The
Host by Stephanie Meyer makes a valid point when it comes
to a major discussion in America: if a human and an alien can fall in love and
it is accepted by their community, than why can’t gay couples be allowed to
legally marry one another? It is a far fetch from directly portraying each
other, but is the same theory: an unusual couple that does not meet up to society’s
norms. This was obviously not Meyer’s point of creating the novel but the
correlation still exists. In the book, Ian the human is made fun of by his cave
community and even made into an outcast just because he is obviously falling in
love with Wanda, the alien stuck in a human’s body. The human body makes no
difference to Ian or the community, because they all consciously know that
Wanda is purely a soul who took over the girl’s body. This is why their love
could be considered forbidden. Yet, the community has never encountered this
type of situation before which may be why they don’t whole-heartedly accept the
relationship. Is this why America cannot allow gay marriage to be legal, because
of their fear of the unknown? Or is it because they are purely mean, such as
Ian’s brother, Kyle? (Hence, why Kyle tries to kill Wanda multiple times.) Yet,
in the end of the book, Kyle also falls in love with an alien and finally
accepts Wanda and Ian’s relationship. Maybe this is what America needs to do
to: experience falling head over heels with their own sex than be tortured by
their society, their family, and their friends. I wonder how they would feel then.
Probably like loners, depressed, furious with America, and a variety of other
emotions. Exactly the way Wanda and Ian felt when their relationship was
exposed to the rest of the members of their community. This is why America
should legalize gay marriage instead of downgrading the people who mean no
harm. And The Host’s love story is
just one step closer to doing just that.
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