Archetypes In The Twilight Saga

Twilight Saga Takes Over Fantasy Vampires are mythical creatures that many in this world have tried to find existence. People predicted vampires came from Transylvania, slept upside down during the morning and burnt to ashes when they were out in the sunlight. An American author named Stephanie Meyer had written four books in total, involving a human and a vampire meeting by chance and falling in love. With the spread of the saga of books spreading quickly, the four popular books soon made it onto the big screen. Not only were these series a hit in English-speaking nations, it attracted other international audiences, allowing people of different ethnic and origins to relate to it. How do people relate to these movies? Due to the series being

Its common archetypes found in the Harry Potter movies were the star-crossed lovers, the mentor, the lover, and the outcast. The series throughout contained the star-crossed lovers, Bella and Edward, a human and a vampire. Being two different beings, it was a common rule for a human and a vampire to not be in love. Due to Bella being a human, it was dangerous for one to fall in love with a vampire and knowing that, she continuously pleaded to change into a vampire; however, her lover refused and resulted in dangerous predators attacking them when their backs turned. Star-crossed lovers are commonly found in literature, for example, Romeo and Juliet. Another archetype found in Twilight would be the mentor, who is known as a teacher, counselor, or leader figure. An example from Twilight would be Carlisle. Throughout the struggles the star-crossed lovers, Carlisle maintains his father figure by leading the family and encouraging his family during the situations. The lover would most likely be found in movies and books, being a major relatable character due to being the ideal type of many. Edward was this archetype due to his “romantic charm—he is old-fashioned in many ways, respectful and protective of Bella, insisting they remain chaste until they marry” (Denison). The outcast is also an archetype, which is someone who originally did not fit in. Bella is an example from the

According to Box Office Mojo, three of the five movies were in the top one hundred, while the one of them was in the top sixties. However, the first movie was in the top three hundreds. Along with Twilight being in the rankings, other movies such as Avengers, Star Wars, and Jurassic World were also popular movies. Based off of the rankings on Box Office Mojo, majority of movies with high rankings are fantasy, presenting how the fantasy genre is well liked worldwide. The fantasy genre attracted “primarily to children or those who view reading as a form of escapism” (Flanagan). Flanagan explained how fantasy would allow one to experiment with different perspectives of the world, letting them make connections from the fictional world to their social reality. As The Twilight Saga is a fantasy genre, it also involved romance, bringing a hint of reality into the fantasy world and attracting people of many ages. Like the Harry Potter series, Twilight’s interpretation of fantasy and romance changed the fantasy genre, allowing one to find films and books of humans falling in love with vampires and werewolves in every