tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18257728.post4441713048985827595..comments2017-06-07T15:07:41.330-05:00Comments on Shanna's Journal: Nice but not BoringShanna Swendsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07558317020951521656noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18257728.post-61005768084555283922010-05-14T18:55:16.807-05:002010-05-14T18:55:16.807-05:00I know that when I was in high school, I got reall...I know that when I was in high school, I got really into Star Wars and watched it over and over. And Luke was my favorite. I had such a Luke crush. I read a zillion sequel books, and always wanted a nice Luke romance.<br /><br />However, as an adult, I found Luke too mystical for me. His powers just didn't seem to have a lot of explanation. I also found him less and less handsome, weirdly enough. I found myself liking Han Solo a great deal more and finding the show much funnier. I think I "got" the humor more, and as such I became much more interested in the romantic relationship between Han and Leia. If it had been Luke that she ended up with (if he wasn't her brother), though? I might have continued to like him best. I think I liked Han *because* the romance included him.<br /><br />As for the chapter titles "in which" construction... "Around the World in 80 Days" has such titles. An online message board also talks about "Le Morte D'Arthur," "Don Quixote," "Vanity Fair," "Winnie the Pooh," "Kidnapped," "Tom Jones," "Moll Flanders," "The Three Musketeers," a few of the chapters in "Les Miserables," and some of Dickens' novels. I don't have these books on hand to check, so I can't guarantee it. Also, some books have chapter titles and *some* of them might be in this format but it isn't necessarily seen for every chapter. From the examples I find, it looks like it was largely done in fantasy works (even if there was no fantasy genre at the time), but not exclusively. I've always found it a cute construction, especially when the author gets really clever about it. So I hope you do use it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18257728.post-31135496891441084922010-05-14T10:52:18.970-05:002010-05-14T10:52:18.970-05:00The Pickwick Papers has descriptive chapter headin...The Pickwick Papers has descriptive chapter headings, but not in this format.<br /><br />When I was a pre-teen back in the Dark Ages, there was only one Star Wars, and it was called Star Wars (that New Hope stuff didn't come along until much later). We didn't know what would eventually happen to Han or Luke. In fact, it looked like there would be a love triangle in which Leia would have to choose between earnest hero Luke and bad boy Han. (And now, ewww.)<br /><br />I think Han was popular then because he was the bad boy. He got all the funny, dryly sarcastic lines and he was cynical, while Luke was earnest and such a good boy. I guess Han was more complex because he did have a better nature under the cynical exterior, while Luke was pretty straightforward, but I'm lazy when it comes to men. I don't want to have to dig to find buried treasure. I like to know from the start that someone is good instead of hoping that maybe there's a heart of gold under the bad boy exterior.Shanna Swendsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558317020951521656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18257728.post-79766985308927320432010-05-13T14:33:59.186-05:002010-05-13T14:33:59.186-05:00I'm a little too lazy to go check, but I think...I'm a little too lazy to go check, but I think Dicken's first novel, Pickwick Papers, had the kind of chapter headings you're talking about. <br /><br />I am happy to hear of another person who appreciates Luke Skywalker. :)<br /><br />I think what makes Han Solo so interesting to people is that his emotional journey from a jaded mercenary to a fighter for a cause. Luke's journey, by contrast, moves him from someone really easy to connect to into a remote sort of mystic. I liked him a lot better in `New Hope' than I did in `Empire Strikes Back' or the first half of `Return of the Jedi.' <br /><br />Han was just the opposite. I liked him better as the series went along and he visibly softened more toward nice guy-dom. :)Chicorynoreply@blogger.com