I have never understood the idea that people 'should' forgive the people that harmed you. I can agree that you need to move past it, that you can't let pain rule your life - but I don't think people are obligated to give free passes to the people who hurt them.
or 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."
And it doesn't. Twilight is HUGELY conservative and supports the current gender divisions in our culture.
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.
I thought so too. It made me feel more encouraged about the young girls who love Twilight.
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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I have never understood the idea that people 'should' forgive the people that harmed you. I can agree that you need to move past it, that you can't let pain rule your life - but I don't think people are obligated to give free passes to the people who hurt them.
or 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."
And it doesn't. Twilight is HUGELY conservative and supports the current gender divisions in our culture.
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.
I thought so too. It made me feel more encouraged about the young girls who love Twilight.
Death Note lost me when Naomi was killed. After that, I jumped to the end and learned the rest from Wikipedia.
Smart move.