Alright. So as an update on my reading status, I finished Eclipse. And I have now moved on to Les Miserables. Which is an amazing novel, by the way, I highly recommend it. Do not be discouraged by its hefty 829 pages. I am already on page 149. I cant seem to put it down.
Anyway... I decided the difference between books like Twilight and the classic literature novels is... Twilight is the comic relief, the intellectual "breath" if you will... and the classic literature books simply wear me out mentally. In a good way. For example...
While reading Les Miserables I ran into a rather fascinating character... (if your still reading this, I give you kuods, I dont blame you if you stop at this point, this post is more for my benefit than it is for yours, I am simply recording my thoughts) ... his name is M. Charles Francois Bienvenu Myriel or the Bishop of D. I, in my history of book reading and movie watching, have never EVER run across a purely good character. Not only a good character, but an incorruptable character. Sure there is Superman, and other heroes that defeat villans and save the damsel in distress and live happily ever after, and they are good, but not to the extent of the dear Bishop.
This man, lives to help other people. Lives for it. He does everything within his power to save, uplift, help and encourage the people around him. How refreshing. I suppose you could say he is like Ghandi, or Mother Theresa, or one of those other do gooders. But in literature? Usually the characters are complex and easily distracted, with darker sides. Like Jean Valjean for example.
I am almost done, but I am taking this opportunity to do a little media-to-media analysis here. This sounds more like an English essay the longer I am writing... maybe my subconscious is telling me to go back to school cause I am craving writing english papers. ANYWAY...
My media-to-media analysis. The quote in "The Dark Knight" by Mr. Harvey Dent is as follows, "Die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain" I am going to publicly, well, as public as my blog is, denounce this quote. And the Bishop of D is my proof. He gives me hope that there are purely good people thriving in the pages of literature. Ah. The End. Aren't you happy? :D
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