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One Last Dance- Part 2

Requested by @queenofautumn​

I’m sorry this took me some time to write. I was very busy with my school lately.

Read part 1 here

We escaped to the nearest wood, hand in hand. I remembered how we used to dance in the dark wood casting all our fears aside. I felt the same kind of fearlessness took over me.

We sat down. I looked him in the eyes and asked, “how are we alive after all this years?”

“Can’t you tell?” he came closer and rested his hand in mine.

It felt like the force of our loves had diminished the inevitability of death and death couldn’t part us. I knew it. I felt sure about it.

“We’re reborn” he began in a whisper, slowly rising the voice by each syllable, “just to be together.”

“And this time,” said I, “no one can stop us.”

A Review of “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen

Genre: Romance

Rate: 5/5

Summary: When Elizabeth Bennet first met Mr. Darcy, she couldn’t stand him for his pride. Neither did Mr. Darcy found her interesting enough to ask her for a dance. But many occasions brought them together again and again. At last, Mr. Darcy couldn’t help but fall in love with Elizabeth.

My Opinion: I don’t know where to begin. This novel is a classic and a masterpiece. I loved the use of satire in a most charming way possible. The first thing I noticed reading this book was that people were extremely nosy. They seemed to notice other people’s even the trifling matters of day to day life. I couldn’t help noticing how the mothers were all so anxious about their daughter’s marriage at the time. I loved Austen’s writing style very much. It was really funny and I laughed out loud at so many places (I’m even smiling to myself now thinking about some funny parts). Though it was a little draggy at the beginning, but I enjoyed almost every part of it. This book was worth all my time.

Favourite Characters: I can’t decide whom I like best among Jane, Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy. Jane is such a sweetheart. Her values and point of views almost match mine. She is also a very responsible daughter and sister. I feel like, there is a warmth present in her which gives one comfort. Elizabeth is carefree and independent. She has a way of charming everyone and being friendly. She is very confident too. She handles her situation in a very tactful way. I specifically like the sisterly relationship between Jane and Elizabeth. My sister and I share a same kind of relationship. We too, like them, have each others confidence and shares every little thing. Now, what can I tell about Mr. Darcy! I loved him at the end as much as I hated him in the beginning. The best thing about him was that though he is proud, he learns.

Quote: “Do anything rather than marry without affection.”

Movies Recommendations on the Basis of Genre

I am a huge movie-addict. Here are some of my favourite movies from different genres.

1. Fantasy:

Mirror Mirror (2012)

Snow White’s Retelling

Mild Comedy

Maleficent (2014)

Sleeping Beauty’s Retelling

From the Villain’s Point of View

An Amazing Plot Twist

2. Action:

Suicide Squad (2016)

Supervillain Protagonist

Govt. assembles prisoners to save the world

Variety of characters

3. Horror:

The Babadook (2014)

Unlike any other horror movies

A single mother’s struggle to raise a troubled son

Deals with grief

Crimson Peak (2015)

Start as a simple ghost story

Girl marries a man with secrets

Mind blowing plot twist

Complicated romance

4. Drama:

The Words (2012)

Writer steals the story of another

Heartbreaking

More

Mr. Church (2016)

Black cook joins the family of a little girl and her dying mother

Funny as well as heartbreaking

Best to watch with family

5. Biography:

The Theory of Everything (2014)

Stephen Hawking’s Life from College to his Later Life

Struggles with Paralysis

A heart touching romance

A story of never giving up

Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

A man swore to never touch a weapon joins the war as a medic

Religious

Violence of war

Beautiful Boy (2018)

A father’s struggle with his meth-addict son

Shows life is beautiful

Amazing portrayal of Father-son relation

6. Historical Fiction:

The Book Thief (2013)

An orphan lives with her new foster parents who shelters a Jew secretly during the Second World War

Beauty of words

A heartbreaking story

In the Heart of the Sea (2015)

The real story that inspired the Great Novel ‘Moby Dick’

Struggles to survive in extreme hard situation

7. Romance:

Anna Karenina (2012)

A woman tries to break from her cold marriage to be with her new found love

A woman’s life being doomed by Society’s Criticism

Explores different kinds of love

Breathe (2017)

After contracting polio, a man confined to bed finds new ways to live his life to the fullest with the support of his wife

A real story

Shows life is worth living

8. Comedy:

Green Book (2018)

A world-class black pianist bonds with a white driver over a trip

Talks about racism

Shazam! (2019)

A teenager finds superpower by turning into an adult

Family drama-comedy

A very sweet foster family

9. Psychological Thriller:

Shutter Island (2010)

A U.S. Marshal investigates the disappearance of a patient from an asylum in an island

Crazy plot twist

The Devil All the Time (2020)

A world full of ignorance, blind faith, sin and delusion

Question of what is right and what is wrong

10. Sci Fi:

Arrival (2016)

A linguist tries to understand the language of aliens

Shows the power of language

11. Animation:

Inside Out (2015)

A young girl’s mind is mostly controlled by Joy other than different emotions

Importance of all emotions

Life from childhood to teenage

Coco (2017)

A boy who is desperate to prove his musical talent finds himself in the land of dead

Emotional

Amazing family relations

Onward (2020)

A journey of two brothers to resurrect their dead father for one single day

Adventurous

A heart warming brothers relation

12. Mystery:

The Limehouse Golem (2017)

A series of murder in the Victorian London

A woman’s struggle to fulfill her dreams

Gripping story

Crooked house (2017)

A detective tries to solve the murder of his former lover’s grandfather

Agatha Christie’s most twisting story

A dark family

A sweet romance

13. Musical:

Les Misérables (2012)

A former prisoner takes an orphan in his care

French Revolution

Heartbreaking stories of multiple characters

The Greatest Showman (2017)

The story of the man who invented circus

Many characters

A story of hard work and success

Sweet romance stories

Birthday presents from my loved ones.

“The Crucible” by Arthur Miller Review

Genre: Historical Fiction

Rating: 3/5

Summary: “The Crucible” is a play of 1953 by Arthur Miller. The story is based on the infamous ‘Salem witch trials’ which took place in the 1692-1693. A group of young women, lead by Abigail Williams, accuse the village people of witchcrafts which results in a hysteria among them.

My opinion: The writing style of this play was very neat and I enjoyed reading every minute of it. It was short but the scenes were very intense. It showed how the ‘Salem witch trials’ was unfair and how ironically they hanged the people who wouldn’t admit being a witch rather than the ones who already did.

But there is a specific problem in this play which I would like to discuss. The protagonist John Proctor was shown as a brave hero whereas the antagonist was Abigail Williams, a very young girl who was sexually exploited by her former master (John Proctor). Isn’t it misogynistic how the writer had made the real victim look like a villain and the abuser a hero? I know Abigail was twisted and what she did was not right. But it was John who made her go that way.

Another problematic thing about this was that John was expecting his wife, Elizabeth, to forgive him because he had confessed to her. But when she couldn’t, it made him angry. At the end too, Elizabeth took all the blame on her saying she was too ‘cold’ as to why John made the mistake in the first place. That was really misleading. No one should be felt that way when their partner is the one cheating.

Quote: “I speak my own sins; I cannot judge another. I have no tongue for it.”