An Analysis Of Hopeless Romantics, Old Maids And In The Closet Romance Lovers

Literature has always been a worldwide phenomenon. That being said some literary works are better than others. Romance is one of the worst. These novels are filled to the brim with cliches and unrealistic situations. They also have become fuel for unattainable relationship expectations in the real world. Sarah Dessen is a popular Romance writer that often commits these literary sins in her books. However there is an evil worse than Sarah Dessen. The men and women that enjoy her books and try to defend them to the rest of the population. The most evil of these people are Hopeless Romantics, Old Maids and In the Closet Romance Lovers. This essay will become a guide to each of these personas, how they look and why the act the way they do. To start this guide I will begin with the easiest to spot and most common of the three, the Hopeless Romantic. They can often be spotted on the prowl for a potential mate. This is down by passing glances to all suitable members of their preferred sex. However they usually are unable to pounce due their inability to flirt due to the low amount of social interaction they have because they often have their nose in a Sarah Dessen novel. Which in turn causes a never-ending cycle to begin of looking for the “one”. That …show more content…
From my findings I am led to believe their social awkwardness begins their mutation. In middle school everyone is in state of social insecurity, but unfortunately the Hopeless Romantic does not progress any further form this stage. The high consumption of books causes this blockage of evolution. They only know how to communicate with the books they read. Which means when they are ready for relationships they have under-developed social skills prohibiting them from making connections. That causes them to find the wanted relationship in novels. Often these novels are Romance causing them to be a Hopeless