Twilight As Romantic Hope

Well, we have spent a ton of time talking about how poorly written Twilight is and that it doesn't hold a candle to Harry Potter. While I agree with both of these statements, I would consider this a very successful series of books. The reason I say this, is because it has sold millions and millions of copies. The movies are sold out weeks in advance, and it has become the biggest literary trend since the start of Harry Potter. The books, were okay, in my opinion. They may not have been challenging to read and all, but they were different from anything I have ever read before. The movies, however, ruined the whole thing for me.

But that is besides the point.
Where was I?
Right....

I think the reason I was so hooked on the books in the beginning is because the romantic game of tug-of-war between Jacob, Edward, and Bella kept me on my toes long enough to read the entire series (even though I was extraordinarily disappointed when Bella chose Edward). Beyond the struggle though, I think Twilight, for me, was a hopeful story of romance. I believe it could instill hope that there is that someone out there that we are supposed to be with forever. I don't know if Stephanie Meyer had intended on doing this, but I found it kind of comforting that despite all the fights, danger, and near-death experiences Bella encounters, that the love between her and Edward prevails...

I don't know. That could sound totally cheesy and pathetic and lame. But hey, I'm just a sucker for romance....

In a nutshell, the book was poorly written, it doesn't hold a candle to Harry Potter, but the romance had me hooked from the beginning.

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Never let me go

So I wrapped up what scared me most about Never let me go, and what really moved me about it, in a little paragraph that could have gone at the end of the book. It's a little vague so you may just have to roll with it.

"Through this story you have come to know me, my friends, you have felt as we did, seen our fate. Now they are all dead and I shall follow them in completion with the completion of this story. What horrors await me I cannot escape." Kathy H

Last Chance!!!!

Hi all. This is your last chance to add to our fabulous Twilight blog. Feel free to use this space to share your ideas about our final novel of the semester and how it relates to Never Let Me Go, Dracula, The Picture of Dorian Gray, etc.



To get you started, you might want to check out this spirited repartee on two popular culture blogs:

"Why Don Draper Is a Far Better Vampire Than any of Twilight's or True Blood's" (NYMag.com)

"The Emasculation of the Modern Vampire?" (Salon.com)

If you want to find a real vampire, according to these critics, look to Don Draper not Edward Cullen.


 

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Idea for a thesis for final paper

Thought I would run it by you guys sense I have not posted for a while. My idea is that the clones are similar to the Cullens. Both are sheltered, either by others or by themselves, the fate of both is decided with little if any room to move, both are hated and feared by the society they live in, and both are looking for a way out of what they have. Also include they both share Gothic setting and several other Gothic features. I just enabled the e-mail updates so I should be able to see if you guys comment and get back to you; Or you can tell me in class. If I follow this idea, one could assume that twilight is a Gothic novel in the same sense that Never let me go is, because of similar character setting and a Gothic style control of the character.

Micah Corey