This winter break I devoted myself to catching up on movies and television shows which I missed. I thought it would be a good way to relax and forget about school, however I could not escape AP English. It seemed every movie or show I watched consisted of a lurking theme from English. For instance, the first movie I watched, Easy A. This movie basically covers what Ms. Serensky constantly says about our books. In it the main character, Olive, parallels her life to the book she reads in class, The Scarlet Letter. At the beginning of the movie she states “You know how what you read always weirdly relates to your own life,” basically a direct quote from Ms. Serensky. So I continued on my winter break to catch up on my favorite show, Criminal Minds. This show focuses on FBI profilers who think like criminals in order to solve deadly cases. While reading One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest I attempted to analyze the characters on the ward like they do in the show. Now catching up on some missed episodes I witnessed schizophrenia, seizures, OCD, gamblers, paranoia and much more. Every episode made me think of a different character in the novel. I rounded out my winter break re-watching some of the classic Harry Potter movies. I cannot claim to be a real fan because I never read the books but I do love the movies. Once again, I found many comparisons to One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, such as Harry’s vague memories of his past and his feeling as an outsider in the normal world with his aunt and uncle. Basically after watching all these I came to find that I cannot escape AP English and Ms. Serensky. No matter what I do something will remind me of this class.
Kathryn, I also watched "Easy A" over this break! However, I found it very disappointing. The fact that Olive uses the Scarlet Letter to create a "slutty" image for herself as a high school senior sends the wrong message for teenage girls. It encouraged them to recieve negative attention from their peers and have false rumors spread around the school like rapid fire. I hope those reading that book in Mr. Kirk's class do not try to parallel the main character like Olive did!
ReplyDeleteKathryn, I also noticed many similarities between AP English and various different movies and tv shows. I saw the newest Chronicles of Narnia, which dealt a great deal with fog just like Bromden. I also watched some Criminal Minds, which creeps me out sometimes, but did have a Cuckoo's Nest feel. However, unlike the book I felt that the television show made the mentally ill seem more unlike the rest of society whereas the book stressed how similar they were.
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