Analisis Novel Twilight

PROSE

ANALYSIS SHORT STORY ROMANCE FICTION

TWILIGHT

By STEPHENIE MEYER

Lecturer : Ayu Oktaviani, S.Pd., M.A.

Compiled By:

        Ika Agus Rizkiani     (2114002)

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2016

A.           PLOT

1)             Situation

Bella Swan moves from sunny Phoenix, Arizona to rainy Forks, Washington on the Olympic Peninsula to live with her father, Charlie. Her mother, Renée is traveling with her new husband, Phil Dwyer, a minor league baseball player. Bella attracts much attention at her new school and makes friends quickly. A shy girl, she is dismayed by several boys competing for her attention.

“It was seventy-five degrees in Phoenix, the sky a perfect, cloudless blue. I was wearing my favorite shirt — sleeveless, white eyelet lace; I was wearing it as a farewell gesture. My carry-on item was a parka.

In the Olympic Peninsula of northwest Washington State, a small town named Forks exists under a near-constant cover of clouds. It rains on this inconsequential town more than any other place in the United States of America. It was from this town and its gloomy, omnipresent shade that my mother escaped with me when I was only a few months old. It was in this town that I'd been compelled to spend a month every summer until I was fourteen. That was the year I finally put my foot down; these past three summers, my dad, Charlie, vacationed with me in California for two weeks instead.”

(Chapter 1:1)

2)             Complication

When Bella is seated next to Edward Cullen in biology class on her first day of school, he seems repulsed by her, hurting her feelings in the process. He disappears for a few days, but warms up to Bella upon his return; their newfound relationship reaches a climax after Bella is nearly crushed by Tyler's van in the school parking lot. Edward saves Bella, stopping the van with only his hand.

(Chapter 3:41)

3)             Climax

Bella annoys Edward with questions about how he saved her life. She hears that Edward and his family are vampires who drink animal blood. She is told legends of the local Quilyeute people by a friend Jacob Black who she met during a camp out (a character who becomes more important in the later books in the series). Disturbed by recurring nightmares, Bella researches about Vampires. To her dismay, she then realizes that Edward hadn't come to school on the blood typing day was because he is a vampire; she compares the characteristics of the vampires in the myths to the Cullens, and finds many similarities. Convinced he's a vampire, she finds herself in the state of bewilderment.Bella is saved by Edward again in Port Angeles when she is almost attacked. Driving a silver Volvo, Edward takes Bella to dinner and home. As they drive, she tells him of the stories that he is a vampire. Edward says he tried to stay away, finding her scent too desirable. Over time, Edward and Bella fall in love.

(Chapter 3:)

4)             Denouement

Their relationship is affected when a nomad vampire coven arrives in Forks. James, a tracker vampire who is intrigued by Cullens' relationship with a human, wants to hunt Bella for sport. The Cullen family try to separate Bella and Edward, and send Bella to Phoenix to hide in a hotel. James calls and claims to be holding her mother. When Bella surrenders, James attacks her. Before he can kill her, Edward and other Cullens rescue her and destroy James. He still attacks the girl. Edward prevents her from becoming a vampire, and she is treated at a hospital. After they return to Forks, they go to the school prom together. Bella says she wants to become a vampire, but Edward won't help.

(Chapter 11-13)

5)             Resolution

Bella's desire to become a vampire increases throughout the series. Edward continues to refuse as he hates being immortal and does not want Bella to suffer the same fate.

B.            THEME

1)      Love and Romance, Change and Risk, Humanity and Mortality, and Family

2)      Popularity and beauty

3)      Twilight is about Edward Cullen, a dynamic character who will do anything to protect Bella Swan. (Chapter 11)

C.           CHARACTER

1)             Isabella "Bella" Swan

Isabella, who prefers to be called Bella, is a 17-year-old girl. She moves from Phoenix, Arizona to Forks, Washington to live with her father. Her mother moves to Florida with her second husband. Bella has a kind and awkward personality that is more mature than most girls her age.

“My mother drove me to the airport with the windows rolled down. It was seventy-five degrees in Phoenix, the sky a perfect, cloudless blue. I was wearing my favorite shirt — sleeveless, white eyelet lace; I was wearing it as a farewell gesture. My carry-on item was a parka.

In the Olympic Peninsula of northwest Washington State, a small town named Forks exists under a near-constant cover of clouds. It rains on this inconsequential town more than any other place in the United States of America. It was from this town and its gloomy, omnipresent shade that my mother escaped with me when I was only a few months old. It was in this town that I'd been compelled to spend a month every summer until I was fourteen. That was the year I finally put my foot down; these past three summers, my dad, Charlie, vacationed with me in California for two weeks instead.

It was to Forks that I now exiled myself— an action that I took with great horror. I detested Forks.

I loved Phoenix. I loved the sun and the blistering heat. I loved the vigorous, sprawling city.”

(Chapter 1:1)

Bella colorless to yellow-colored, blue eyes, red hair. Body always slim but soft.

“Instead, I was ivory-skinned, without even the excuse of blue eyes or red hair, despite the constant sunshine. I had always been slender, but soft somehow, obviously not an athlete; I didn't have the necessary hand-eye coordination to play sports without humiliating myself — and harming both myself and anyone else who stood too close.”

(Chapter 1:5)

2)             Edward Cullen

Edward is a 104-year-old vampire who was transformed by Carlisle Cullen when he was near death with Spanish Influenza in 1918.

"I was born in Chicago in 1901." He paused and glanced at me from the corner of his eyes. My face was carefully unsurprised, patient for the rest. He smiled a tiny smile and continued. "Carlisle found me in a hospital in the summer of 1918. I was seventeen, and dying of the Spanish influenza."

(Chapter 14:182)

He has a supernatural gift for reading people's minds. Since Edward's transformation into a vampire, he had never fallen in love nor believed that he needed to. He later realizes that his existence was completely pointless and without an aim. In Bella he finds compassion, love, acceptance and care.

He seemed to deliberate for a moment. "I'm curious now, though," he said, his voice light again. "Have you ever… ?" He trailed off suggestively.

"Of course not." I flushed. "I told you I've never felt like this about anyone before, not even close."

"I know. It's just that I know other people's thoughts. I know love and lust don't always keep the same company."

"They do for me. Now, anyway, that they exist for me at all," I sighed.

"That's nice. We have that one thing in common, at least." He sounded satisfied.

"Your human instincts…" I began. He waited. "Well, do you find me attractive, in that way, at all?"

He laughed and lightly rumpled my nearly dry hair.

"I may not be a human, but I am a man," he assured me.

I yawned involuntarily.

"I've answered your questions, now you should sleep," he insisted.

"I'm not sure if I can."

"Do you want me to leave?"

"No!" I said too loudly.

He laughed, and then began to hum that same, unfamiliar lullaby; the voice of an archangel, soft in my ear.

More tired than I realized, exhausted from the long day of mental and emotional stress like I'd never felt before, I drifted to sleep in his cold arms.

(Chapter 14:198)

He also the youngest than their brother or sister with the reddish brown hair. It can be seen below:

"Edward is the youngest, the one with the reddish brown hair." The beautiful one, the godlike one…

 (Chapter 17:227)

3)             Jacob Black

Young Jacob may be Bella's favorite non-vampire friend. He's a Quileute Indian and lives on La Push reservation, not far from Forks. Upon first meeting, Bella is genuinely charmed and impressed by Jacob in many ways – he's a breath of fresh air compared to how clingy and suffocating Bella considers her Forks friends.

Jacob and Bella's initial connection is that Jacob's dad, Billy, is friends with Charlie, and Bella's truck used to belong to Billy. Below the state:

I waited.

"Bella," he said again, "Charlie is one of my best friends."

"Yes."

He spoke each word carefully in his rumbling voice. "I noticed you've been spending time with one of the Cullens."

(Chapter 17:224)

4)             Charlie And Renee

Charlie and Renée are Bella's parents, and their marriage didn't last long. Renée hated Forks, and just a few months after Bella was born, Renée left for Phoenix and took baby Bella with her. While Bella gets her quiet, solitary nature from her dad, we're thinking she inherited the love for the sun from her mom.

In the Olympic Peninsula of northwest Washington State, a small town named Forks exists under a near-constant cover of clouds. It rains on this inconsequential town more than any other place in the United States of America. It was from this town and its gloomy, omnipresent shade that my mother escaped with me when I was only a few months old. It was in this town that I'd been compelled to spend a month every summer until I was fourteen. That was the year I finally put my foot down; these past three summers, my dad, Charlie, vacationed with me in California for two weeks instead.

It was to Forks that I now exiled myself an action that I took with great horror. I detested Forks.

I loved Phoenix. I loved the sun and the blistering heat. I loved the vigorous, sprawling city.

(Chapter 1:1)

Both Charlie and Renée are loving, but they express it in different ways. Charlie gives Bella plenty of room; he's a conversation minimalist. He's not around a whole lot, being police chief and all. When he is around, both he and Bella's awkwardness comes out in full-force. Charlie's care for Bella comes through in the little things he does for her, for which he never asks any credit. Although he's unsure exactly how to be a father to a teenage daughter, he tries hard to please his daughter. When Bella has to lie to him in a cruel way at the end of the novel, it nearly breaks her heart, though it seems he forgives her when she returns to live with him in Forks.

It can be seen:

Charlie had really been fairly nice about the whole thing. He seemed genuinely pleased that I was coming to live with him for the first time with any degree of permanence. He'd already gotten me registered for high school and was going to help me get a car.

But it was sure to be awkward with Charlie. Neither of us was what anyone would call verbose, and I didn't know what there was to say regardless. I knew he was more than a little confused by my decision like my mother before me, I hadn't made a secret of my distaste for Forks.

When I landed in Port Angeles, it was raining. I didn't see it as an omen — just unavoidable. I'd already said my goodbyes to the sun.

Charlie was waiting for me with the cruiser. This I was expecting, too. Charlie is Police Chief Swan to the good people of Forks. My primary motivation behind buying a car, despite the scarcity of my funds, was that I refused to be driven around town in a car with red and blue lights on top. Nothing slows down traffic like a cop.

(Chapter 1:2)

When Bella has to lie to him in a cruel way at the end of the novel, it nearly breaks her heart, though it seems he forgives her when she returns to live with him in Forks.

"Oh," he said, and his forehead smoothed back into marble. "I came to Phoenix to talk some sense into you, to convince you to come back to Forks." His wide eyes were so earnest and sincere, I almost believed him myself. "You agreed to see me, and you drove out to the hotel where I was staying with Carlisle and Alice — of course I was here with parental supervision," he inserted virtuously, "but you tripped on the stairs on the way to my room and… well, you know the rest. You don't need to remember any details, though; you have a good excuse to be a little muddled about the finer points."

(Chapter 24:292)

In contrast to the somewhat awkward relationship between Bella and Charlie, Bella gets along well with her mother. Bella only left Phoenix so her mother wouldn't stick around for her, losing her love life in the process. Since we only see Renée in one scene at the end of the novel, we have to trust what Bella tells us about her. According to Bella, Renée is scatterbrained, fun, spontaneous, and a social person, unlike her ex-husband and her daughter. She likes communication and constant contact with those important in her life, hence her frequent emails to Bella, checking up on her. We get the impression that Bella doesn't mind her mother's somewhat absentminded lifestyle. Bella and her mother probably get along so well because they complement one another.

5)             Emmet Cullen

Emmett is one of Edward's vampire siblings. Since Edward is frequently described as the "youngest" of the Cullens, we assume that Emmett looks around nineteen or twenty years old, and we know he's large and powerful. In fact, when Bella first tells Charlie that's she's dating Edward, Charlie mistakes Emmett for Edward and says,

"I don't like the look of that big one. I'm sure he's a nice boy and all, but he looks too…mature for you"  

(Chapter 17: 227)

6)             Alice Cullen

Alice is Edward's adoptive sister and the most supportive of his relationship with Bella because she knows how lonely he has been. When Bella sees Alice for the first time, she describes her as "pixielike, thin in the extreme, with small features. Her hair was deep black, cropped short and pointing in every direction" (1.10), and Bella often comments on how gracefully Alice moves.

(Chapter 1:10)

7)             Curlisle Cullen

Carlisle Cullen was the son of an Anglican pastor. He was born sometime in 1640 in London, during a time of religious and political upheaval. His mother died giving birth to him. Carlisle's father and other pastors led hunts for werewolves, witches, and vampires, claiming that they were attempting to rid the world of evil and sin.

"London in the sixteen-fifties," Edward said.

"The London of my youth," Carlisle added, from a few feet behind us. I flinched; I hadn't heard him approach. Edward squeezed my hand.

(Chapter 16:214)

Carlisle found new life in this fact and over the course of about two centuries was able to perfect his ability to resist the bloodlust caused by the scent of human blood. During these two centuries, Carlisle studied at night, becoming a "nighttime patron of the arts." As a result of his meticulous studying, Carlisle was able to become a brilliant doctor.

Had he not eaten venison in his former life? Over the next months his new philosophy was born. He could exist without being a demon. He found himself again.

"He began to make better use of his time. He'd always been intelligent, eager to learn. Now he had unlimited time before him. He studied by night, planned by day. He swam to France and —"

(Chapter 16:215)

 It took Carlisle two centuries of torturous effort to perfect his self-control. Now he is all but immune to the scent of human blood, and he is able to do the work he loves without agony. He finds a great deal of peace there, at the hospital…" Edward stared off into space for a long moment. Suddenly he seemed to recall his purpose.

(Chapter 16:216)

8)             Rosalie Hale

Rosalie is a member of the Cullen clan, and one of Edward's adoptive siblings. According to Bella, Rosalie has

"a beautiful figure, the kind you saw on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue" (1.10)

(Chapter 1:)

9)             Jasper Hale

Romantically partnered up with Alice, Jasper is the friendliest Cullen brother to Bella. From the baseball game onward, Jasper is Alice's accomplice in keeping Bella safe while James is tracking her. His presence is helpful, since his sixth sense allows him to feel (and to some extent manipulate) others' emotions. This talent makes him an empathetic and calming presence to Bella, who's not exactly happy or calm through the adventure to Phoenix in Chapters 20 through 21. (Though Bella does get sick of feeling like he's altering her emotions.)

"That's Edward and Emmett Cullen, and Rosalie and Jasper Hale. The one who left was Alice Cullen; they all live together with Dr. Cullen and his wife." She said this under her breath.

(Chapter 1:11)

10)         The Forks High Boys (Eric, Mike, And Tyler)

On Bella's first day at Forks High, the first guy she meets is Eric, who eagerly helps her around the school. Bella makes the early call that Eric is a little too clingy for her liking. She seems to favor Mike a bit more, which Eric seems to resent.

When the bell rang, a nasal buzzing sound, a gangly boy with skin problems and hair black as an oil slick leaned across the aisle to talk to me.

"You're Isabella Swan, aren't you?" He looked like the overly helpful, chess club type.

"Bella," I corrected. Everyone within a three-seat radius turned to look at me.

"Where's your next class?" he asked.

I had to check in my bag. "Um, Government, with Jefferson, in building six."

There was nowhere to look without meeting curious eyes.

"I'm headed toward building four, I could show you the way…" Definitely over-helpful. "I'm Eric," he added.

I smiled tentatively. "Thanks."

We got our jackets and headed out into the rain, which had picked up. I could have sworn several people behind us were walking close enough to eavesdrop. I hoped I wasn't getting paranoid.

(Chapter 1: 8)

We sat at the end of a full table with several of her friends, who she introduced to me. I forgot all their names as soon as she spoke them. They seemed impressed by her bravery in speaking to me. The boy from English, Eric, waved at me from across the room.

It was there, sitting in the lunchroom, trying to make conversation with seven curious strangers, that I first saw them.

(Chapter 1:9)

Mike is friendly and we assume he's fairly good looking for a mortal. He's the most persistent human vying for Bella's affection, and to his credit, he remains friendly to Bella even after she has rejected him. Mike seems to be the leader of the Forks High School guys. He organizes the beach trip, and he has the best shot with Bella. However, he doesn't seem to clue in to Bella's "I'm not interested" signals.

Mike came through the door then, glancing from me to Edward. The look he gave Edward confirmed what Edward had said about loathing. He looked back at me, his eyes glum.

"You look better," he accused.

"Just keep your hand in your pocket," I warned him again.

"It's not bleeding anymore," he muttered. "Are you going back to class?"

"Are you kidding? I'd just have to turn around and come back."

"Yeah, I guess… So are you going this weekend? To the beach?" While he spoke, he flashed another glare toward Edward, who was standing against the cluttered counter, motionless as a sculpture, staring off into space.

(Chapter 5: 63)

Then there's Tyler, the one who almost hits Bella with his van (and probably would have killed her, had it not been for Edward's super-strength and super-speed). He assumes that he and Bella are going to prom because he sort of hinted at it once. Like Eric, Tyler is too eager for Bella's liking; and like Mike, he can't seem to read Bella's hints that she's not interested.

It was Jessica, and she was jubilant; Mike had caught her after school to accept her invitation. I celebrated with her briefly while I stirred. She had to go, she wanted to call Angela and Lauren to tell them. I suggested — with casual innocence — that maybe Angela, the shy girl who had Biology with me, could ask Eric. And Lauren, a standoffish girl who had always ignored me at the lunch table, could ask Tyler; I'd heard he was still available. Jess thought that was a great idea. Now that she was sure of Mike, she actually sounded sincere when she said she wished I would go to the dance. I gave her my Seattle excuse.

After I hung up, I tried to concentrate on dinner — dicing the chicken especially; I didn't want to take another trip to the emergency room. But my head was spinning, trying to analyze every word Edward had spoken today. What did he mean, it was better if we weren't friends?

My stomach twisted as I realized what he must have meant. He must see how absorbed I was by him; he must not want to lead me on… so we couldn't even be friends… because he wasn't interested in me at all. Of course he wasn't interested in me, I thought angrily, my eyes stinging — a delayed reaction to the onions. I wasn't interesting. And he was. Interesting… and brilliant… and mysterious… and perfect… and beautiful… and possibly able to lift full-sized vans with one hand.

(Chapter 4: 48-49)

11)         The Forks High Girls (Jessica, Angela, And Lauren)

The girl that Bella spends the most time with is Jessica. We don't know much about Jessica aside from the fact that she has a crush on Mike, and Edward notes that Jessica's mind is rather boring (he can read minds, remember?). Bella's other Forks High girlfriend is Angela, but she doesn't stand out much either.

I glanced sideways at the beautiful boy, who was looking at his tray now, picking a bagel to pieces with long, pale fingers. His mouth was moving very quickly, his perfect lips barely opening. The other three still looked away, and yet I felt he was speaking quietly to them.

Strange, unpopular names, I thought. The kinds of names grandparents had. But maybe that was in vogue here — small town names? I finally remembered that my neighbor was called Jessica, a perfectly common name. There were two girls named Jessica in my History class back home.

(Chapter 1:11)

We learn so little about Jessica and Angela because Bella quickly becomes consumed by Edward, and leaves the life of high school behind. In comparison to her intense interaction with Edward, Jessica and Angela appear to Bella to be young and somewhat silly.

And then there's Lauren, the bitter, scowling girl who's jealous of Bella for stealing Tyler's heart. In fact, nearly every time Bella notes Lauren, that's all she's doing: scowling.

And Lauren, a standoffish girl who had always ignored me at the lunch table, could ask Tyler; I'd heard he was still available. Jess thought that was a great idea. Now that she was sure of Mike, she actually sounded sincere when she said she wished I would go to the dance. I gave her my Seattle excuse.

(Chapter 4: 48)

Overall, the girls of Forks High serve as a contrast to Bella. Jessica, Angela, and Lauren represent the average girls that Edward has found so uninteresting for the last hundred or so years. In comparison to these girls, for Edward, Bella is a breath of fresh air and truly unique.

12)         James

James is a vampire with an unusual ability to track people. When the Cullens try to protect Bella, James figures she will be the biggest hunt of his life.

Jacob Black - Young Jacob Black may be a Bella's favorite non-vampire friend. He's a Quileute Indian and lives on La Push reservation, not far from Forks. Upon first meeting, Bella is charmed and impressed by Jacob in many ways. Jacob learns that he is similar to Bella in many ways. Her father Charlie sees that Jacob is safe boyfriend material, the kind of guy he would approve her dating.

James glanced in disbelief and aggravation at Laurent and exchanged another brief look with Victoria, whose eyes still flickered edgily from face to face. Carlisle measured Laurent's open expression for a moment before he spoke. "We'll show you the way.

Jasper, Rosalie, Esme?" he called. They gathered together, blocking me from view as they converged. Alice was instantly at my side, and Emmett fell back slowly, his eyes locked on James as he backed toward us.

(Chapter 18:242)

D.           SETTING

a)             Place

(1)   Forks and Phoenix

Most of the story takes place in Forks, Washington, and its surrounding areas. According to Bella, Forks claims the highest rainfall per year in the United States. To put it bluntly, it's dreary and gray 99% of the time. The cloudy, rainy climate is one of the reasons the Cullens have chosen to live in Forks – because it's rarely sunny, they can go out in the daylight without having the sun sparkling off their glittery skin and exposing them. The dreary weather allows vampires to live relatively normal lives.

It was seventy-five degrees in Phoenix, the sky a perfect, cloudless blue. I was wearing my favorite shirt — sleeveless, white eyelet lace; I was wearing it as a farewell gesture. My carry-on item was a parka.

In the Olympic Peninsula of northwest Washington State, a small town named Forks exists under a near-constant cover of clouds. It rains on this inconsequential town more than any other place in the United States of America. It was from this town and its gloomy, omnipresent shade that my mother escaped with me when I was only a few months old. It was in this town that I'd been compelled to spend a month every summer until I was fourteen. That was the year I finally put my foot down; these past three summers, my dad, Charlie, vacationed with me in California for two weeks instead.

It was to Forks that I now exiled myself an action that I took with great horror. I detested Forks.

I loved Phoenix. I loved the sun and the blistering heat. I loved the vigorous, sprawling city.

(Chapter 1:1)

(2)   The Forest

The forest is an interesting setting for a number of scenes. Commonly in literature, the forest represents a wilderness where evil and/or mystery may reside. If you've read Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter or Arthur Miller's The Crucible, you'll know what we're talking about. This may be the case in Twilight to some extent.

But in this novel (and in much of literature, including Shake speare's As You Like It and A Midsummer Night's Dream, among others), the forest also represents safety from the confinement of society. The Cullens' home is nestled in the woods, away from the human world, and as Bella tries to sort out whether or not Edward is a vampire, she runs to the forest:

Here in the trees it was much easier to believe the absurdities that embarrassed me indoors. Nothing had changed in this forest for thousands of years, and all the myths and legends of a hundred different lands seemed much more likely in this green haze than they had in my clear-cut bedroom.

(Chapter 7: 87)

(3)   Bella and Edward's Meadow

A secluded meadow in the middle of the forest hosts Bella's first sight of Edward's skin when exposed to the sun. Bella describes the meadow almost like we'd imagine the Garden of Eden:

“The meadow was small, perfectly round, and filled with wildflowers – violet, yellow and soft white. Somewhere nearby, I could hear the bubbling music of a stream. The sun was directly overhead, filling the circle with a haze of buttery sunshine.” (Chapter 12:164)

In this private setting, Edward can be himself in front of Bella for the first time. He shows her his super-speed and strength in addition to his sparkling skin. The meadow is also where Edward and Bella take their love affair to the next emotional level.

(4)   La Push

Lastly, La Push serves as the place of Bella's epiphany over Edward's "kind."

"Down to La Push, to First Beach." I studied his face, trying to read it. His eyes seemed to narrow infinitesimally.

He glanced down at me from the corner of his eye, smiling wryly. "I really don't think I was invited."

I sighed. "I just invited you."

Jacob Black, the son of one of Charlie's friends, fills in Bella on the local lore and informs Bella that the Cullens aren't allowed on La Push reservation. This new setting clues us into the competition between Jacob and Edward – each guy has his own territory on which neither can trespass, yet Bella is free to move between them.

(Chapter 5: 65)

(5)   Port Angeles

On the way to the city of Port Angeles Attraction, Jessica and Angela informs Bella that Tyler had told everyone he took her to the prom.

Jess drove faster than the Chief, so we made it to Port Angeles by four. It had been a while since I'd had a girls' night out, and the estrogen rush was invigorating. We listened to whiny rock songs while Jessica jabbered on about the boys we hung out with. Jessica's dinner with Mike had gone very well, and she was hoping that by Saturday night they would have progressed to the first-kiss stage. I smiled to myself, pleased. Angela was passively happy to be going to the dance, but not really interested in Eric. Jess tried to get her to confess who her type was, but I interrupted with a question about dresses after a bit, to spare her. Angela threw a grateful glance my way.

Port Angeles was a beautiful little tourist trap, much more polished and quaint than Forks. But Jessica and Angela knew it well, so they didn't plan to waste time on the picturesque boardwalk by the bay. Jess drove straight to the one big department store in town, which was a few streets in from the bay area's visitor-friendly face.

(Chapter 8: 96)

E.            POINT OF VIEW

First person, specifically Bella Swan’s

I'd never given much thought to how I would die though I'd had reason enough in the last few months but even if I had, I would not have imagined it like this.

I stared without breathing across the long room, into the dark eyes of the hunter, and he looked pleasantly back at me.

Surely it was a good way to die, in the place of someone else, someone I loved. Noble, even. That ought to count for something.

I knew that if I'd never gone to Forks, I wouldn't be facing death now. But, terrified as I was, I couldn't bring myself to regret the decision. When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it's not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.

The hunter smiled in a friendly way as he sauntered forward to kill me.

(Preface:iii)

F.            LANGUAGE AND STYLE

a)      Language style

The style of Twilight is straightforward, conversational, and highly accessible, as one would expect from a Young Adult novel. Written from the perspective of a teenage girl going through difficult situations, there are canny observations on her parents and peers, as well as moments of self-deprecating humor. There are also pop cultural allusions which help give a sense of timeliness to the story, reflecting the young adult's desire to be well-versed in the current trends.

The writing of Twilight often lapses into the melodramatic tone expected for genre romances and horror: this is meant to heighten the effect of these aspects of the story, enhancing the fantastic elements in order to make them more dramatically consequential and more deeply involve the reader in the character's plight. The everyday issues of high school and adolescence are always significant, of course; but finding one's greatest love or being threatened by a supernatural creature requires a differently nuanced approach, a style that conveys the stakes the characters face, whether it is a soul-deep connection or escape from certain death. Thus, the declarations of love between Bella and Edward are often overplayed for a specific effect, creating a sense that their romance is special and unique, while the panic Bella feels when she believes her mother is threatened by James must stand out as well.

b)     Symbol

(1)   The Apple

"Hey, what's with the apple?" You may be wondering, especially if you've read a copy of Twilight which has the original cover. Questions ran through our heads, too. I think I'll read a love story with vampires, not to code that sparkles.

"I'm curious," I said as I picked up an apple, turning it around in my hands, "what would you do if someone dared you to eat food?"

(Chapter 10:131)

Besides apples in the original book cover, apple appeared in the cafeteria of Forks High in Chapter 10.

“Bella sat there rolling around with an apple in her hand, as if she was trying to decide whether to eat it or not. Keep in mind that this coincided with the period of time when Bella tries to figure out what he should do about the situation Edward. He was not sure whether he should cave to temptation and pursue a relationship with Edward in spite of the danger.”

(Chapter 10: Interrogation)

(2)   Animals

"And the lion fell in love with the lamb ..." (Chapter 13.173).

When Edward said this, it's pretty obvious that he meant that he was a lion and Bella are the sheep in their situation. While most lion would not hesitate to eat lamb for dinner, what happens if the lion loves the lamb and do not want to eat it? Some couples other predator-prey emerged as well, including sharks and angelfish, and killer whales and baby seals, and "bird locked in the eyes of the snake"

Reference this animal emphasize how, in the scheme of nature, Bella actually prey Edward.

(Chapter 13)

(3)   Cars

A group of the specific car mentioned in the novel Twilight. Humans tend to have a vehicle, while each member of the Cullen clan has an amazing car. in view of the pictures on the website twilight novel by Stephenie Meyer, there are several vehicles in use by each of the characters:

Edward: Silver Volvo S60R

Carlisle: Black Mercedes S55 AMG

Bella: 1953 Chevrolet Pickup Truck

Charlie: Chief of Police Cruiser

Jacob: 1986 Volkswagen Rabbit

 Every car seemed to imply the personality traits of their respective owners.

Let us analyze together, ranging from

Edward. Volvo has a reputation for being super-safe for their passengers, so that these vehicles seem to go together well with protective and cautious Edward natural. silver color suitable for unobtrusive - Edward does not like too much prominence. But even though it's a safe car, not boring - this car can go fast and "shiny."

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Carlisle black Mercedes is a high-performance car, but also did not attract too much attention.

As for Bella's truck, well, it's a classic vintage. Oldie but goodie. Stuck between the cars of other human beings because it has a lot of personality. Maybe a little close to death's door, but as of now it seems to be holding up well. Kind of like their owners.

As Bella's truck, Jacob cars also have less personality than the average human vehicle. This is a 1986 Volkswagen Rabbit ... but it's not enough to just walk. In fact, Jacob worked to fix and require the master cylinder. All the same, it is a small car that is relatively pleasant.

 The police chief Charlie points she cruiser responsible for rules and order, and directions to the protective father.

(4)   Carlisle's Cross

Crusaders 370 years hanging outside Carlisle's office belonged to his father - a pastor of the 17th century were tolerant not only Catholics, but also of the werewolves, witches, and vampires. He led the hunt for all these creatures, as did his son. Carlisle continued to save the cross as a gift from the family after he changed. that the only reason? We do not think so. Carlisle dad hates being "evil", and Carlisle, like his father, hated evil deeds. Now as a vampire, instinctively, evil creatures come to anyone-he's working hard not to succumb to his primal nature. This theory explains that the cross Carlisle serves to remind him that even though he might be a vampire, he could hold inner-urge to kill humans. Cross also funny in an ironic way, for the record Edward, as a specific version of the vampire myth says that the cross continues to make vampires away.

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(5)   Light and Dark, Sun and Rain, Warm and Cold

It seems like lots of things in Twilight can be sorted into two opposing categories, all based on one major dichotomy: humans versus vampires. Bella (representing humans) states on the first page of the book that she prefers her warm, dry, sunny Phoenix to cold, rainy, cloudy Forks. Guess who's cold all the time? Ding ding! Edward (representing vampires). There's a big divide between the two species, and it seems that humans are mostly identified with "good" things, while vampire has lots of "bad" or "evil" things on its side.

Then there are a few confusing moments in the novel, when it seems that a person or two might be switching sides. There's the scene with Bella and Edward in the meadow when Edward reveals his sparkling ability that contradicts lots of the "cold" and "dark" associations we have with his character. He does like the sun, the light, the warmth he just can't take advantage of it around people who don't understand his "species." Remember, the Cullen home is very light and airy; it's the "one place [the Cullens] don't have to hide" (15.212).

 Like the other Cullens, Edward would indeed rather not be a "monster" – hence their no-human diets. That doesn't change the fact that they have to live in the land of dark, wet, rainy, cloudy, cold Forks in order to have a relatively normal life.

On the other side of the dichotomy, Bella's initial move to Forks could symbolize her inching toward the dark side of the spectrum – except she vocally hates it. Over time, the closer she grows to Edward, the less she hates Forks. By the end of the novel, she's ready to completely transfer to the vampire side, but that's when Edward draws the line and won't let Bella cross it. When the novel ends, Bella still longs for him to transform her. The last line of the novel, "And then the night closed over me," made us think that maybe her changeover is inevitable.

(6)   Base Ball

Baseball seems to be a symbol of decent, "average Americans" in Twilight. Charlie and Billy enjoy watching baseball, and Charlie even seems to feel more comfortable with the idea that his daughter is going on a date with Edward Cullen when he finds out that baseball is involved. That the Cullens enjoy playing baseball shows that they're actually a fairly normal American family.

Sure, they put their own spin on the game, but could we really expect them to play on a normal diamond? The baseball game in Twilight displays just how similar to humans the Cullens truly are, as well as their attempt to follow social norms, even if that means they have to "tweak" that norm a little first.

c)    Genre

The romance genre in the broadest sense involves any story that focuses primarily on the relationship between two people who are attracted to each other and, after some obstacles are presented, eventually come together.

Horror fiction has its roots going back to various myths, with monstrous creatures figuring largely in how earlier civilizations understood the world around them. Vampires in particular have a long literary tradition, going as far back to ancient legends before surfacing as we know it today in John Polidori's 1819 story The Vampyre.

Young Adult literature is often set in high school and involves rites of passages such as first loves and epiphanies about the true natural of the world.

As a genre, it emphasizes strongly with the challenges that are presented when making the transition from childhood to adulthood. Young Adult fiction has also long included novels with horror, supernatural, and fantasy elements.

They not only provide strong visceral thrills for readers, but also employ the fantastic elements of these genres to dramatize those everyday concerns of teenagers as powerful metaphors.

Perhaps the most obvious comparison that can be drawn with the Twilight series is the television version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a major multimedia franchise with a strong female protagonist who juggles everyday high school concerns with supernatural adventures. Buffy, like Bella, falls in love with vampires - but while Buffy is charged with killing monsters, Bella wishes to become one because of true love.

G.           MORAL MESSAGE

For Edward, being with Bella is a compulsion, rather than a choice. He initially tried "do the right thing" and stay away, but his attraction to her (and her blood?) is just too strong.

"I don't know if I have a choice anymore." [Edward's] voice was almost a whisper. "I was wrong–you're much more observant than I give you credit for."

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H.           SUMMARY

Isabella "Bella" Swan moves from Phoenix, Arizona to Forks, Washington to live with her father Charlie. While unhappy with this decision, it is one she makes on her own as she wants to give her mother Renee the chance to follow her new husband Phil, a minor league baseball player, to Florida. Bella adjusts well to her new high school in Forks, but notices the five Cullen siblings: Edward, Emmett, Alice, Jasper Hale, and Rosalie Hale. They are all adopted by the young doctor Carlisle Cullen and his wife Esme, are unbelievably beautiful, and tend to keep to themselves. Bella is shocked when she finds that she has to share her Biology class table with Edward, and even more surprised when it seems that Edward takes an instant dislike for Bella without even speaking to her. Edward disappears from school for several days and when he returns tries to be friendly with Bella, which confuses her. The next morning, she is almost run over by a van and only saved by the unnatural strength and speed of Edward, who swoops in to rescue her from sure death. He asks her to keep quiet about what she had witnessed about him, and she abides by his request. She tries to be friendly with Edward in the aftermath, but he does not acknowledge her existence for the next six weeks.

As the girls' choice dance approaches, Bella is asked by several boys to take them to the event. She refuses them all, but Edward starts speaking to her again, asking if she would go with him to Seattle instead, which was the excuse she gave for not attending the dance. Edward starts to show unusual attention to Bella, which others notice. However, he does not go with Bella when she invites him to come along to a beach outing planned by Mike Newton, one of the boys who's interested in her. She goes on this outing to La Push and meets the Quileute Native American teen Jacob Black - Jacob's father Billy Black sold Charlie the truck that he gave to Bella as a gift. Through Jacob, she finds out that the Cullens are "cold ones" - vampires - and struck a peace agreement many years ago with the Quileute, who legend states possess werewolves among their number.

A few days later, Bella goes to Port Angeles with two of her friends, who want to go dress shopping for the dance. Alone, Bella is trapped by four men, but is saved by Edward in his car. They wind up having dinner together and begin to discuss what exactly he is. They take turns asking each other questions: Bella interrogates Edward on being a vampire, on his abilities, and his family; Edward interrogates Bella about the details of her own life and personal history. Edward convinces Bella not to go Seattle on the day of the dance, as he has other plans for her. However, complications arrive one evening when Billy Black sees Edward and Bella together, and he unsuccessfully tries to convince Bella to stay away from the vampire.

On the morning of the dance, Edward instead takes Bella on a long hike and she sees why vampires avoid sunlight: their skin glistens diamond-like when exposed directly to the sun. The two admit their love to each other during this idyll. The following morning, Edward takes Bella to meet his family at their home and tells the story of how Carlisle became a vampire and assembled the Cullen family as they now stand. That evening, Edward takes Bella to watch a baseball game played by his family, which due to their strength and speed must be hidden by a thunderstorm. The game attracts a pack of nomad vampires, however, and one of those vampires is a tracker names James. James decides to hunt Bella after discovering she is a human, but the Cullens protect her: Alice and Jasper take Bella back to Phoenix, Arizona to hide, while Edward, Emmett, and Carlisle try to chase James and ambush him. However, James flees to Phoenix and tricks Bella into thinking he's holding her mother hostage. She goes to James willingly only to find her mother is not with him; further, James plans to record his killing of Bella so that Edward would try to avenge her. Bella is attacked by James but saved by the Cullens: Edward pulls James off Bella, Emmett and Jasper kill James, while Carlisle and Alice care for Bella's broken body. They discover Bella was bitten by James, and Edward sucks out the venom so that she won't become a vampire.

Bella survives and is hospitalized, and a cover story is fabricated to hide the truth of what happened. Edward stays with Bella while she recovers at the hospital and Bella asks why he didn't let the venom change her into a vampire. He refuses to do so, as she doesn't want her to become a monster. She finds out that Alice, who has precognition, had a vision where Bella becomes a vampire; however, Edward points out that she also saw Bella die and that didn't come true. Bella and Edward repeatedly profess their love for each other, but Bella still wants to be transformed so she can be with Edward forever. Weeks later, back in Forks, Bella is surprised when Edward takes her to the prom; Jacob Black is also in attendance, with a message that his father still wants her to break up with Edward and that they'll be watching. Bella confesses to Edward that she was hoping he would turn her into a vampire this evening but he continues to refuse. For the time being, their love for each other is enough.