As this project comes to a close, I feel ultimately unchanged. Although I did enjoy the book, there was never a moment of profound enlightenment or a time where I felt that I had truly grown while reading the book or working on the assignment. Now, this isn't to say that I didn't enjoy the book. In fact I had a lot of fun reading it but it never really got past the point of simply being a pleasant read for me. This came as sort of a disappointment to me. As much as I was somewhat dreading doing all of the blog posts and other writing, I was also somewhat looking forward to maybe grasping some larger, more in-depth aspects of the book that I didn't see when I was younger. Sadly this just wasn't the case.
Looking at this from a standpoint of a student, I can't say I learned much about myself either. Instead the project reinforced things I already new about myself; such as my world renowned procrastination skills. Looking back, I really wish I wouldn't have left everything to the last minute, but the likelihood of me actually changing this in the future is about as likely as it was the last time I said this after the last project I left to the last minute. And look at me now, writing this the day before the extended due date.
As the project comes to a close, I think I have a decent understanding of what makes a classic novel. Regrettably, I feel like I am coming out of this project ultimately unchanged as a student. I think this may be partially due to my book choice, but I think the main reason is because I never really looked at this project as anything more than an assignment. In the future, I think it would be beneficial to try to look beneath the surface of my assignments and uncover a much deeper understanding.
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