Last Friday, I made (okay, forced) my class to watch the Kiera Knightly/Matthew Macfadyen version of “Pride and Prejudice” directed by Joe Wright. I’m a big fan of Austen; Pride and Prejudice is probably my favorite novel ever. I just recently finished re-reading it (again). You cannot make someone love the layers and dialogue and magnificence of Elizabeth Bennett, Mr. Darcy, Mr. Collins, Mrs. Bennett, Mr. Bennett, and the wicked Mr. Wickham, but you can show students in an Interpersonal […]

Categories: Books & Flim • Tags: Creative Writing, Elizabeth Bennett, fiction, Jane Austen, Lilacs, Mr. Darcy, Pride & Prejudice