TA TALKS BACK: THE ‘TWILIGHT SAGA’S’ APPEAL TO ADULT WOMEN

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TA TALKS BACK: THE ‘TWILIGHT SAGA’S’ APPEAL TO ADULT WOMEN

For today’s TA Talks Back, TA member Oretha explores why adult women find the Twilight Saga so appealing.
 
The Twilight Saga’s Appeal to Adult Women By: Oretha
Recently articles have been triumphing that the little indie movie that could is springing into the engine to conquer. Each day I am hearing more and more about older audiences getting hooked on the story. Why such an older pull? It’s the roles of the men in the book or on film.
The story points out forgiveness and betterment during all four books. Each character struggles with selfishness and self-absorption but manages to conquer it for better good. In our real world we are faced every day with the perceptions of the roles of men. Twilight takes these head on.

Carlisle’s struggle starts very early on when he falls into the pattern set by his Father. He joins a crazed mob and ends up a victim of the thing he chased. He could have become like the monster but he understood that it was not the choice for him. He could have wallowed and become savage but chose not. He meets each action and choice with the focus on the better good. His character is representative of what we would expect from an upstanding man. He protects, provides and directs his Family. These are the roles we often attribute to the Patriarch of a family. He definitely sees the best out of situations and is willing to evaluate and maneuver things accordingly.

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[resonnant]

Cool comment. I agree. The male role has been downplayed and pretty much turned into a "Homer Simpson" persona which to me is a 'no thanks".  I'm so happy all around with what Stephenie has done to portray "men as men" which has turned things around to give them back the respect they deserve.

For a book series that critics tout (falsely) as "aimed at teens" I'm kind of thinking who cares who they think it's aimed at? It's for all of us. There's decency in this amazing love story, to say the least. It's packed so full of so much more. It's what we're all looking for. And here we go again with "Why should it matter what age group it reaches?" I'm elated that older people are so into the books and movies. I'm not a teen and I'm crazy about it all. The world is crazy about it all and it's due to the "Purity and Innocence" of the love story.    We're dying to return to true love.

In an early interview, Stephenie said that she hoped that people who read the book would walk away from the story truly caring for the characters of Edward and Bella. Her wish has come true!     

[nje742]

I totally agree. Reading the the Twilight Saga was so refreshing to me. It seems they don't make the men like they use to. Granted that the Cullen men were from a different time era. But even with the teens in the book, they weren't suicidal, they were doing drugs or alcohol, they were respectful.

[vamped4Edward]

It's human nature to want love. Women in their thrities and forties have the same childhood dreams of having someone who WANTS to hold them and love them, cherish them always, but that's the difference between fact and fiction. Each generation becomes more and more detached and here lies the problem, wonderful movies and books that remind us of what we want most, closeness. Don't we all want to be wanted, like Edward wants Bella. The love Carlisle has for his whole family, Esme, his life as a vampire. I believe what draws us all to this beautifully written series is the passion and love these characters have learned to expressed. They not only express their love verbally, but through their never ending fight to keep it alive.