00:00I'll tell you, this was a banner idea you kids had, taking classes at night.
00:03You decided what you're going to take, Dad?
00:05I'm not sure. Either salsa dancing or how to become a notary public.
00:10What do you think?
00:10Well, that depends. If you want to dance or watch people sign things.
00:14Both interest me.
00:15Hey, would you watch the road now and again?
00:17Would you relax?
00:19I'm sorry. It's just that kid. I think he's got to go home and change now.
00:27You know what? I think I'm going to take the notary class.
00:30God knows the world doesn't need another salsa dancer.
00:36Spence, come on.
00:37Coming.
00:38Hi, Mom.
00:40I don't know how late we might go out after.
00:44I don't need to wear my hood.
00:53As soon as we get around the corner, this thing's coming right off.
00:55And so, by the beginning of the century, you've got Napoleon overrunning Europe,
01:03the promise of democracy gone, the Industrial Revolution turning everyone's lives upside down.
01:08And from this upheaval emerged some of the greatest writers in history.
01:13You just look like Batman.
01:16In one short period of history, you've got Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy,
01:20the Bronte sisters, Jane Austen, all the way through Henry James and Oscar Wilde.
01:24Now, these writers, each in their own way,
01:26reflected the mores and conventions of their times.
01:29And in many cases, I think we'll find they challenge these mores as well.
01:32Quit it!
01:35Oh, he was touching me.
01:38Anyway, we're going to get rolling with a novel by one of the most
01:41truly interesting writers of the era, Charlotte Bronte.
01:44The book, Jane Eyre.
01:45I'm also handing out a list of 10 discussion questions about Jane Eyre.
01:51I want you to read the book, flip them over.
01:54We will discuss them when we meet again.
02:03I'll tell you this much.
02:05Becoming a notary public is not for the timid.
02:07No, sir.
02:08Very competitive.
02:10Not a backstabbing.
02:12Hey, pull over.
02:13I gotta use the john.
02:14Why don't you go when we drop Spence off?
02:17I didn't have to go there.
02:18Excuse me for not having a prostate!
02:21All right, Dad, there's a Dairy Queen.
02:22Go knock yourself out.
02:24Okay, after I pee, anyone want a soft serve?
02:29No, thanks.
02:30No.
02:34Okay, look, I'm sorry about the class.
02:36I was just fooling around.
02:36I'm sorry.
02:37Yeah, forget about it.
02:38It's not even your fault.
02:39It's my fault.
02:40It is?
02:44I just kind of had this stupid fantasy that we didn't have to go to school.
02:49That we'd take the class, and we'd both enjoy it,
02:52and then we'd read more books,
02:54and eventually we'd spend our evenings sitting in front of a roaring fireplace,
02:57drinking cognac, exchanging witty riperté.
03:03I was like, kidding.
03:04I can't even do the word jumble in the daily news.
03:08You know what?
03:09I'm gonna read the book.
03:10No, Doug, don't.
03:11Because I wasn't trying to guild you into doing it.
03:12I know, okay?
03:13I want to.
03:14I want us both to read it and talk about it in front of a roaring fire.
03:18I'm sure your father will start one at some point.
03:24You really want to continue with the class?
03:26Yes.
03:34Honey?
03:36Nothing.
03:47Bye.
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