Lesson:Why Twilight Is Popular/ExerciseL1

Listening Exercise

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Guys everywhere are dumbfounded. Wondering why our { sisters _7 }, moms, { girlfriends _11 }, aunts and grandmas are { suddenly _8 } obsessed with Twilight. Because when we read Twilight, all we see is a poorly { written _7 }, predictable, steaming pile of { vampire _7 }. So, just in case you { decide _6 } to pick up the book to search for its hidden genius, we´ll save you the trouble: Twilight { simply _6 }stays true to a basic formula that works on your { desperate _9 }, discontent female friends the same way porn worked on you after you { dropped _7 } out of community college and were living in your mom's basement. Here's how the { formula _7 } works:

Number one: The author { creates _7 } a character that is an empty shell. By the 400th out of 500 pages, her { appearance _10 } has never been { described _9 } in any real detail. So we're not even sure how to draw her. As far as the reader is { concerned _9 }, she may as well be a giant Lego brick. Now, appearance aside, her { personality _11 } is portrayed as insecure and awkward. This makes it so that any female who has been through { puberty _7 } is able to identify. By creating this { empty _6 } shell, the character becomes less of a person and more of a role { playing _7 } fantasy { character _9 } that any female can slip into. Kind of like Dungeons and Dragons meets Anne of Green Gables - which is perfect for soccer moms or even old women who deal with the same things that the Lego brick { deals _5 } with. So, after a few chapters of listening to the Lego brick whine about high school and sucking at holly bolly, you come to the second necessary element of this { formula _7 }.

Number two: Meet Edward. Edward represents { everything _10 } that women have ever { wanted _6 }, multiplied by ten thousand. The level of detail that the author goes into while describing Edward´s appearance is { remarkable _10 }. The author excruciatingly details his muscular packs, { clothing _8 }, hair, eye color, even his goddamn breath. You can´t even count the number of times the { author _6 } uses the expression "Edward´s perfect face". But his appearance is just the beginning of this experience: Not { only _4 } is he strong, he is sensitive. He intensely listens to every single thing the soccer mom - Bella - has to say. As far as the reader is concerned, Edward cares about nothing in the { world _5 } more than her.

Number three. So you have your Lego, you have your { perfect _7 } guy, now all you need is to hope that people will { accept _6 } the idea that it would be perfectly { normal _6 } for a 100 year old immortal with a perfect body and { perfect _7 } soul to choose to date some annoying high school { chick _5 }. Hey, it´s that type of imagination that gives us all a { reason _6 } to get out of bed each { morning _7 }. So there you have it. At least this is how we { think _5 }it goes. We still haven’t finished the last 100 { pages _5 } yet.