Blog Post 8- Finally Done

Reflection

1) Here is a quick outline of the books

Lolita- This is about a middle aged man named Humbert Humbert. He is in love with young girls, especially a girl named Lolita. When her mom finds out she goes to the police, but is run-over when she crosses the road. Humbert takes advantage of this, and he takes Lolita with him. She gives him sexual favors in return for food, money, and fun things. Both are happy. They eventually settle down in New England and she is taken to an all girl school. She wants ot be in the school play and begs Humbert to let her. However, the night before the play, she leaves the house. Some time later, he finds her and she tells him that she wants to travel. While traveling she feels sick and is taken to the hospital. When Humbert goes to get her he finds out that her “uncle” (the play teacher), has picked her up. Humbert goes on through life without her. Two years later he gets a letter from her asking for money. When he goes and gives her the money, he asks her to come with him. However she declines, but tells him that the play teacher asked her to be in an adult film. Humbert goes to see the teacher and kills him. In the end, both Humbert and Lolita day within months.

The Scarlet Letter- This is about a woman named Hester Prynne who has a child through an affair. She doesn’t say who the father is and faces harsh criticism. In the crowd is her long lost husband, He goes in disguise as a physician named Roger Chillingworth. He warns her to not tell everyone that he is the husband, or he will find revenge on the the person she had an affair with. After 7 years the minister of the ton feels ill. Roger Chillingworth is sent to take care of him. He finds out that it was the Minister, Arthur Dimmesdale, who had the affair. with Hester. Dimmesdale is overcome with guilt and is dying. He tells the townspeople that it was he who had the affair with Hester and dies in her arms. When Hester Dies, she gets buried next to Dimmesdale.

2) Reflection

• What did you learn from the experience?
• How did your understanding of the lens change throughout reading? What about your understanding of the novel?
• What are some things you got from the novels that you think you wouldn’t have gotten if you hadn’t been focusing on your lens?
• What are some things you got from the novels that you think you might have missed as the result of focusing on your lens?
• What are the benefits of using a critical lens? What are the downsides?
• How did your beliefs change (if at all) about your topic as the result of this project?
• What did you learn about yourself overall as a result of working on this project?

1. I learned that blogging is pretty fun, and it is fun to be in groups. I thought Lolita was a little more interesting that The Scarlet Letter.
2. My reading did not really changed. It just look for why people would act in a certain way, My understanding of the novel did not change much.
3. I understood why the people acted the way they did, If I read the book for fun, I probably would not have read the whole thing and focussed on the motives of these people.
4. I think I missed reading for fun and reading what I would like to read. I think if I was able to choose a book from a broader list, I could have enjoyed it a little bit more.
5. One benefit for critical lenses is that you read closely. The downside is that it takes away the fun of reading.
6. My belief on Lolita was that some people are disgusting. The novel made my belief even stronger.
7. I learned that blogging is not too hard.
   
   Lolita Novel The Scarlet Letter Novel