Who, in his or her right mind, would even come up with the idea to write a book about a salesman who turns into an insect? And who, in his or her right mind, thinks that it's a good idea to make rising seniors at an all-girls' high school read said book? It's not a hard book to read, but I can't even bring myself to voluntarily read more than a few pages at a time. I mean I'm sure there's a boatload of relevant symbolism hiding between the lines of text that I need a magnifying glass to see, but still.
And a word of advice to anyone considering taking an online class over the summer: don't. That is, unless you have an uncanny amount of motivation and work ethic. We just get the worksheets emailed to us, and only go into school to take the midterm and final exams, so it is entirely up to us to do the work. Yes, I do my work, and yes, I get it done by the deadlines. But I also end up doing the work at 1 or 2 in the morning because I'm so busy during the hours of the day when it's partially sane to be awake. It would probably be different if I was like Jack, who enjoys history, but instead I'm Natalie, who enjoys conversing with strangers and drawing pretty pictures.
At least there's only one set of assignments left. Wish me luck.
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