Frustrations of the Twilight...Thing (Part 2)

As with all things that are titled part 1 there are more to follow, and this certainly holds true with my frustrations that they indeed span at least two different entries, if not more.  But for now I will get back to the story and a major problem with the series as a whole.

Now the target audience for this "saga" are teenage girls between the ages of 13 and 18.  Now I know the series has clearly hit more than that but the initial release of the novels, it was for this age group.  The perfect protagonist for this age group is a 17 year old girl who doesn't quite know what she wants from life.  Her parents are separated and she has learned to become slightly independent.  If you read my earlier entry you will see that slightly is the best word to use next to independent.  So a lot of girls in the 13-18 age bracket can look up to Bella and who she has become.  But here comes the problem that lies within the book, what is the message that Meyer is trying to send?  Being a mormon, link, she more than likely has some pretty strong views on sexuality and marriage.  (This is me using a stereotype, if it doesn't fit for her, please correct me)  So what is Bella's and Edward's relationship represent?  Bella is constantly urging Edward to just change her already, usually during the most physically charged scenes.  It is not much of a stretch to switch "change" into "sex."  Like sex once you are changed you can't go back, if you get bit you are a vampire forever, if you have sex you are no longer a virgin, except in Madonna's case, but that is a different matter.

So Meyer is showing the protagonist throw herself at her boyfriend over and over again.  Fittingly Edward says no every time, until the Cullen's hold a vote and everyone would change her, except Rosalie...strange image there on this topic.  Anyway, is this what Meyer wants teenage girls to do?  Constantly throw themselves at boys and hope that they say no?  Kind of a strange thought when thinking of her background and her target audience.

Now the arguments will be, "But they are in Loves," or "But it isn't sex, it's turning her into a vampire."  My rebuttal is simply this, put this situation in real life where there are no vampires.  We know how sexually charged teenagers can get, put them in a situation where they are on a girl/boy's bed, what else are they going to ask each other? How many boys out there are going to say no? Fewer than we would like to think.

Damn, that was longer than I was hoping, there will probably be one more entry if you can stand to read this, and I promise it won't be so negative next time.

tl;dr Bella : teenage girl | Vampire Change : sex           Great image Stephanie Meyer