Word to all of the above. And I did like the episode where Katara confronted the man who murdered her mother. I love her comment at the end, about how she'll never forgive him...but she can give Zuko a second chance. I thought that it was a very nice way to keep her from murder AND get her to accept Zuko, but at the same time not hire the Characterization Hitman.
On Twilight, the only thing I could add is my interpretation that it's widely seen as good Judea-Christian fiction. After you get past the idea that it has vampires in it, the gender roles and the fact that it avoids truly edgy social topics (Take Tamora Pierce for instance, with her homosexual characters) seem to point to a 'moral conservative' origin. For one thing, Meyers is a self-proclaimed Mormon. That seems to tie into the idea of "no sex before marriage". But more importantly with regard to its popularity, a very cynical part of me wonders how many people look at the author's religious affiliation and go, "mmm...this should be okay for my tween to read because it's a love story that won't offend my sensibilities."
However, you're right. There is one more than one way to interpret it. I really loved that one person's essay on how Bella's actually quite empowered compared to most of the fanbase. It really was a fresh perspective. Of course, I also love teh_amazing_one's essay on the topic.
Death Note lost me when Naomi was killed. After that, I jumped to the end and learned the rest from Wikipedia.
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On Twilight, the only thing I could add is my interpretation that it's widely seen as good Judea-Christian fiction. After you get past the idea that it has vampires in it, the gender roles and the fact that it avoids truly edgy social topics (Take Tamora Pierce for instance, with her homosexual characters) seem to point to a 'moral conservative' origin. For one thing, Meyers is a self-proclaimed Mormon. That seems to tie into the idea of "no sex before marriage". But more importantly with regard to its popularity, a very cynical part of me wonders how many people look at the author's religious affiliation and go, "mmm...this should be okay for my tween to read because it's a love story that won't offend my sensibilities."
However, you're right. There is one more than one way to interpret it. I really loved that one person's essay on how Bella's actually quite empowered compared to most of the fanbase. It really was a fresh perspective. Of course, I also love teh_amazing_one's essay on the topic.
Death Note lost me when Naomi was killed. After that, I jumped to the end and learned the rest from Wikipedia.