Critical Analysis of Twilight
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Vulnerable Minds of the Young Adults
Anna Silver analyzes the Twilight Saga according to the criticisms against the novels tendency to send strong messages to the young minds of the readers. Silver utilizes the already existing criticisms about the Saga’s conflicting ideas about gender roles, family life, and various controversial topics to support her central claim. Her organizational skills reveal a clear understanding of Stephanie Meyer’s, author of the Twilight Saga, beliefs of the contemporary world. The author presents a specific idea or topic in the novel and supports or argues the criticism with factual evidence from Meyer’s work. In doing so, the author allows herself to chime in with personal thoughts and ideas on the topic. Anna also uses anecdotes to show the reader personal and real life examples. Her particular structure of the essay allows the reader to comprehend the focal ideas that the Twilight Saga subliminally possesses.
The main argument Silver intends on conveying relates back to early ideas of gender ideology. The author finds that commonly argued matters of the Twilight Saga are relevant to today’s society. For instance; romantic relationships, dominant male role, defenseless females, marriage, motherhood, nuclear families, and abortion. Silver believes young adult literature often aims to shape the adolescent and advise the reader how to make smooth transitions into adulthood. Adolescents seeking YA literature most likely look to the novel for life advice. Confusion is common for the age young adult literature targets; therefor the author really focuses on identity issues the book specifically targets.
The topic addressed first, directly depicts a couple so madly in love that self sacrifice and irrational thinking seems acceptable. A group by the name of, Feminist Mormon Housewives, argue that Edward and Bella’s dramatic attraction and need for one another sets an impractical example for the audience. The feminists’
Vulnerable Minds of the Young Adults
Anna Silver analyzes the Twilight Saga according to the criticisms against the novels tendency to send strong messages to the young minds of the readers. Silver utilizes the already existing criticisms about the Saga’s conflicting ideas about gender roles, family life, and various controversial topics to support her central claim. Her organizational skills reveal a clear understanding of Stephanie Meyer’s, author of the Twilight Saga, beliefs of the contemporary world. The author presents a specific idea or topic in the novel and supports or argues the criticism with factual evidence from Meyer’s work. In doing so, the author allows herself to chime in with personal thoughts and ideas on the topic. Anna also uses anecdotes to show the reader personal and real life examples. Her particular structure of the essay allows the reader to comprehend the focal ideas that the Twilight Saga subliminally possesses.
The main argument Silver intends on conveying relates back to early ideas of gender ideology. The author finds that commonly argued matters of the Twilight Saga are relevant to today’s society. For instance; romantic relationships, dominant male role, defenseless females, marriage, motherhood, nuclear families, and abortion. Silver believes young adult literature often aims to shape the adolescent and advise the reader how to make smooth transitions into adulthood. Adolescents seeking YA literature most likely look to the novel for life advice. Confusion is common for the age young adult literature targets; therefor the author really focuses on identity issues the book specifically targets.
The topic addressed first, directly depicts a couple so madly in love that self sacrifice and irrational thinking seems acceptable. A group by the name of, Feminist Mormon Housewives, argue that Edward and Bella’s dramatic attraction and need for one another sets an impractical example for the audience. The feminists’
Cited: Silver, Anna. "Twilight is not good for maidens: gender, sexuality, and the family in Stephenie Meyer 's Twilight series." Studies in the Novel 42.1-2 (2010): 121+. Literature Resource Center. Web. 20 Feb. 2013. Meyer, Stephenie. Breaking Dawn. New York: Little, Brown, and Company. 2008. --. Eclipse. New York: Little, Brown, and Company. 2007. --. New Moon. New York: Little, Brown, and Company. 2006. --. Twilight. New York: Little, Brown, and Company. 2005.