“Hills like white
elephants” by hemming way is a great story, If only I understood it from
the get go. As a student who never really had the privilege of getting a good English
(or math) teacher who actually cared about my writing and reading skills, I always
feel a little deprived when I’m in AP English and I have about a -8765% clue as
to what’s going on and what everyone is talking about. But when we read hills
like white elephants for homework, I wasn’t
the only clueless one and I t made me feel a little better, but I still wished I
knew that the couple was talking about abortion when I read it. I honestly couldn’t
have even to begun to tell you what I thought they were talking about. I just
read it, almost mindlessly. And when we talked about it in class finally
knowing what was going on at the exact same point as all my other class mates
who are used to the AP level of learning and comprehension felt pretty good. I finally
didn’t feel like that girl just quietly sitting in the corner who isn’t
intelligent enough to actually contribute.
I think we all feel like that. I mean, I've felt deprived of a really good english teacher since eighth grade (until this year, that is!). It's just kind of like every teacher expects you to simply know, so they don't do their jobs. Regardless, I'm glad I'm not the only one who's excited to actually be in a good english class this year! And I may not have liked Hills like White Elephants as much as you did, but I understand where you're coming from!
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