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| Gwendolen in the 1986 BBC Version |
Dear Diary,
The worst thing happened today, I thought I would sit in on an AP English 12 class, but it did not go at all as I expected. I suppose I should have known the morning was doomed when I sat down in the wrong seat, I was "quite comfortable where [I was]" but another student unceremoniously demanded that I move, it was so embarrassing (8). I take comfort only in the fact that I did not muddle through the confusion alone, Marc exclaimed that he "never knew which seat was his." Since others struggled equally I place the fault on the chairs, rather than myself. I feel great relief in the knowledge that I may continue with the distinction of telling other that I am "never wrong" (10). But my trials did not end there, suddenly and without warning the students began to hurl literary devices about the room in a rapid-fire discussion. Not wanting to be left behind, I announced that the main character symbolized societal "ideals," a topic I am quite fond of and was prepared to converse on at length (10). To my utter shock the teacher did not allow me to develop my point but informed me that people are not symbols, they are synecdoches. By this point I felt more foolish than I had over the chair incident, I cannot bear such correction. Really, the "old-fashioned respect for the young is fast dying out" (17). Many people talk of suffering in the world, and I finally feel I may say I have suffered as well, I simply cannot imagine anything worse than such a day.
Until Tomorrow,
Gwendolen
I am most sorry to hear of the trials poor Gwendolen suffered in AP English. I would agree that a class of such a nature takes time to adapt to; one can hardly be expected to catch on all at once. Gwendolen was really much to hard on herself. She should take a day's rest to regain her energy and then once again reflect. Her experience only goes to show that AP English 12 is certainly not for the faint of heart!
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