Theme of Bravery in Today's Literature

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The element bravery is reflected in the literature and movies of today. This is evident in the book Summer Sisters and the movie Twilight. Bravery can be defined as the condition or quality of being brave; courage (Random House). Bravery is evident in today’s literature as shown in Summer Sisters. In the book Summer Sisters, Vix goes to stay with Caitlyn and her family for a summer. Vix’s bond with her summer family forever reshapes her ties with her own (Book Browse). The summer she fell passionately in love opened doors to opportunities Vix had never imagined (Book Browse). Throughout the book the paths that the women choose are explored and readers find the bravery of each woman as they balance the fine line between friendship and betrayal (Book Browse). According to the summary by Book Browse, “Summer Sisters is a riveting exploration of the choices that define our lives, friendship and love, of the families we are born into and those we struggle to create. For every woman who has ever had a friend too dangerous to forgive and too essential to forget, Summer Sisters ...

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