Pride and Prejudice

When I found out that Jane Austen’s, the author of Pride and Prejudice had its own movie, I fell in love with this author. Jane Austen was an introvert, a person who loved to stay at home, therefore, her novel were about marriage, family and dilettante life issues instead of social issues. My first impression of Pride and Prejudice was that it was similar to a Cinderella story, but it turns out it was not. That was my prejudice. This book showed various ways of how a woman and a man settle in their marriage. 

The original title of this book was called First Impression but the book publisher had rejected this title, so Jane changed it to Pride and Prejudice. In this book, a first impression is really important because the negative relationship started out based on Elizabeth and Darcy’s first impression. At first, Darcy was not attracted to Elizabeth but later he found that she was interesting. Elizabeth did not have similar feelings for Darcy; she could not erase the first impression that she had of him.  That was her pride. 

Elizabeth and Darcy’s relationship came into conflict when Darcy proposed to her. Effortlessly, she rejected his proposal because she did not have romantic feelings for him. She still thought he was a proud man. Later she changed her heart because Darcy wrote a letter to Elizabeth to clear any misunderstanding from him. After reading his letter, Elizabeth felt embarrassed. She looked at Darcy with jaundiced eyes and realized how she misinterpreted him. 

In the beginning, Elizabeth and Darcy were not often together and did not have good impressions towards each other, but the development of Elizabeth and Darcy’s marriage is very natural and not contrive. They set aside their negative feelings and started to acknowledge what their mistakes were and resolved what they misunderstood. 

It is difficult to change a person’s mind and point of views. The human relationship is very complex because people judge others by appearances and rumors. While reading Pride and Prejudice, I realized that a person who is prejudiced cannot see the truth. Nobody likes a proud person; therefore a person should be more considerate and loving towards others, to be likable. I wish people can be open minded so we can break this stereotype and look at a bigger picture. 

Prologue

Under the blazing sun, I remember wearing a tank top dress and thick cowboy boots that made my calves sweat while eagerly waiting for my mom. It had been an extremely humid summer and my anxiety seemed to make the heat intensify even more. To be honest, I was not sure of the reason behind my choice to wear the cowboy boots; perhaps I was trying to express my own unique style even though I was being stared at.

I was born in Guri, South Korea and grew up there before I entered high school. My mom told me that when I was young, I liked to be a unique and active girl; but as time goes by, I turned into a shy and timid girl. I believe there is some reason, but now I’m trying to change myself to be more active and not timid. My life in Korea is really memorable because I did not go to Korea for six years. Also, my friends and family are in Korea. I can still remember how I played with my friends and spent time with them. Someday, I hope I can visit my country.

My USA life started in Michigan. The town that I lived in was calm and not many Asians lived there. It was hard and tough to live in a new environment, but I had great memories. After two years, I moved to Fort Lee, New Jersey. This town is nearby New York and is half Korea town, so I feel much comfortable and I can visit New York easily. New York has various events that give me a lot of inspiration for art and makes me believe that there are many opportunities in the future so I can think more about being a design major.

I wasn’t planning on majoring in motion design at first. Before I applied to Ringling College of Art and Design, I didn’t know anything about motion design. I liked fashion and that is a reason why I started to do art. My mom influenced me when I was younger because she taught me how to layer the clothes and colors. My interest in fashion and design led me to attend the Art Academy in South Korea. After awhile, I realized that a major in fashion was not what I wanted to do in the future. I was still researching many artists and their styles, and trying to read as many articles from famous artists as I could. While I was researching about other art majors, I found motion design. I didn’t know about this major before, yet every class I take makes me love it more and more. In the future, I want my art to influence much more people so that they will understand my personal messages, and I plan on using motion design as my medium of choice.

The college life is tougher than I expected, but I’m happy to find what I really want to do. I’m really thankful to my family for supporting me and believing in my dream. I am still not sure for my future, but I want to enjoy my life.