RenkonNairu
It kinda worries me how well you remember all the trolls names.
I have a very good memory...especially when it involves people and things that piss me off.
Speaking of which, I found this little gem on my Facebook this morning :
Facebook comment from a friend's girlfriend
(Nani's name here), Webster's New World dictionary states that a saga is 1. a medieval Scandinavian story of battles, legends, etc. 2. any long story of heroic deeds. So therefore Twilight is a saga because it fits both definitions because of the battle between the Voltri and the Cullen's and the countless times Edward saves Bella.
And my reply (it's not the most intelligent-sounding, since I replied in the middle of a class):
And my rebuttal
Twilight only covers...what...a year? Two years? It's not an epic tale, unlike Beowulf, which is in multiple parts and takes places over a long span of time (our man the B-wolf dies at a ripe old age, after all). Secondly...Twilight isn't Scandinavian.
On another note, there WAS no battle at the end. Bella magically became a friggen god and no one had to fight anybody (something I was exceptionally disappointed in, considering the lead-up). Therefore, it fits neither into the heroic deeds or battles categories. Neither is this legendary (in fact, Meyer bastardized so many legends that it's sickening).
So, in closing:... Read More
It isn't so much about heroic deeds, as much as it's about Bella's lovelife and the poor saps involved therein. Not only that, but it plays out over a relatively short period of time (unlike, say, the Oddyssey, which is an epic poem, but more or less the same thing which plays out over nearly TWO DECADES), and is not Scandinavian. There can be romance in epics, but you don't really see romantic epics--see?
Anyone else care of offer a rebuttal for her to consider should she attempt to consider arguing with me?