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Click on the green text below for research on these & other topics. And the lion shall lie down with the lamb? Does Twilight "sink its teeth into feminism" or offer post feminist choice? Transgressive vs. conservative? Does this escape empower or seduce? What is an Alpha Girl? How does society view the Alpha Female? |
Is this "popular romance" for young adults?
How (or do) the literary allusions and references add meaning to the novel? How does the personality of the author add to the popularity of this and other novels? What does this novel reflect about our culture? |
What are the qualities of the new superwoman?
Is the "girl on fire" a post-feminist hero? What political and social structures does the novel ask us to examine? How does this novel mix genres and what is the effect on the "formula" and on the meaning? |