Creative Blog #2

After reading our latest novel, Metamorphosis, I have thought about what it would feel like to wake up as an insect and have your whole life change in a split second. I feel my reaction would be completely opposite of Gregor since our lives are completely different. If I opened my eyes  and couldn't get out of bed because I had magically turned into a giant insect over night I would probably start to panic. I could never think of work, school, or anything besides how my life has changed forever and how I would approach the world in my new form. I am just shocked at how Gregor confronted the situation and what his initial thoughts were. Unlike Gregor, waking up as a bug would be a terrifying and shocking experience for me.

Creative Blog Numero Uno

Conformity has been an ongoing theme in the novels we have read this year and in our every day lives. In Pride and Prejudice we saw the Bennett sisters and other women of that time period conforming to the societal "norm" of marriage. Also the women in Pride and Prejudice are voiceless and lack the power to control the fates of their own lives. Conformity is also present in my generation. Every day my peers are afraid to show their true feelings/personalities because they feel it is not acceptable by their friends or family. For example people are sometimes afraid to be open about their preference in music or religion because it is different from what the majority believe or prefer. Conformity is evident in generations in the past and the present.

Conformity in the classroom

I believe that schools do push students to conform because of their structured plans and rules. No school will allow for students to run wild like animals with no barriers as to what is acceptable. All the rules set by schools have a purpose. Whether its to control mistreatment/misbehavior or to enhance the level of a home-like feeling of a school. For example Buckley forces its students to follow a strict dress code not only to allow for students to feel comfortable around each other but to lessen the focus on what we wear and push it towards academics and such. Conformity is practiced in schools to give structure and force students to be the best they can be.