Since the end of he term is nigh here is my honors book project. I read The Statistical Probability of Falling in Love At First sight. In accordance with this project I will be posting my essential questions. To give you a bit of info on this book it is written by Jennifer E. Smith. This book will be a movie called First Sight coming in an unannounced time here's the link for more info
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hailee-steinfeld-star-statistical-probability-744642
There also is a 30 second video clip that sets the stage for this loveable book and here is the link for it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLsejBOqomk You will have to copy and paste the link into your browser. Now on to the essential questions, I will be doing them in 3 sentances or less.
1-What does the novel teach you about being human?
A- This book teaches us that love is a crazy, irrational, irlogical, unexplainable feeling. When you go against human nature and you care about someone more then yourself it can create wonderful chaos. The Statistical Probability illustrates just that, the crazy unexplainable world of love.
2. What character, event, or theme speaks to you?
For me there is an event and how it effects the character that spoke to me the most in this book. Hadley's(the main character) parents divorced, her dad remarries and the emotions that go with a remarriage. My uncle remarried and the emotions that I had just as his niece about the remarriage to an extent I got her feelings. Any remarriage involves feelings of concern, love, worry, anxiousness, happiness, anger, and frusteration. Remarriage is a paradox, you have people who are worried about you and the new marriage, feelings from the injured party involved in the first marriage, excitement that two people are in love, the start of a new day, and there is the undecided.
3. Why is this novel considered a classic?
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight is considered a classic becuase it is in the works for a movie, and this book is pretty popular.
4. Is this text still relevent today?
Absolutely, this book is not even 5 years old yet. The book is relevent today because it has been written in a time relevent to us. This book also relevent because the love story in this book is socially and physically legitimate today.
5. What does this novel reveal about our world?
This novel reveals a love story that is legitimate in our world today. The Statistical Probality of Love at First Sight (abbreviated as TSPOLAFS) reveals legitimate feelings on divorce, remarriage, and funerals .(funny how you get that out of a love story) TSOPLAFS also can be a crutch for people who have been through divorces, funerals, remarriage, and love at first sight.
6.What social inequalities are present in the text and how does it compare to your world?
The social inequalities that are present in this book are: The parents (since they are the boss), When Hadley finds Oliver the first time it seems like the ball is in Olivers court(giving him the upper hand), Hadley and the rest of the wedding entourge because they are from England and have the advantage of the wedding at their country.
7. How does this relate to your honors reading?
well based on my previous honors text Dracula: they both involve a love story, feelings of courage, both need the characters to be bold, there is struggle with the characters, there is something creapishly wonderful about both.
8.What if this novel was re-written for today's audiences? What would it look like?
If TSPOLAFS was re-written for today's audience there would be more social media and smart phones involved. Because this book is pretty relevent but to be 'in the day' relevence would involve more technoligy, the main character had a flip phone.
Hadley and me are alike because we both know the feelings of remarriage, airplane apprehensiveness, the pressure of being on time for a flight, Hadley and I do not have a sense of direction, Our dad's mean a big deal to us.
Hadley and I are different because: I have not been to London, I am not the type to fall in love at first sight, I have never had a parent divorce, Hadley has looser parents(like less strict), Hadley only wanted to spend a 2 days in England but I would want to spend more time there.
10.Joseph Campbell identified a formula for literiture known as the "Hero's Journey". How does this text follow the story line?
Based on this :
Call to adventure: Hadley's invitation to the wedding
Threshold: missing her flight
Helper: Oliver (her man!!!)
Challenges and temptations: skipping customs to go wherever Oliver is going, show up late to the wedding, and miss the wedding entirely
Abyss: Meeting Charolette, hearing Charolette talk about a baby
transformation: the mad hunt for Paddington to find Oliver, it is then she realizes it is not that bad
Atonement: Dancing with her dad and telling him she is ok with whatever, finially accepting Charlotte
Return: seeing the pictures of the house and pictures of her in her dad's old office.
Known:Oliver finding her and realizing she loves him.
Unknown: What her stepmother looks like.
11. Every piece of writing calls the reader to make a change. What change is this author attempting inspire and how is this agenda manifest in the text?
The change is acceptaning the change in her dad's life, also encourageing her mom to say yes when she knows her mom back home will get purposed to. The manifestation is the whole process of falling for Oliver and finding him, it humbles Hadley and makes her realize her life is good and she can accept.
12..How does the protagonist/antagonist change throughout the course of the story?
The antagonist is Hadley's dad, manifested through the divorce, cheating, and remarrying. Hadley realizes that her dad was never the antagonist. The change is more within the protanonist(Hadley) going through a realization process. The protagnist changes by falling in love, realizing her dad is not a bad guy, she realizes her mom was right in saying she would regret it if she did not go, and acceptance.
The overall theme of this book is acceptance, and self realization, and Love!
Until next time,
Gabrielle Kalea Pauole
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