What books did you have to study at school? - Page 5

delph · 07-27-2017, 01:20 AM

High school vs college blends a little bit in my memory, but here's what I remember for sure from high school:

1984
Animal Farm
Lord of the Flies
To Kill a Mockingbird
Wuthering Heights
Othello
Romeo and Juliet
Julius Caesar
Pygmalion

I detested Wuthering Heights. Lord of the Flies was the most disturbing of the lot. 1984 stuck with me thematically. To Kill a Mockingbird was my favorite, and I do re-read it regularly. Romeo and Juliet always made me kinda roll my eyes, as it just seemed so pointless - not the play, the way everything went down.

I feel like there are more. I was a long time fan of Mark Twain, so I've read a lot of his work on my own and most likley wouldn't be able to differentiate between what I read on my own and what I read for school. I'm sure there was at least one more Shakespeare, just can't remember if I read Hamlet in high school or college.

DNSB · 07-27-2017, 02:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shalym

Exactly. The best example of this is Huckleberry Finn, which (at least when I was in school) was read, studied, and analyzed by American Lit students. The first page of the book reads:

I pointed this out to my teacher when it was assigned, and questioned why we would do something that the author so clearly did not wish to be done.

I got sent to the office for arguing with the teacher again.

Shari

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

We had the same English teacher?

That English teacher really got around!

She was also unhappy that I preferred the works of Gerald Durrell to those of Lawrence Durrell.

The most fun though was in chemistry when I got sent to the office for correcting the questions on an exam.

pdurrant · 07-27-2017, 03:36 AM

I did English Literature at 'O' level (to age 16), but the only book I can remember having to study is Lord of the Flies by William Golding.

I must have done a Shakespeare, but I have no memory of what it was.

And we must have done some poetry, but again, I have no memory of it.

"Almost all 1980 syllabuses required candidates to study a minimum of three texts, one in each of the three major literary genres: prose, poetry and drama"

I think we did the minimum! Unsurprisingly, I got a 'C' in Eng. Lit.

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07-27-2017, 01:20 AM	#61
delph Tabby Posts: 154 Karma: 225372 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Portland, OR, US Device: Kobo Glo HD, Kobo Mini, Lenovo Yoga 2 10"	High school vs college blends a little bit in my memory, but here's what I remember for sure from high school: 1984 Animal Farm Lord of the Flies To Kill a Mockingbird Wuthering Heights Othello Romeo and Juliet Julius Caesar Pygmalion I detested Wuthering Heights. Lord of the Flies was the most disturbing of the lot. 1984 stuck with me thematically. To Kill a Mockingbird was my favorite, and I do re-read it regularly. Romeo and Juliet always made me kinda roll my eyes, as it just seemed so pointless - not the play, the way everything went down. I feel like there are more. I was a long time fan of Mark Twain, so I've read a lot of his work on my own and most likley wouldn't be able to differentiate between what I read on my own and what I read for school. I'm sure there was at least one more Shakespeare, just can't remember if I read Hamlet in high school or college.

07-27-2017, 03:36 AM	#63
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 73,989 Karma: 315160596 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	I did English Literature at 'O' level (to age 16), but the only book I can remember having to study is Lord of the Flies by William Golding. I must have done a Shakespeare, but I have no memory of what it was. And we must have done some poetry, but again, I have no memory of it. "Almost all 1980 syllabuses required candidates to study a minimum of three texts, one in each of the three major literary genres: prose, poetry and drama" I think we did the minimum! Unsurprisingly, I got a 'C' in Eng. Lit.

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