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akitasimblr · 1 year

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Hiiii. How are you doing? Question time!

Do you feel inspired for your story by TV series and movies? Have you incorporated any of these into your story, like a plot or a character?

hi lu! omg, thank you so much for this question!!

it's not directly tv series/movies, but i seek inspiration for many of my sims in characters from books - basically, british victorian literature -, which have tv/movies adaptations.

many of my sims bios (usually spares) are based on some literature character. mostly because they don't have the support of the challenges goals to make up their personality; so i often recur to books i love to invent their personalities.

my occult legacy spin-off is entirely based on classic gothic books like wuthering heights, frankenstein, the picture of dorian gray - so, the legacy sims in this spin-off will be somewhat inspired by some of those books characters.

for anyone interested in my ramblings 😉:

charlie harper's character was entirely built to be emma woodhouse (emma, jane austen);

isaura harper had a bit of helen graham (the tenant of wildfell hall, anne bronte) in her character construction;

ulysses harper would be a sort of edward ferrars (sense and sensibility, jane austen) or a male version of fanny price (mansfield park, jane austen);

zelda harper has a lot of jo march (little women, louisa may alcott) and elizabeth bennet (pride and prejudice, jane austen) in her;

grace harper was inspired in marianne dashwood (sense and sensibility, jane austen);

leo harper was developed to become a less vain version of sir walter elliot, (persuasion, jane austen);

paris harper has some hints of pip (great expectations, charles dickens);

katherine harper is heavily inspired in catherine morland (northanger abbey, jane austen);

heathcliff harper is absolutely inspired in emily bronte's heathcliff (wuthering heights, emily bronte) but my clee-clee is not cruel;

stella harper was heavily influenced by mary datcher (night and day, virginia woolf).

and that's all i can think of now... i really loved this question!! 😊

#extras #extras:grace #extras:leonardo #extras:paris #extras:katherine #extras:heathcliff #extras:stella #extras:charlie #extras:ulysses #extras:isaura #extras:zelda #asks

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notinmyvocab · 2 years

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all the ones that end in 2 for the weird asks!

2. chocolate bars or lollipops? Lollipops!

12. name of your favorite playlist? My current favorite playlist is one I've titled "I'm the Main Character but it's a low budget indie movie"

22. role model? Jenna Marbles. Did what she loved no matter what. Apologized when appropriate and took accountability (more of thinking about the fish incident than the later stuff), and then when it no longer brought her joy, she walked away.

32. top five favorite vines? Wisteria, climbing hydrangea, Boston ivy, morning glory, and sweet pea.

42. jacket pockets or pants pockets? Jacket for sure

52. favorite font? When dicking around, I love typwriter fonts but I have such shit eyes that if I'm reading, it's gotta be Times New Roman or at least something clear like serif

62. seven characters you relate to? Lia Overbrook, Richard Papen, Pip Kosta, Neil Perry, Catherine Morland, Jo March, Eponine (specifically the musical version)

72. worst subject? The worst subject is world war II but only if you're talking to a straight white man who's a self proclaimed "history buff"

82. pc or console? Console

92. lamps, overhead lights, sunlight or fairy lights? ~fairy lights~

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anongoingsoliloquy · 6 years

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Hey babes! It’s the first day of Spring so you know what that means…it’s time for a Spring Reading Recommendations List! For me, springtime is when I want to read all the classics. There’s just something about classic novels that just demands to be read in the spring, I’m not exactly sure why, but it does! So, this list will be made up of a few classics, but I’ve thrown in some historical fiction, some whodunits, fantasy, and contemporaries for good measure. Alright, let’s get started!

1. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

The first of Jane Austen’s novel to be published, Northanger Abbey is a lighthearted novel that follows our heroine, Catherine Morland. In the novel, Catherine is taken to Bath for the first time, and while there she meets Henry Tilney and his sister Eleanor, who invite her to stay at their family home, Northanger Abbey. While there Catherine imagines that a terrible murder has taken place, which leads her to trouble. This novel is really about a young girl’s imagination and the power of reading! It’s really short so it’s perfect to read on a lazy spring day!

2. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

I put this book on my winter reading list too, but it’s also going on this one because it’s the best book and perfect for all year ‘round! Great Expectations is a chunky book, but don’t let its size scare you away! it is fantastic! It is truly a story about life. It begins when our main character, Pip, is six years old, when he first meets ‘the convict’. The novel follows Pip throughout his life, from meeting the eccentric Miss Havisham, falling in love with the indifferent and cold Estella, and coming into money and great expectations. We see the rise and fall of Pip as a person, ending the novel around the time that Pip is thirty. I laughed, cried and simply fell in love with the characters of this novel!

3. Courtship and Curses by Marissa Doyle

Courtship and Curses is a prequel to the duology, The Bewitching Season and The Betraying Season. All three novels are prefect to read in the spring, as they are fashioned after the style of Jane Austen. In Courtship and Curses, our main character, Sophie,(who is also a witch!) has a lame leg and walks with a cane, which leads her to think that she will never find a husband during her first season out in society. Then in walks the charming Lord Woodbridge who seems to love Sophie for exactly who and how she is. And let me tell you, Lord Woodbridge is very much like Mr. Darcy. Every word that comes out of his mouth makes me swoon!

4. Hamlet by William Shakespeare

Hamlet is, in my humble opinion, the ultimate classic! It has everything, ghosts, murder, psychotic breaks, romance, incest, adventure, existential crises and even pirates! It is such a good story, and please, please if you have to read it for school, do not write it off as boring or too hard! if you go into it with a closed mind, you won’t enjoy it. So please just let yourself go in this world, and I’m sure you’ll like it! I always read Hamlet in the spring, specifically in May. I read it for the first time in May and now every May, like clockwork, I have to read it!

5. Taken at the Flood by Agatha Christie

In Taken at the Flood, Detective Hercule Poirot must solve the mystery of a man, who is thought to be dead but maybe isn’t, who’s family now believes is coming back to reclaim his fortune. This is one of Poirot’s most puzzling cases which includes three dead bodies, blackmail and secret identities! I don’t’ want to say anymore because every little detail could be a spoiler for a murder mystery!

6. Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

The ultimate chunky book! Set during the backdrop of the June Rebellion, this story is about one man’s journey to freedom. Biblical allusions, action, adventure and barricade boys. And a bomb musical to go along with it! Don’t let the size of this book turn you away. It is worth the effort!

7. A Room with a View by E. M. Forster

A Room with a View follows our main character, Lucy, who has her world turned upside down when she meets a boy in Italy who shows her that there are other ways of living, despite what her rigid English upbringing has taught her. Torn between the bright and lively world of Italy and the life she’s always known in Edwardian England, Lucy must learn to follow her heart…even if it leads to scandal.

8. The Iron King by Julie Kagawa

When Megan Chase’s little brother is stolen by the fey, she, along with her best friend and a fairy prince, must travel through the Nevernever to get him back. Along the way, Megan learns that she is the daughter of the King of the Spring Court. Megan must decide which life to claim, the one she has always known in the human world, or the life as one of the fey.

9. Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingles

This is the first novel in the Little House series, based on the journals of Laura Ingles. Little House in the Big Woods is a cozy and quaint novel about pioneer living through the eyes of a child.

10. A Night in with Audrey Hepburn by Lucy Holliday

One of the only contemporary novels I’ve thoroughly enjoyed, A Night in with Audrey Hepburn is my dream! One night while staying in feeling sorry for herself, our main character, Libby, comes face to face with the ghost(?) of Audrey Hepburn. During their nights in, Audrey teaches Libby how to be comfortable in her own skin…while also getting up to a few antics! This book really spoke to me; Audrey Hepburn is my idol in every way and I would be thrilled to have her haunt my couch and bestow her wisdom unto me!

And that’s it! I hope you give these books a try because they are really good! Let me know if you do end up reading them or if you’ve already read them. I would love to chat about them with you!

#spring reads #spring recommendations #reading recommendations #classics #jane austen #charles dickens #marissa doyle #shakespeare #agatha christie #victor hugo #audrey hepburn #courtship and curses #Northanger Abbey #Great Expectations #Les Miserables #les mis #a room with a view

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curiousb · 2 years

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The Morland Family Album: Volume V

Catherine and Jane are growing old gracefully.

Morning, mum!

Ooh!

My game’s first-ever puppies born to a family!

And here they are - Midge and Pip - along with proud mum Penny.

Everyone loves the little bundles of fun.

But unfortunately there isn’t room in the house to keep them both, so we must bid farewell to Midge.

One last playtime with dad Stevie...

before it’s finally time to say goodbye to him as well. So long, Stevie, you were a doggy ray of sunshine.

Life, of course, moves on. Youngest child Sally gets to know Edward - over a discussion of toilet habits, quite appropriately in the bathroom.

Pip - Son of Stevie - grows up into a fine-looking hound.

Pip’s stats:

~ Sagittarius

~ Genius / Lazy / Friendly

And the family is still a happy one.

Penny seems to have rather taken to motherhood, and is keen to do it all over again! (The father was a passing stray, whose name I can’t now recall!)

Lily, George and Zippy (I honestly have no idea which is which) - looking a lot like their mum!

Older brother Pip seems to approve.

But adorable as they are, five dogs in this tiny house is far too many.

I’m so sorry, Catherine!

We do still have little Lily left at home though.

#sims 2 #gameplay #merybury #catherine morland #jane fairfax #sally fairfax #stevie morland #penny morland #pip morland #midge morland #lily morland #george morland #zippy morland #edward crawford #morland family

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anongoingsoliloquy · 7 years

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To go along with The Classic Book Tag, I thought I would put together a recommended list of Classic novels, short stories and plays, since I didn’t get to mention too many in the tag! This will be a long one, so let’s just get into it.

1. Wuthering Heights

This is the best book ever! Well, to me at least. I know people are quite divided about this book, you either love it or hate. It’s about Heathcliff and Cathy, to people who are madly in love but are destined never to be together. They go through trials, and always end up on opposing sides. Because they can’t be together, they hurt each other and loved ones. But in this dark, twisted love story, another love emerges that is the exact opposite of Heathcliff and Cathy’s. Where theirs is doomed, the new love is full of light and hope. This book is so perfectly crafted, and heartbreaking. If you are planning to read one classic book this year, I highly recommend you read Wuthering Heights!

2. The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter is a fantastic novel! It gives a huge ‘fluff you’ to slut-shaming and the main characters are lovely. It’s a novel about love, loyalty and maybe even a little bit of magic. When out main character, Hester Prim, has a child out of wedlock, she refuses to name the father of her child and is forced to wear a scarlet ‘A’ on her clothing. Although she is separated from society, she does not become bitter or resentful; she proves the town wrong and becomes an amazing single mother. The magic of the novel comes about when the child, Pearl, is older and is said to be a fairy. Another aspect of magic in the book is much more dark. When the identity of Pearl’s father is revealed, he has an ‘A’ carved into his chest. As readers, we can assume he carved it there himself, but the book does leave the answer opened ended for the purpose of “maybe magic”.

3. Great Expectations

Great Expectations is a chunky book, but don’t let its size scare you away from this book! it is fantastic! It is truly a story about life. It begins when our main character, Pip, is six years old, when he first meets the convict. The novel follows Pip throughout his life, from meeting the eccentric Miss Havisham, falling in love with the indifferent and cold Estella, and coming into money and great expectations. We see the rise and fall of Pip as a person, ending the novel around the time that Pip is thirty. I laughed, cried and simply fell in love with the characters of this novel!

4. Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies is a dark novel about the evils of human nature that live in all of us, even as children. I think this novel is made frightening because the evil acts are committed by children. It’s about young boys who, after a plane crash, end up living on an island. The boys form two camps, one being the heroes of the novels, the other being the villains. The villainous group, led by Jack, begin to worship a pig’s head, which represents evil and demonic presents on the island. The boys hurt and kill each other. It’s about how people will turn on each other when there are no societal rules. And just as much about how hard it would be to reenter a civilized society.

5. Dracula

I’m sure everyone knows about Dracula, so I will give the briefest of rundowns. Dracula is a Gothic novel about vampires. It deals with love, obsession, and a fight for a young woman’s soul. Read it, it’s really good!

6. Frankenstein

Again, everyone knows the major plot points, so another very short rundown. Frankenstein is about a man who suffers the consequences of playing god.

7. Northanger Abbey

The first of Jane Austen’s novel to be published, Northanger Abbey is a lighthearted novel that follows the heroine, Catherine Morland. In the novel, Catherine is taken to Bath for the first time, and while there meets new ‘friends’ who tend to take advantage of her naive innocence. When she meets Henry Tilney and his sister Eleanor, Catherine is invited to stay at their family home, Northanger Abbey. While there Catherine imagines that a terrible murder has taken place, which leads her to trouble.

8. To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee’s award winning novel is about childhood innocence and the terrible cruelty of racism. This novel details the trail of Tom, a black man who is accused of sexually assaulting a white woman. It is told through the eyes of Scout Finch, a six-year-old daughter of Tom’s lawyer, Atticus Finch. Having the story told by a child makes a heartbreaking story even more so.

9. Les Miserable

The ultimate chunky book! This story is about one man’s journey to freedom. Biblical allusions, action, adventure and barricade boys. And a bomb musical to go along with it! Don’t let the size of this book turn you away. It is worth the effort!

10. Beloved

Beloved is more of a modern classic, set in the American south during the time of slavery. This novel is about a woman who believes that her dead baby has come back to haunt her. Two story lines reveal the pain and humiliation of slavery. This is a powerful novel, highlighting the strength of colored women. I highly, highly recommend it! But be warned, if you do read it, you will need a box of tissues with you.

11. The Fall of the House of Usher

The House of User is my favorite of Edgar Allan Poe’s short stories. It is about a young man going to see his friend who lives, along with his sister, at the House of Usher. When our main character, Fredrick arrives, the Usher sister, Madeline, has died. That night, the Usher brother, Rodrick, exclaims that his sister has been buried alive, and that he’s seen her walking in the halls. What happens because of the dead and madness that lives within the house is, quite literally the House of Usher cracking down the middle and falling to bits.

12. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

A Halloween classic, the Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a story about Ichabod Crane. He is a well-meaning, somewhat money hungry man, who attends a Halloween ball to impress his lady love Katrina. On the way home from this ball, he is chased by The Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow. While not necessarily frightening, maybe don’t read it while sitting along in a class room. Because inevitably someone will walk in at the same moment the Horseman finally makes his appearance and you will jump a mile out of your seat. I speak from experience. If nothing else, make sure you read it around Halloween.

13. Hamlet

Hamlet is, in my humble opinion, the ultimate classic. It is alluded to and quoted in so many pieces of literature since its debut in 1600. It has everything, ghosts, murder, psychotic breaks, romance, incest, adventure, existential crises and even pirates! It is such a good story, and please, please if you have to read it for school, do not write it off as boring or too hard! if you go into it with a closed mind, you won’t enjoy it. So please just let yourself go in this world, and I’m sure you’ll like it!

And that’s it! My list of recommended reads: Classics Edition! I hope this has helped you pick some classics to read. Let me know if you’ve read any of these and how you liked them. Thanks for reading!

#classics #classic literature #hamlet #jane austen #northanger abbey #to kill a mockingbird #the scarlet letter #frankenstein #dracula #books #Book Recommendations #book blog

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