She gets the guy, she gets her dream, where's the depth?

In my blog for this week I decided to compare and contrast the novels we read for a literature class and the novels that we simply do not. A lot of kids (if they had the chance) would probably whine and complain about the horribly depressing books that we have to read in literature class. Books with violence, inbreeding, death, corruption and everything else those sicko writers could fit into a single novel. Outside of school we read much different things. Lets just name the two favorites: Twilight and Harry Potter. So I sit at home and read the Twilight series because I simply cannot put them down. They are enticing, interesting, and romantic. When I read Tess of the d'Urbervilles I had to read in ten page periods because I literally could not get through any more than that without falling asleep or crying because of frustration. When I finish a book like Tess it lingers with me. Small things remind me of the novel as I live my life and it never really leaves you. Twilight is definetely not a novel with a theme and ideas that are popping out of every situation in my life. Twilight will not be a novel that people will read in a hundred years because vampires are not real and neither is love. A beautiful, 100 year old, wise, intelligent blood-sucking creature just simply would never exist and would certainly never love such an annoying little girl as Bella Swan. If a REAL writer was writing this story it would have been one book and would have ended tragically. In a fury of heat and passion Edward would have sucked her blood, a vampire hunt would have ensued and both of them would have died out of passion. Now THAT would stick with you. On the other hand, I believe Harry Potter is an idea that will last for generations. It is the never ending battle between good and evil. It is a small, witch version of the bible. Every chapter, every story, every character telling you what makes life great and what breaks life down. Harry Potter has that scar on his head for a reason because he is a Christ figure andd he is proud of it! Harry doesn't go through life without loss. He loses his family, he loses a multitude of friends, and at times he loses himself. In such great novels as The Great Gatsby the same loss and intense personal strife occurs. Harry Potter is book that effects my life everyday. Not just that everytime I turn on a light I quietly say "lumos" but that when stuff is looking down for me Harry Potter can be an inspiration. He had no parents, he was fighting the baddest wizard of all time, people were always screwing around with him, and of course he puts a smile on and is unusually kind. So yes I am reading New Moon right now to get ready for the movie but its not personally sticking with me like true, real literature. So thank you literature class, you are the one that really affects my life!