The End

While taking this class, I found myself visiting LA more often. One thing that surprised me was how many people in the class haven’t visited LA or only visited a few times. I personally explored a lot of LA and seen the beauty it has to offer.

I’ve learned how to view my classmate’s perspectives with an open mind and how to thoroughly research subjects I’m interested in. When working with my classmates, we were able to talk about our different perspectives of a novel or film despite not agreeing with the same interpretation. Speaking up about a topic I’m passionate about, especially when someone might not agree with me, has always been something I’ve had an issue with. In this class, I was able to overcome this issue. Elaborating more on different perspectives, this class has given me the tools to read the city from multiple perspectives. One occurrence, my boyfriend and I took a mini night adventure to Griffith Observatory and Santa Monica. The Griffith Observatory felt very dream-like while in Santa Monica felt crowded and city-like. I was able to go to each place with an open mind and have different, unique experiences.

While reflecting on all the films and novels we have read in the class, I had the most fun reading Play It As It Lays by Joan Didion. The complex characters and writing style was something I’ve never read before. I overall had a lot of fun reading the novel. I’ve recommended the novel to many friends and to my past high school teachers as well.

All in all, I had a lot of fun in this class. I made some awesome friends (shout out to Brian and Nollan!!) and watched some amazing films. I wish everyone good luck on finals! It was a pleasure working with everyone:).

Best,

Angelique