Breaking Dawn: Two worlds *not* colliding
Critics have theorized that one of the reasons Harry Potter connects to readers so well is that we see the fantastical world of the wizards through the eyes of an outsider. Harry did not grow up in the wizarding world, so he is constantly encountering new and amazing things, which Ron and Hermione explain to him, and incidentally, to us, the readers.
The first book in the Twilight series is similar: we see Edward through Bella's eyes, and with her, we are awed by his mysteriousness, and his exotic beauty. The wonder continues as she delves deeper and deeper into his world.
But things begin to change as the series progresses. The further Bella goes into the world of vampires, the less time the books spend looking at this world through human eyes. And slowly, inevitably, sadly, by the time we get to Breaking Dawn, the vampire world has become almost mundane.
I think this is why the chapters about J Jenks are some of my favorites in Breaking Dawn. In a sea of vampire mythology, they reconnect us with the human world, and allow me to once again marvel at how strange it would be to meet a vampire.
The first book in the Twilight series is similar: we see Edward through Bella's eyes, and with her, we are awed by his mysteriousness, and his exotic beauty. The wonder continues as she delves deeper and deeper into his world.
But things begin to change as the series progresses. The further Bella goes into the world of vampires, the less time the books spend looking at this world through human eyes. And slowly, inevitably, sadly, by the time we get to Breaking Dawn, the vampire world has become almost mundane.
I think this is why the chapters about J Jenks are some of my favorites in Breaking Dawn. In a sea of vampire mythology, they reconnect us with the human world, and allow me to once again marvel at how strange it would be to meet a vampire.
posted by Jeffrey Stuart Martin on Thursday, October 09, 2008
1 Comments:
I personally thought the whole book was a bit much... I mean, a few parts of the entire series made me a bit skeptical, but I gave in to it and enjoyed them. By the 4th, however, I was like "seriously?!", especially when everything worked out so happily. I really think that they should have killed off a few people along the way.
Don't get me wrong, I still read the entire book and had a hard time putting it down during the last several chapters. I just think it could have been better. Not that I could do better personally, of course.
Ok, rant over ^^
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