tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2822536488892842650.post2871663854809394606..comments2014-06-20T13:08:10.289-05:00Comments on Erin Joy -- Old Site: Thoughts on the Twilight SagaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2822536488892842650.post-59523840566795625972010-04-19T14:20:29.998-05:002010-04-19T14:20:29.998-05:00So I've never seen the appeal of Twilight. Per...So I've never seen the appeal of Twilight. Perhaps I'm repelled by teenage girls going gaga. Perhaps vampires are just not that interesting to me. Perhaps it was reading Douglas Wilson's reviews over at credenda.org and realizing the writing seems fantastically pathetic. <br /><br />However, I would caution you on your thoughts on dreams. Yes dreams can have spiritual significance, but having a story based on a dream doesn't necessarily mean they are claiming to have prophetic dreams. I have had some rather unique dreams and have thought of turning creatures or events from my dreams as inspiration for writing, but that doesn't mean any spiritual significance from the dream would necessarily be translated into the work. I think there is also a cultural aspect to dreaming, in some parts of the world, dreams are more obviously spiritual than they usually are here- for example, I've heard of Muslims converting to Christianity based on dreams.<br /><br />That said, whether a piece of literature is claiming to be prophetic or not, if it is encouraging us to chase false gods, we shouldn't heed it.<br /><br />I applaud you for thinking about literature beyond whether or not it is fun.Jennifer Ekstrandhttp://www.elehack.net/jennifernoreply@blogger.com