Danny Meyer

Bullen, Elizabeth, Kim Toffoletti, and Liz Parsons. “Doing What Your Big Sister Does: Sex, Postfeminism, and the YA Chick Lit Series.” Gender and Education, vol. 23, no. 4, 2011, pp. 497-511. Bullen, Toffoletti, and Parsons’ article explores postfeminism as represented within popular young adult literature. This is significant because young adult books influence their readers at a critical point in their identity development. These novels are another aspect of the media that “…inducts girls into…

Journal 4 What would you do if you believed that your loved one was dead? Would you do something completely out of temerity like Edward in New Moon by Stephenie Meyer? When Edward finds out, or assumes that Bella is dead and he looses his head. He decides he’s going to Volterra, to tell the Volturi of his wrong doings. Alice comes to visit Bella and her visions show Edward exposing himself, so Alice and Bella follow him to Volterra and stop him. I would give this book a B+, because I like…

“Over the last five years, the Twilight franchise has sold one hundred million books, generated nearly $1.8 billion in ticket sales, and engrossed millions of readers" (Petersen 51). For those unfamiliar, Twilight is a fantastical series integrating the realities between mortals and immortals. The protagonist of the series, Bella Swan, falls in love with a vampire at her high school and is the only one who knows his secret. The series continues to test their relationship and love, while Bella…

In 1897, Dracula was portrayed as a representation of Imperialism. He attempted to colonize England in order to become the countries “master”. Dracula imprints fear in humankind. Meanwhile in 2015, numerous contemporary vampire novels present a disparate concept of the blood feeding organisms. The Twilight Trilogy proves how vampires have transitioned over a period of time. The vampire of modern times represents Romanticism. Dracula and the Twilight series are composed of basic fundamental ideas…

Vampire Suicide vs Human Suicide, is it the Same Thing? This semester we were assigned three novels and as a final assignment we were to determine if the characters in “The Night Wanderer” were the same when their thoughts were about committing suicide. Suicide is when someone hits their all-time low and does not know what else to do so they take their own lives to end all the hurt they feel. Tiffany Hunter is a teenage girl that was dealing with a lot of different things such as her mother…

Many major problems occurred in the book Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. In Twilight, the characters face many complicated issues, but always end up resolving them. The characters have many difficult choices to make which makes the problems more suspenseful and intense. For example, some problems like Bella’s scent and James hunting down Bella, were both the two main problems in the book. One problem that reflected the whole saga, but most importantly the first book was Bella’s scent. Edward…

Have you ever wanted to see a teenager become a vampire and join a circus show? Than Cirque Du Freak is a book I recommend you read. A boy named Darren used to be a normal boy until he became a vampire and received tips from Mr. Crepsley on how to survive as vampire. On his way to become in the circus he meets some of his now new friends. He wants help to becoming a vampire and ask someone.Darren Shan finds out he’s a vampire and ask Mr. Crepsley for help on becoming a vampire after he finds…

Vampire diaries is an engaging book and can capture the mind of all readers. This books first draft was written in 1990 but the book was published in 1993 selling over 200,000 copies. This was her first book of hers that took off and is sometimes called the deadly love triangle due to the love between the Salvator brothers and Elena. This book combines Supernatural, horror, fiction, and fantasy but in the end love over powers all. At one point someone you love will pass away, this is where it…

Do you have a fascination for Mythology and Folklore? Do you wish you had more romance in your life? Imagine all of that packed with action to keep you on your toes. That's what Frost Bite by Richelle Mead has to offer. The main character is Rose. She is a courageous and a brave guardian, she holds nothing back. Her character takes you on a journey of a strong women that doesn't lose herself or compromise while finding her true love. She is a good friend and has a bond with her best friend.…

In the Memoir New Moon by Stephenie Meyer, has many genres they are romantic fantasy, young adult fiction, and vampire literature. Bella the main character of this book is an 18 years old girl who is in high school. She lives with her father Charlie in Washington. Bella fell in love with a vampire named Edward Cullen, Who is 17 years old. Because Edward is a vampire, they have a difficult relationship. Bella is determined to turn into a Vampire for him although he doesn't want her to. She…