Twilight 'Girl Porn' And The Books Of Mormon
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Twilight
'Girl Porn' And The Books Of
Mormon
Twilight author Stephenie Meyer is widely known to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS), and openly acknowledges that her faith has had an impact on the books. “Unconsciously, I put a lot of my basic beliefs into the story," she has said. To begin with, Stone pointed out several superficial elements in Twilight that she says clearly correspond to the LDS faith. These include the description of Edward Cullen, which she said matches the mythical description of church founder Joseph Smith "down to his nose and hair color," as well as the series' overarching juxtaposition of a "dark" race of werewolves ("Lamanites" in Mormon legend) that fight an epic battle with the "white" race of vampires ("Nephites"). Bella's journey of "conversion" to vampirism corresponds to the goal of winning "eternal life" by embracing the Mormon faith and overcoming - in a sense - the "natural man" that stands in the way of heavenly perfection. In addition, Stone even points to the presence of an authoritarian, hierarchical race of enemy vampires who are based in Italy and "enforce the code of conduct that pass for the morals of their world" - the Volturi - as closely corresponding to the Mormon attitude toward Catholics. Thematically, Stone points to the series' emphasis on personal "perfection," and the predestination of couples as having pre-selected each other for a literally eternal bond, as two themes directly correlating with Mormon sensibilities.
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Twilight author Stephenie Meyer is widely known to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS), and openly acknowledges that her faith has had an impact on the books. “Unconsciously, I put a lot of my basic beliefs into the story," she has said. To begin with, Stone pointed out several superficial elements in Twilight that she says clearly correspond to the LDS faith. These include the description of Edward Cullen, which she said matches the mythical description of church founder Joseph Smith "down to his nose and hair color," as well as the series' overarching juxtaposition of a "dark" race of werewolves ("Lamanites" in Mormon legend) that fight an epic battle with the "white" race of vampires ("Nephites"). Bella's journey of "conversion" to vampirism corresponds to the goal of winning "eternal life" by embracing the Mormon faith and overcoming - in a sense - the "natural man" that stands in the way of heavenly perfection. In addition, Stone even points to the presence of an authoritarian, hierarchical race of enemy vampires who are based in Italy and "enforce the code of conduct that pass for the morals of their world" - the Volturi - as closely corresponding to the Mormon attitude toward Catholics. Thematically, Stone points to the series' emphasis on personal "perfection," and the predestination of couples as having pre-selected each other for a literally eternal bond, as two themes directly correlating with Mormon sensibilities.
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