Hemna Hypothesized

  AP Lit isn't what I expected it to be. I had gotten used to strictly reading for school and not doing any pleasure reading outside of class, so this class threw me back into it all of a sudden. This class challenged my identity for a while, whether it was finding people to talk to or finding my place, but I eventually found it. The pieces we read taught me so much about my own life that I won't ever forget them. These past 4 years have been transformative, but senior year was the most impactful. It emphasized how valuable I am and how I need to treat myself as such. The pieces that really stuck with me are Siddhartha and English.  Siddhartha took the risk I had taken before of leaving people to find understanding and meaning. Like me, it wasn't a linear path, and he had setbacks multiple times and relapsed. I relate to this as I didn't always stick to my goals this year, but it didn't mean I was a bad person or I didn't make any progress, but that I finally d...

1 Animal Farm by George Orwell With the rise of book bannings, this selection always appears. Satire has always taken me more time to understand, and I fear that the opportunity to be exposed to political satire is dwindling by the day. With the message of not questioning authority being forced upon me every day, I want to see how ideas from 70+ years ago still hold relevance in this day and age. 2. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury This is another dystopian novel that criticizes the government. Knowledge and speech are tools of power and change, which this novel reminds the audience of. I feel like it'll help provide guidance for me as I advance in my future endeavors that'll require being outspoken and going outside of my comfort zone. 3. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien Three of my friends have been raving over this book series and its movie adaptation. It's sort of nostalgic, as I had that adoration for Harry Potter and the movies in elementary school. This will...