Chapter Text
The Dream Interruption
Morgan_Who
Summary:
In June 2014, Lizzie Bennet and William Darcy never expected the field of higher education to transform their lives. Now, the Fall 2022 semester at the University of San Francisco has begun.
Notes:
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
EDITS TO BE POSTED BY SUNDAY AUGUST 14
Thank you Jane Austen, and many thanks to everyone involved with The Lizzie Bennet Diaries!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KisuGP2lcPs
I joined AO3 in December 2014. In all of that time, I have never posted a work. Many thanks to Dr. Anderson and Dr. York for a wonderful semester, and for the motivation to post this! Welcome to an examination of conflict that includes my love for higher education and for Pride and Prejudice & Related Fandoms!
In January 2022, I wrote a mini creative work based on the lyrics “When I got sort of sorts with a buddy of yours. I may have punched him, it’s a blur, sir. He handles the financials? You punched the bursar. Yes.” I felt inspired listening to the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Hamilton: An American Musical! As I was writing this short creative work my thoughts turned to my experiences of watching Hamilton live in-person and virtually on Disney+. I am so glad that I chose to write about these lyrics. If I hadn’t chosen these lyrics, I may have decided on a completely different path for this creative work. I had a wonderful time thinking about how these lyrics extend this small reference to higher education across a few different places of pop culture.
I felt compelled to write a creative work that incorporated issues in higher education with characters that appear across popular culture.
Just a few short months before I signed up for AO3, I fell in love with Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. As soon as I finished the book, I moved the 2005 movie to the top of my family’s Netflix queue. For an entire week, I came home from school and watched the movie. Eventually, I bought my own DVD copy, and I mailed the DVD back to Netflix. My love for Pride and Prejudice continued to grow, and eventually I found The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. When I began to think about how I could connect Pride and Prejudice to higher education and popular culture, I knew that these vlogs were the perfect format.
Welcome to the University of San Francisco, Downtown Campus!
Jane Austen, THANK YOU!