Appallingly Luscious: Recent Episodes
Melanie Dahlstrom
Drake University students Jocelyn Rimes and Melanie Dahlstrom bring you a critical analysis of "Twilight" by Stephanie Meyer.
"If you didn't smell so appallingly luscious, he might have not bothered. But when I defended you...well, that made it a lot worse. He's not used to being thwarted, no matter how insignificant the object" (397).
Meyer, Stephenie. "Twilight." Little, Brown and Co., 2008.
The final episode of Appallingly Luscious!
This time we talk about Twilight and its connections to topics related to our English capstone class and witchcraft
Questioning what you need in your life at this current moment in time? Look no further than our third episode of Appallingly Luscious. With the hottest of takes revolving abstinence, temptation, and the Protestant Reformation, episode three highlights the prevalence of religion in Twilight.
In our second episode, Dr. Beth Younger brings a new spin to the question "Team Edward or Team Jacob?" while engaging us in a thought-provoking hour of analysis, laughter, and so much more. Our discussion on genre and characters will leave you thinking about young adult literature, questioning Edward's controlling tendencies, and hungry for a witch cake.
We're starting things off with initial reactions and discussions about audience and cultural impact. Features special guest Rick Dahlstrom.