We finished watching Jane Eyre on Sunday and still continue to discuss it. My supervisor and I both love the "after-the-fire" scene. We could never get enough of it! I also watched Mansfield Park (starring Frances O'Connor) again, and I must say it has grown on me. Rozema (the director) has sought to make Fanny a more assertive, stronger character than what I gathered from reading the book, but I believe this step of hers works to its advantage. We need a Fanny like that! I could never finish the book although I tried reading it two times, primarily because I never could take to Fanny as she is described in the novel. The movie, however, throws a new light into her character. She is no longer meek, but uses the appearance of her meekness to her advantage. I took notes on this topic earlier but I will post them later in an entry dedicated to Fanny or Mansfield Park.
For the present I am trying to settle down in my present location. I need to unpack before my room is live-able. I always wonder which is worse, moving out or moving in. I guess they are equally hard.
Anyways, I have two interviews tomorrow that I am trying really hard to not feel nervous about. One is a paralegaling position (which I am really doubtful about since I don't know anything about law firms and this does not seem creative in the very least.) This means I have to research on the company tonight and at least familiarize myself with some key terms. If anything, I think going on this interview will give me some experience. I should think of this as a mock-interview perhaps.
The other is a position in a publishing firm, which is more in line with my major and at least allows for some creative exertions of the mind. I hope they go well, especially the second. Some luck would really come in handy.
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Hi Frankengirl!
Thank you for the warm wishes :)
I think I have a fair idea of what I want at the moment. I want to teach, or work with young people in some way, or do something creative, like write (if I can have enough money to rent a room and live on crumbs I would do it).
However, I was told that narrowing my options may not the be the best move. Hence, I am forced to look beyond, even consider interviewing for jobs I have little interest in. I don't like doing this, but everyone tells me I must or else I might have no job at all. Also they tell me that perhaps there are things out there I don't even know exist and opening up my options is the only way I can find this out.
However, my question is this: what if I do know what I want and I want one thing? What if I don't want to fruitlessly explore anything else? Is this wrong?
I just have to figure out a way to do something productive this year, because I want to go to grad school asap.
"If you wanted to find a cure for cancer, would anyone tell you to try being a secretary first?! No. But many will discourage you from the Arts, because they don’t realize that life without Art would be bleak, indeed!"
What an interesting observation Frankengirl! Really!
All that time when I was Pre-med, no one told me to "explore" other things. The college required me to take classes in other departments, but the exposure was minimal, and no one close to me told me to look beyond Science. I wonder if this was because they thought I was good at Science and needn't bother trying my hand at something else.
And I actually did work in a lab doing Cancer research not a long time ago, and even then, there was no mention of exploring something else. They might have told me to look at Immunology instead of Obstetrics, but not Arts instead of Science. Somehow people think we need all the scientists to save the world, while the truth is we need just as much of Art, for there is no Beauty without it.
Thank you for your advice and support Frankengirl :)
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