Blog #4:Roles of Genders

I have finally begun the second book in the Twilight series, New Moon. The Twilight series is written by Stephenie Meyer. In this series a man, Edward Cullen, is the hero and also a vampire. The heroine is Bella Swan. Edward is always saving Bella's life through out the story. And therefore Bella is always getting into such trouble where she needs to be rescued. New Moon and the rest of the Twilight books are categorized as love stories. In love stories the man is always the one who saves the women, whether it be from an evil step-mother or from vampires who cannot control themselves. Therefore in love stories the gender role of a women is to give impression that she is helpless and in need of love and affection. While the gender role of a man is to save the women and be the hero, providing the love, protection, and affection. However, in this series there are good women vampires, heroines, that also protect Bella. In that case there are both heroes who are men and women. So men don't necessarily always have to be the "big shot" who saves the day. Both men and women can play the same role. 

Meyer, Stephenie. New Moon. New York: Little Brown and Company, 2o005