A college student in Nevada, U.S.A. is raising money to marry a cardboard cut out of Edward Cullen. Twenty-four-year-old Lauren Adkins plans to have a complete ceremony on January 26, 2013 and says the reason for it is to make a point for her Masters thesis.
The thesis work focuses on female escapist fantasies and Adkins chose the TWILIGHT character for its immense popularity among girls and women. Adkins’s research is primarily from a pop culture point of view and she focused on the representation of true love in popular books and films.
Adkins explains, “Because of personal attachment to and experience with this fantasy or quest … my thesis is going to touch on romantic expectation primarily through the main love interest, Edward Cullen.”
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