A Reflection

The semester's end took me by total surprise. Although I am happy to be finished I cannot believe that it is already over and the sheer volume of literary works we have covered in class. To know that I stuck through it is rewarding and I look back once more in a final blog to reflects by thoughts.
I believe that there was a purpose behind all this madness. I really did learn quite a lot and feel as though I have read stories that I otherwise would not have. Although some of the pieces I have read before, mostly poems, in my Honors British Literature class in high school I found was glad to brush up on the meanings behind each. The short stories that we had read at the beginning of the year made the largest impact of all. They were memorable as well as fun reads, well not including Ivan Ilych. Although they were of scholarly nature these stories were interesting and entertaining. This pattern continued in the Dramas and made the readings as pleasant as they could be while piled on with other class' homework as well. A Doll's House was interesting and will forever remind me why not to date a 'Torvald' as remember that these types of relationships still occur to this day. Furthermore Yellow Wallpaper will stay as an important reference in my mind. I feel as though it will be an important literary work to revert to. The only criticism I have is that I feel that there are other works that are just was good that could replace The Death of Ivan Ilych. Although no one will admit it I know not many students enjoyed that story. Another proposal is that the class makes enough room to finish the last literary work. By doing so it also signals the end and draws the class to a finish. It also does not hurt that I believe the stories are the best part of the course.
Overall I enjoyed the class. I finished it feeling more enlightened than when I had arrived. Although there was a lot of work it was worth it and the readings were interesting. It was worthwhile taking and I think can enthrall upcoming students as well.