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messages in the Twilight Series about ‘ideal’ female sexuality is reinforced in the movies, or the visual
portrayals of the literature.
Hersch, Patricia. A Tribe Apart: A Journey into the Heart of American Adolescence. New York:
Fawcett Columbine, 1998. Print.
Hersch follows eight teenagers for three years in order to understand the adolescent culture, which may be
informed by the ‘popular culture’ but is almost a world unto itself. She is able to peer into this other world
with clarity and insight and articulate the issues that facing adolescents. I will be focusing particularly on the
chapters that deal with sex, sexuality, and issues that face girls. Hersch’s conclusion that society creates the
disconnect between adults and adolescents and leaves them responsible for making their own decisions and
defining their individuality with the mixed messages from the media.
hooks, bell. Communion: The Female Search for Love. New York: HarperCollins, 2002. Print.
She focuses on love and the ways in which females are taught to find it and the habits girls are supposed to
cultivate in order to keep said love. Instead of doing these things, she urges women to take charge of their
search for love instead of taking a passive role.
Housel, Rebecca, and J. Jeremy Wisnewski. Twilight and Philosophy: Vampires, Vegetariants,
and the Pursuit of Immortality. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2009. Print.
This is a collection of essays on different philosophical issues that can be read throughout the Twilight series.
These are for readers of the series with no need for philosophical background needed. However, there are a
few very interesting articles that pick up some of the little acknowledge feminist threads.
Meyer, Stephenie. Twilight. New York: Little, Brown And Company, 2005. Print.
The First book of the series, this is where the characters and their love story first unfolds. This book
represents a girl first entering adolescence.
Meyer, Stephenie. New Moon. New York: Little, Brown And Company, 2006. Print.
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