TimmyHGen-Y's swoon for Vampires
August 4th 2008 05:01
The Final volume of Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight Saga “Breaking Dawn” is now on sale! Book shops are drop dead keen on vampire parties to celebrate the launch and Gen-Y’s are bloodthirsty for the series.
The Twilight series initially flew under the radar with Generation Y. Meyer was a then unknown and the fan base was built from scratch. But the subject matter may have been too confronting for many readers to consider without a solid recommendation.
But those brave souls who did turn the first page were enthralled. The sexually charged story-line is intriguing considering their abstinence. Bella and Edward have the odd steamy scene, not to mention the ones she shares with Jacob. The two boys are dominating and powerful characters by themselves. But the books also delve into themes of free will, family relationships and myth, intertwined with real-world teenage problems. Young love comes through in almost every word.
Supernatural storylines are a common draw-card for teenage literature and always have been. Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings and the Narnia tales are reproducible stories that have a wide appeal to Gen-Y audiences. The escapism that these stories give young people transforms their reading experience and takes them outside themselves. When Bella dates a guy with supernatural powers she experiences the reality of being with a dominant man but also the impossible idea of attaining powers herself.
The Twilight series has a wide appeal to female readers that might not have been drawn to the Harry Potter series, but as yet has not captured a market share anything like the English Wizard. But as Meyer’s writing matures her readership could explode in a few months or less.
To draw a direct comparison, Harry and Bella are strikingly different. Bella’s is a coming of age story, whereas Harry is the typical hero. Bella almost seems to be a romance character, but less complex than Jane Eyre or Cathy. Unlike them, she only skims the surface of engaging moral questions and doesn’t have a deep intellectual bent.
The vampires in the book seem to have the ability to retain or kill their human identities as well as those of others. Unlike in old legends about werewolves and vampires, in the Twilight series, Bella can choose to change her identity and assume that of the vampire. If she makes the transition it will be because of a conscious decision.
A drastic departure from the supernatural stories of yester-year.
Twilight Series - Breaking Dawn
The Twilight series initially flew under the radar with Generation Y. Meyer was a then unknown and the fan base was built from scratch. But the subject matter may have been too confronting for many readers to consider without a solid recommendation.
But those brave souls who did turn the first page were enthralled. The sexually charged story-line is intriguing considering their abstinence. Bella and Edward have the odd steamy scene, not to mention the ones she shares with Jacob. The two boys are dominating and powerful characters by themselves. But the books also delve into themes of free will, family relationships and myth, intertwined with real-world teenage problems. Young love comes through in almost every word.
Supernatural storylines are a common draw-card for teenage literature and always have been. Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings and the Narnia tales are reproducible stories that have a wide appeal to Gen-Y audiences. The escapism that these stories give young people transforms their reading experience and takes them outside themselves. When Bella dates a guy with supernatural powers she experiences the reality of being with a dominant man but also the impossible idea of attaining powers herself.
The Twilight series has a wide appeal to female readers that might not have been drawn to the Harry Potter series, but as yet has not captured a market share anything like the English Wizard. But as Meyer’s writing matures her readership could explode in a few months or less.
To draw a direct comparison, Harry and Bella are strikingly different. Bella’s is a coming of age story, whereas Harry is the typical hero. Bella almost seems to be a romance character, but less complex than Jane Eyre or Cathy. Unlike them, she only skims the surface of engaging moral questions and doesn’t have a deep intellectual bent.
The vampires in the book seem to have the ability to retain or kill their human identities as well as those of others. Unlike in old legends about werewolves and vampires, in the Twilight series, Bella can choose to change her identity and assume that of the vampire. If she makes the transition it will be because of a conscious decision.
A drastic departure from the supernatural stories of yester-year.
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