Loving the English

For the first time in a very, very long time I actually seem to enjoy taking a class. This class happens to be a college class for English II. I have always liked English classes, though. If I had to pick my favorite class out of any of the general “core” classes that you have throughout all of your educational years in school, I would definitely pick English. Some people hate English with a passion, but the reason why I am liking this specific class is because I find myself enjoying reading the stories or plays that we are assigned to read and then discussing them in class.

In the past, whenever a teacher assigned a story or novel for the whole class to read, it was usually something I wasn’t interested in. For example, Sandra Cisneros’ The House on Mango Street. However, in this English II college course, I have really enjoyed reading the short stories Everyday Use and A Good Man is Hard to Find. Additionally, I have found that a play called The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams, is also an interesting read.

So, there is hope for this English class. Maybe I have become more open-minded, which is why I feel I have enjoyed these sorts of stories. All I know is, this is the first college class I have taken in which I feel I am really getting my money’s worth so far.