Many young adults, even teenage girls, are ashamed to be seen reading the novel because of the negative connotations that society has placed on the book. Women enjoy the strong male lead character whereas men see the book as another love story that sets females standards of men even higher than it was before. The readers are largely critical of Bella because she fails to overcome the patriarchal constraints that Stephanie Meyer created in Twilight. Many critics say the book is unfit for young women because it presents domestic violence in a way that makes it acceptable. Feminism critics want writers to create novels with strong lead characters that will inspire young women to be independent and break free from societies idea of their expected role. This novel further reinforces the oppressive ideology of patriarchy that exists in our real-world. Twilight has and will be, neglected and ignored because of the negative connotation it is gained from the public and professional
Many young adults, even teenage girls, are ashamed to be seen reading the novel because of the negative connotations that society has placed on the book. Women enjoy the strong male lead character whereas men see the book as another love story that sets females standards of men even higher than it was before. The readers are largely critical of Bella because she fails to overcome the patriarchal constraints that Stephanie Meyer created in Twilight. Many critics say the book is unfit for young women because it presents domestic violence in a way that makes it acceptable. Feminism critics want writers to create novels with strong lead characters that will inspire young women to be independent and break free from societies idea of their expected role. This novel further reinforces the oppressive ideology of patriarchy that exists in our real-world. Twilight has and will be, neglected and ignored because of the negative connotation it is gained from the public and professional