However, despite my negativity towards teen romance novels, reading the book "Perfect Chemistry" has been very appropriate to our Romeo and Juliet study and class, and doing reading responses. (note: I'm not saying that a book called "Perfect Chemistry" could compare to Shakespeare's literature, I've just found that I've been able to connect one element I noticed in Perfect Chemistry and elaborate off of it, which also connects to Romeo and Juliet.)
So basically, I want to talk about forbidden love, and look at it through a different perspective. Could the certain love be created because it's forbidden? In the book i'm reading, the two main characters are from opposite backgrounds and are forbidden to be together, (ones poor ones rich) and just like in Romeo and Juliet they fall in love so quickly without even really knowing each other. I do feel like it's the fact that these people are not meant to be together (in the eyes of society) that becomes the foundation of their relationship.
Besides "Perfect Chemistry" and "Romeo & Juliet," recently I've also stumbled upon an old classic that also fits into this topic. The Little Mermaid! Pretty much everyone knows the story, and what happens is Ariel falls in love with a human. I do think that Ariel fell in love with the prince because he was human. She even sings about wanting to be human constantly, its her want.
What if with all these stories there isn't any love at all but just personal desire. Like Romeo wanting to forget about Roseline, Juliet wanting to defy her controlling family, the characters in my book wanting something different, or Ariel wanting to be human. I feel like there's just something about being human that makes us want what we can't have. Something that makes us want to do something different or crave the "forbidden fruit."
This is a great post louis,
ReplyDeleteI agree that sometime people are just begging to do the forbidden and in this case it is LOVE. Some people love, in spite of there parents and some people love because it was "love at first sight." But (as you said) making it forbidden, makes it more romantic and draws the two closer because they are "worlds apart". I love how you connected a book called "perfect chemistry" to a romantic tragedy to a Disney favorite. This post was really thought provoking especially when you said "What if with all these stories there isn't any love at all but just personal desire" what if all love is like this? what is love? On the second last line you said "I feel like there's just something about being human that makes us want what we can't have" this statement is so true. It is like in the movies, the characters always sneaks out or take something because they know they cant have it. Or when an adult says to a child, "don't do that" that instantly makes them want to do it; why this is, i have no idea, but i am curious to find out. Was this a good book? Do you recommend it?
yes! i love your theory that "forbidden love" isn't about the forbiddenness only, but because people actively seek out someone to love who exemplifies the things they secretly (or not so secretly, ie ariel) long for! great theory!
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ReplyDeleteI really do just love your comments, because you always understand my posts and, its like Im talking to an audience instead of typing on a computer screen.
You really did fully get what I'm trying to say here, and I'm ecstatic that my post was able to triger internal questions! I like how you apreciated my connection to the little mermaide, because I think that connections are one of the most important elements of blogposting! everything's connected.
And no, I wouldnt recomend it becuase the literature is really dull.
ms rear: thanks!
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