy Miller Chapter 2


  1. Why is reputation such a big theme in both novels?
  2. Is Daisy supposed to be this inappropriate girl? 
  3. Why are Daisy's parents not a large part of her life? 
  4. Is there overlap between characters from PAP?
  5. Could there be a surprise ending in this book? I kept saying that something crazy would happen in PAP but nothing ever did. 
  6. Is Winterbourne going to be the guy that Daisy falls for? 

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Daisy Miller Chapter 1


  1. Is this book supposed to be about American foreigners in France? 
  2. Is this supposed to be satirical towards Americans? 
  3. Were people actually named names such as Winterbourne during this time period? 
  4. Will there be a lot of literary devices throughout this book?
  5. Is Daisy Miller supposed to be this "reckless" girl? 
  6. Was America hated back then like it is now? 

Saturday, September 28, 2013

PAP 3:15-END


  1. Why did the book end the way that it did?
  2. Did it really have to be that long?
  3. If Whickham had never become part of the story, how different would it have been?
  4. How in the world is this famous? For real.
  5. Is this supposed to pertain to people in real life? Such as people that we always encounter? Or people that Jane encountered? 

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

PAP 3:11-14


  1. Why is Lydia acting so differently? 
  2. Why is everyone feeling sympathetic towards the Bennetts all of the sudden?
  3. Is Lydia feeling like she is better than everyone because she is finally married?
  4. Should Mrs. Bennett still play an important role now that her daughter has gotten married?
  5. What will happen to Lydia in the upcoming chapters? I am feeling a sudden death! 

PAP 3:7-10


  1. Why is Whickham getting married? 
  2. Is Mrs. Bennet finally going to be able to sleep at night?
  3. Does Lizzy now feel even more pressure by her mother to get married? 
  4. How is everyone so happy despite all of the wretched drama? 
  5. Why is everyone who shouldn't be that influential, influential? 

Friday, September 20, 2013

PAP 3:4-6


  1. Is Lydia just being naive? 
  2. Is Whickham a craddle robber? 
  3. Is Whickham going to do something bad due to the marriage being so secret? 
  4. The main thing in this reading is the marriage.
  5. Why is their constant sense that everyone is entitled to marriage? 

Thursday, September 19, 2013

PAP 3:1-3


  1. Who is this master?
  2. Are Darcy and Lizzy just going to run away together?
  3. Is Mrs. Bennet starting to feel more at ease? 
  4. Are the parents in this story one of the main problems? 
  5. Whickham is now just a fading memory? 
  6. Where's my plot twist? 

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

PAP 2:16-19


  1. The girls seemed to like the soldiers a ton. Are they more attractive compared to a Darcy/Whickham? 
  2. Does Darcy feel ashamed? 
  3. Should people today be able to marry anyone they want regardless of age (either 18 or older, im not for that) without being judged? 
  4. (took this from class) Stereotypes, can they follow you? 
  5. Is Jane Austin about to surprise us? 

PAP 2:11-15


  1. Is Darcy naive for not telling Lizy his feelings earlier? 
  2. Is manipulation all people know in this book?
  3. Darcy is so "perfect", but why do people seem to be pushed away from him?
  4. Is it wrong that I am just starting to like Darcy?
  5. Should Whickham just GTF out of the story? 

Friday, September 13, 2013

PAP 2:6-10


  1. Is education more important than I'm thinking?
  2. Could there be a plot twist that is about to happen?
  3. Are the Bennett's now the "poor" family?
  4. Is Lizy's hand being forced? 

PAP 2:1-5


  1. Why is everything in this book that seems like it would be simple intensified 1000x more?
  2. Is Whickham just in it for the fame? 
  3. Darcy is a starting to come out to be that good guy? 
  4. Is Jane just in the story so that we have someone else to think about other than Lizzy?
  5. What is important and what isn't?

PAP 19-23


  1. Is there much drama in real life between women?
  2. Is Jane Austin writing this with an element of satire? 
  3. Is the estate in the Bennet family that important? 
  4. Could Collins really have a hidden agenda?
  5. Is Love or money more important? 

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

PAP 14-18


  1. Is it normal for there to be all of this hostility?
  2. Were the people reading this book last year having all of this trouble?
  3. Is Whickham going to always be a meany?
  4. Is there jealously in the air? 
  5. Could there possibly be a duel in the future?
  6. Are duels a common thing in this time?

Friday, September 6, 2013

PAP 8-13


  1. Who all is related to who? 
  2. Is Mr. Collins Lizzy's uncle?
  3. Is incest a cool thing?
  4. Will the amount of characters start to make since towards the end? 
  5. Why can't there be just a few characters? 

Thursday, September 5, 2013

PAP 1-7


  1. Is marriage that important? 
  2. Why is Darcy "that" guy?
  3. Why are there so many characters? 
  4. Is this a book that was intended to be more centered for women?
  5. Hopefully the men continue to make this funny comments.