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This blog will be used in the spring of 2008 by 80+ students at Drexel University to investigate the effects of Iraq on culture and the reverse. Our goal will be to better understand why the US is in Iraq, and to question whether literature can help us on this journey.

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I intend this blog to manage our discussions and track our collective investigation.

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Sunday, April 13, 2008

Happy Ever After?

I've noticed a trend in romance movies. They aren't all given the typical fairytale ending with the happily ever after. I think that this is important because girls are led to believe that there's a perfect guy out there for them and that when they find them, nothing can go wrong. They call it a fairytale for a reason. I think that it's a good thing that the movies are being more realistic by showing that they will face some struggles along the way but only true love will really make it. One movie in particular that I'm thinking of is Enchanted. In the movie the girl is looking for her happy ever after with her prince when she is thrown into the "real world." She only met this prince once and the next day they are to wed and be in love forever. She doesn't understand when she has to come to grips with reality because she's never been exposed to it. They do face some struggles, though unrealistic because the Prince's stepmother turns into a giant beastly thing. In the movie she kind-of does get her happy ever after because she is with her true love but it doesn't show them married immediately. I think they wanted it to give the impression that love takes time and if it's real it will wait. I also think that people have become so obsessed over finding their "soulmate" that they will go to extremes to find them. We have so many online dating sites and other ways to meet people. I find it interesting that people are willing to give out so much information over the internet when we talk about how many people stalk and harass others via internet. I think that it's risky even if the sites are "secure" or they are selective as to who is allowed to use it. I think people have become so desperate to find the one and to find them right away. What's the rush? Should we just let our soulmates come to us instead of constantly searching? Will we miss them if we are too busy looking to realize that they are right in front of us? Is this a huge issue or is this just people trying to belong and be happy like we always have?

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