Law School Beast

Shany 2022-12-21 02:29:49

The excellence of Harvard students is universally recognized, and the gathering of elites at Harvard Law School is a well-known fact. Of course, this is based on almost terrifying efforts. Due to the special features of Socrates' teaching method, students have to read and master theories and case facts in a massive amount of class, and analyze and analyze them as deeply as possible. If you are negligent and encounter a professor of the order of Kingsfield in contract law in the film, the result is likely to be very tragic. As it says: "Q&A, sometimes you will feel that you have found the right answer, but I guarantee that this is just your illusion. In my class, there will always be new questions. Here, you yourself Learn the law, I teach you to think.”

So, after two weeks of training, the students were automatically divided into three classes. The third class gave up the arranged seats and automatically sat in the back row to study secretly (the first thought Myself...); the second class tries hard to keep up with the teacher, but never dared to raise their hands to speak, just to protect themselves; the first class actively raises their hands to speak, so as to win the teacher’s good impression, of course, this requires off-class Continuous efforts. (Interestingly, the professors in the film often can't remember the names of the students.)

What a breathtaking class and teaching, not only are we awe-inspiring, but we are also speechless. Indeed, as Hart said: “Being part of tradition is very painful.” Harvard Law School is like a jungle full of beasts, beast-like teachers, beast-like classmates, and beast-like mental pressure.

Of course, this does not mean that Harvard Law School is perfect, and we cannot even say that such an environment is normal. After all, we have also seen how after a stormy semester, the transcript with A was turned into an unbearable paper airplane and floated into the ocean of life.

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The Paper Chase quotes

  • [last lines]

    Susan Fields: Here's your mail.

    [hands Hart an envelope marked "GRADES ENCLOSED"]

    Susan Fields: I just got a letter from my father, something very interesting. My divorce is final. A piece of paper, and I'm free.

    [pauses]

    Susan Fields: Aren't you going to open your grades?

  • Susan Fields: They finally got you, Hart, they sucked all that Midwestern charm right out of you. Look, he's got you scared to death. You're going to pass, because you're the kind the law school wants. You'll get your little diploma. Your piece of paper that's no different than this

    [toilet paper roll]

    Susan Fields: and you can stick it in your silver box with all the other paper in your life. Your birth certificate, driver's license, marriage license, your stock certificates, and your will... I wish you would flunk, there might be some hope for you.