My Take on Twilight
This is not a book review, it is a few thoughts on the general reaction to the Twilight Series of books by Stephanie Meyer, two of which have been made into movies. So, I am sure you have met, or at least heard of, girls who go nuts over this story. Or, not really the story. More accurately, the hero of the story. So why is it that a bunch of teenager girls are going nuts over someone who doesn't even exist? I cannot be that he is physically attractive, because these books were popular long before an actor's image was ever tied to the character. So, ponder, if you will, the character attributes of this book hero.
This is not a book review, it is a few thoughts on the general reaction to the Twilight Series of books by Stephanie Meyer, two of which have been made into movies. So, I am sure you have met, or at least heard of, girls who go nuts over this story. Or, not really the story. More accurately, the hero of the story. So why is it that a bunch of teenager girls are going nuts over someone who doesn't even exist? I cannot be that he is physically attractive, because these books were popular long before an actor's image was ever tied to the character. So, ponder, if you will, the character attributes of this book hero.
- He is incredibly powerful.
- He will live for ever.
- He is totally, head over heals in love with the girl who is nothing special.
- He would die for the girl.
- He would do anything if it meant making life for the girl better.
Does that sound like anyone you know? It does to me. The only problem is that the hero, though incredibly amazing, falls short of The Hero. I wish I could somehow communicate to millions of teenage girls, that there is Someone who is real (unlike the vampire) and loves them even more then the hero of this story. Because, wouldn't it be so wonderful to be swept up in a love story, with the greatest lover of all?
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