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đ Okay I am seriously confused. I just watched a Stephenie Meyer Interview on Youtube and there was one question whose answer kind of confused međ
The question is at around 3:40
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcZKsY1mzwE
And here is Stephenie's answer:
Actually Bella and Edward love story is better than them. When I was in college I wrote a paper from a feminist perspective (it's an easy way to write) on the princess bride so I am little biased. The problem I have with Westley and Buttercup is Buttercup is an idiot and it doesn't bother anyone, all that matters is that she's beautiful, that is her only value. At the end she redeems herself a bit, but the female characters are very weak in that story. Westley is brave and smart and fights, Buttercup is just beautiful, it's her only thing: her brain means nothing, her personality means nothing to him, they have the kind of love where they can't leave without each other. It's not a great example to me. I couldn't find one who was a really good comparison to me, I mean, Elizabeth Bennet and Mr.Darcy's it's pretty good, except you should think that if either one of them dies the other one will carry on bravely, and Romeo and Juliet were kind of idiots, they didn't know each other very well.
Okaaay.
Is it just me or did anyone else find that answer a little... ridiculous?
Firstly The Princess Bride was written as a satire. It is a parody of romantic fairytales! THATS why Buttercup was made out to be a little stupid and thats why Westley was seen as the ultimate hero that you see in every story. It was a comedy satire so why would you write about how it is sexist? Thats the whole point of a satire! To make fun of situations/stories that do that!
Westley knew Buttercup for a number of years, despite the fact she was a bitch. She wasn't as much of a bitch to him, at least, and even though she only fell in love with him because of how jealous she was and how much she realized how wonderful Westley was, it was still better than someone knowing another person for 3 weeks and declaring "twu wuv." I mean, Buttercup was immensely sad that her love died, but she dealt with it. "I will never love again." She moved on. And it's true, she didn't love anyone else, but she didn't care so much about dying at that point. Westley does kinda obsess over Buttercup, but come on. He always loved her. It's so much better...
Buttercup's brain does matter because things other than love matter to her. "I'd rather live than love" basically, especially early on. She knows she isn't very smart, but she knows enough. In the time period the satire was written in(After america, before paris. Yeah...), it makes sense that nothing else mattered other than her beauty because that was the most important thing. She knew that it was the "Dread Pirate Roberts." "Your cruelty reveals everything. You are the Dread Pirate Roberts, are you not." "With pride, what can I do for you?" "You can die slowly, cut into a thousand pieces. "Tsk, tsk tsk, hardly complementary your Highness. What have I done to cause you to lease your venom on me?" "You killed the man I love."
Romeo and Juliet was also a satire. Shakespear did not write Romeo and Juliet as the ideal lve story It is NOT a love story! Thats what Shakespear was saying! Its classed as a tragedy and is maing fun of people who fall in love the way Romeo and Juliet fell in love! They weren't in love they were just two stupid kids who didnt know anything!
Secondly whats wrong with Elizabeth and Darcy's lve story? They are strong characters and if one died the other would still live? Isnt that a GOOD thing? People whose love is weak kill themselves. Only people who share a love that is strong live. Also this is kind of a contradiction of what she said about the Princess Bride. The Princess Bride isnt the ideal love story because the couple were weak, Elizabeth and Darcy's love story isnt ideal because they were strongđ What???
I don't think Stephenie Meyer understood those love stories just like she doesnt understand vampire mythologyđ¤
Im confused. Did anyone else notice this?
Aisha xxxđ¤
The question is at around 3:40
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcZKsY1mzwE
And here is Stephenie's answer:
Actually Bella and Edward love story is better than them. When I was in college I wrote a paper from a feminist perspective (it's an easy way to write) on the princess bride so I am little biased. The problem I have with Westley and Buttercup is Buttercup is an idiot and it doesn't bother anyone, all that matters is that she's beautiful, that is her only value. At the end she redeems herself a bit, but the female characters are very weak in that story. Westley is brave and smart and fights, Buttercup is just beautiful, it's her only thing: her brain means nothing, her personality means nothing to him, they have the kind of love where they can't leave without each other. It's not a great example to me. I couldn't find one who was a really good comparison to me, I mean, Elizabeth Bennet and Mr.Darcy's it's pretty good, except you should think that if either one of them dies the other one will carry on bravely, and Romeo and Juliet were kind of idiots, they didn't know each other very well.
Okaaay.
Is it just me or did anyone else find that answer a little... ridiculous?
Firstly The Princess Bride was written as a satire. It is a parody of romantic fairytales! THATS why Buttercup was made out to be a little stupid and thats why Westley was seen as the ultimate hero that you see in every story. It was a comedy satire so why would you write about how it is sexist? Thats the whole point of a satire! To make fun of situations/stories that do that!
Westley knew Buttercup for a number of years, despite the fact she was a bitch. She wasn't as much of a bitch to him, at least, and even though she only fell in love with him because of how jealous she was and how much she realized how wonderful Westley was, it was still better than someone knowing another person for 3 weeks and declaring "twu wuv." I mean, Buttercup was immensely sad that her love died, but she dealt with it. "I will never love again." She moved on. And it's true, she didn't love anyone else, but she didn't care so much about dying at that point. Westley does kinda obsess over Buttercup, but come on. He always loved her. It's so much better...
Buttercup's brain does matter because things other than love matter to her. "I'd rather live than love" basically, especially early on. She knows she isn't very smart, but she knows enough. In the time period the satire was written in(After america, before paris. Yeah...), it makes sense that nothing else mattered other than her beauty because that was the most important thing. She knew that it was the "Dread Pirate Roberts." "Your cruelty reveals everything. You are the Dread Pirate Roberts, are you not." "With pride, what can I do for you?" "You can die slowly, cut into a thousand pieces. "Tsk, tsk tsk, hardly complementary your Highness. What have I done to cause you to lease your venom on me?" "You killed the man I love."
Romeo and Juliet was also a satire. Shakespear did not write Romeo and Juliet as the ideal lve story It is NOT a love story! Thats what Shakespear was saying! Its classed as a tragedy and is maing fun of people who fall in love the way Romeo and Juliet fell in love! They weren't in love they were just two stupid kids who didnt know anything!
Secondly whats wrong with Elizabeth and Darcy's lve story? They are strong characters and if one died the other would still live? Isnt that a GOOD thing? People whose love is weak kill themselves. Only people who share a love that is strong live. Also this is kind of a contradiction of what she said about the Princess Bride. The Princess Bride isnt the ideal love story because the couple were weak, Elizabeth and Darcy's love story isnt ideal because they were strongđ What???
I don't think Stephenie Meyer understood those love stories just like she doesnt understand vampire mythologyđ¤
Im confused. Did anyone else notice this?
Aisha xxxđ¤
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