Pride and Prejudice

Let me just start off by saying I loved reading Pride and Prejudice. This type of novel, with it's time period and more formal language, has always been at the top of my list of books worth reading. Some of the words, admittedly, were a little hard to understand, but by reading the passage around them and using a little common sense I was usually able to figure them out. As a whole, this book was extremely fun for me to read and is called a classic for a reason. You know what I think? Those college students are just too lazy to put forth a little brain power to try to figure out the "long words" and the formal language Austen uses. It's a shame they do not appreciate a book of literary merit like this, but high schoolers can (although I did feel a bit bad for the boys in our class. What high school boy would willingly read a romance novel?) Hope this helps Dr. Chesley realize that there is still hope for society... :)