Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith

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Why do people whine about being 'forced' to study classics? How many of those people would read a classic novel otherwise?

And if you disagree with the teacher's views, challenge them.

I didn't realize some of us on lit net went to school in wonder land where we could challenge our teachers views; personally, I was assigned whatever "baggage" my teachers were dealing with at the moment. I lost the opportunity to be exposed to some great literature while my teachers were dealing with their gender identities, womens lib and racial issues.

[Lokasenna]

I did challenge my teacher, as it so happens. She wanted us to do Austen's Persuasion, but I pointed out that the syllabus also offered Dracula as an option. We debated for a while, and then she proposed a compromise - the whole class would read the first three chapters of both books, and then come to a decision.

Anyway, come the next class, she asks if we have all done as she asked, and we all answer yes. Then she springs a test on us, asking questions about the first three chapters, and to my intense irritation I was the only one who got the questions right - the entire rest of the class hadn't even bothered to pick up either book, so the teacher won and we did Persuasion.

Given that it's now one of my favourite novels, I'm quite glad I lost that battle. However, my point is that if you want to challenge the teacher, you need to have the will and conviction of most of the class on your side!

[Emil Miller]

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Elizabeth Bennet and her sisters have been trained to wipe out the zombie menace that has afflicted England. QUOTE]

Having just checked the televison programmes for the coming week, I have to inform you that they have failed.

[kelby_lake]

I didn't realize some of us on lit net went to school in wonder land where we could challenge our teachers views; personally, I was assigned whatever "baggage" my teachers were dealing with at the moment. I lost the opportunity to be exposed to some great literature while my teachers were dealing with their gender identities, womens lib and racial issues.

One of my friends argued that Nutting by William Wordsworth might be interpreted in a Freudian way. Teacher was not convinced but when I used it in my English exam, I got 118/120 and thus they were proved wrong. Even if they don't agree with you, come up with some really outrageous interpretation and watch them look at you in horror.