u/Equivalent-Plan-8498

Essay on a Common Modern Misreading of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice

Hello! I wrote an essay using a psychological study on task blindness called The Invisible Gorilla Experiment to talk about modern cultural blind spots while reading classic literature. I'm new to writing essays. I used to write book reviews on Goodreads, but now I'm trying to figure out how to write essays. This is my first attempt at one that did not come out of a book review. TIA! https://open.substack.com/pub/analysisforfun/p/the-gorilla-suit-in-pride-and-prejudice?r=6a4y0x&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

u/Equivalent-Plan-8498 — 3 days ago

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Looking back, the message I got (mostly from Days of Our Lives, which my mom watched) was that the relationships were always contentious with the spunky female denying any attraction until the male grabbed her and kissed her. Then she would melt, and they would get along for a minute until something put them against each other again. Rinse and repeat. I seriously thought this is what relationships looked like so I was purposefully mean to the neighbor boy in an effort to be spunky. Did you get any similar bad ideas due to cultural cues? What effect did they have?

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u/Equivalent-Plan-8498 — 14 days ago