Paradise Lost

When I first heard that we were going to read Paradise Lost, I'll admit I was kind of nervous. After all, religion is a very big part of this story, and I am not a very religious person anymore. I expected that it would been sprouting allusions to the Bible every paragraph and that I would have to keep one beside me at all times to make sure I kept afloat with everything going on in the story. Luckily, I was wrong. Sure, there was a lot of religion in the story, as it was about the fall of man in the garden of Eden. However, it was not nearly as bad as I was thinking it was going to be. In fact, I enjoyed it.

One thing I thought was kind of weird was that while I was reading it I felt as if I was on Satan's side, instead of God's. I was constantly cheering for Satan, even though I know that he is the leader of the bad side. But I guess that's to be expected, as he was basically the protagonist of the story.

I am glad that we read this story though. I feel proud, knowing that I can say I finished it, as it was definitely not the easiest story to read through.