THE ORIGINAL: Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
THE NEW TWIST: This book has become a cult classic during the few years it has been out. For the most part, this is exactly the same book as Pride & Prejudice. However, there is the interesting and entertaining subplot added in by Seth Grahame-Smith which involves a zombie outbreak across England. The book still continues as it normally does, and the basic plot and messages all remain the same. However, every so often the characters will acknowledge the zombies, the zombies will kill some character, or characters will discuss this frightening new world around them. This book is definitely suited for a high school audience and beyond. I wouldn't necessarily substitute the original with this, but it is a good way to get students excited in Pride & Prejudice and in an educational setting it can be used as a tool to read a couple chapters out of to compare and contrast as well as keeping things interesting.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Supernatural culture (Zombies, Vampires, Aliens, etc) is becoming huge in pop culture, what positives and negatives does this offer?
How do you feel about the reworking of classic literature?
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