There are one of three things going on here. One, they're being sarcastic. Two, they're not in the same school system as you are. I never had to read either of those books for any of my english classes, although I have heard of them. They were both 'summer reading' books and since Pride and Prejudice is one of the longer ones, barely anybody chose to read it the one summer it was on the list. Three, Shreazla may still be in high school and possibly not realized how much of an impact Pride and Prejudice had since most of his classmates didn't read it. I think option two is the most realistic.
Just take it easy, man. Not everybody on these forums went to the same school.
Going to the same school has nothing to do with it. I just used it as an example of how widely known those books are and how often they are used in High School Curriculums. If u went to ANY middle/high school in a english speaking country you would have heard of them. And don't worry, I was taking it quite easy. All I did was introduce him to my friend Mr Sarcasm in the hopes that he would perhaps see the error in this ways. If I hadnt been taking it easy I would have used my buddy Mr Insult and perhaps his wife Mrs Ethnic Slur. I think I showed amazing personal fortitude refraining from such tactics in the face of such blatent stupidity.
Well spoken sir - I will admit to a definite need to clarify my basis for my statements here. First off, I am not in High School, nor do I have any idea what the 'normal/average' literature for a High School reading program is, as I have been in college for some time, and was homeschooled throughout most of my grade school years. When I said that not many people had heard of them, I was drawing on my rural, apalachian background, which, being the redneck, backwoods area that it is, would make my statement true - I did not mean to imply that they were unheard of series everywhere. I was full well aware of the fact that the books of L.M. Montgomery have reached a near cult-popularity in Japan, and are quite well known in Canada. However, even among the intellectuals that I know, most people have not heard of the series.
As to Pride and Prejudice, I admit to being in full error. I know that it is a well known book, and, as a result, deserved every bit of sarcasm which was directed towards me (I actually foundd it quite amusing, and, had I been readin anyone elses post, would have probably made the same comments to them). However, once again, in my defence, while many people have HEARD of Pride and Prejudice, and may have even watched the movie, when compared to the amount of people who have actually READ the book, the number drops significantly.
Anyway, once again, my apologies for not clarifying what I truely meant to say - my prowess as a typist will most likely get me nowhere in the real world, as I tend to say what I'm thinking in my head without actually thinking through what I'm really typing, and, as a result, it doesn't make as much sense I as previously thought it should have, lol.
btw, the book version of the Princess Bride is a quite amusing sarcastic read, for those of you who like light, but humorous reading.
And, for those among you who like heavy reading, religion, technology, videogames, J.R.R. Tolkien, D&D history, history in general, theology, and random facts, the book "Techgnosis" is a
Highly advised read of mine.