Tomorrow is the last movie to be released to the Twilight Series. The movie is called Breaking Dawn Pt. 2. In 2008, the first movie of the Twilight Saga was released. Millions of teenagers camped outside of movie theaters across the nation in excitement. The twilight craze swept the country. At first, I paid little attention to the book and movie. I felt as if the whole concept was rather stupid. Vampires? Werewolves? I'll pass. One day I actually decided to stop being lazy and investigated what all the hype was about and read the book. I was hooked. Some feel as the books have literary merit, while others considered it a classic of this time period. The real question is where is the line drawn? When is a book considered popular? When is a book considered a classic? The answer to that question would vary from person to person. As the reader, I became more intrigued in the plot rather than the literary devices the author used (if any). There are different types of classics that vary throughout the time period. We see this in examples such as Shakespeare and Homer. These are two contrasting ideas, works, and time periods, but both still to be considered classical pieces of literature. Classics appear to shift with the time period. How do we know when to classify one and when not to?
I remember reading these books back before freshman year, and I slowly began to realize how off it can be. For instance, Edward can be easily seen as that abusive and controlling boyfriend, and Bella is really whiny.
ReplyDeleteOn the topic of classics, I think the line is drawn where books that have the potential to teach actual life lessons that we all need in life meet the books that just advertise "sexy" vampires and werewolves.