Twilight Saga

The novel that I have read this month is none other than the fantasy/romance novel, Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. It follows the life of Isabella "Bella" Swan, a human teenager who moves to Forks, Washington and finds her life turned upside-down when she falls in love with a vampire named Edward Cullen. The series is told primarily from Bella's perspective, with the epilogue of Eclipse and book two of Breaking Dawn being told from the perspective of Jacob Black. Midnight Sun, an unpublished companion book to the series, is told from Edward's perspective. The lessons that should be valued from this book is:-

Don’t take your family for granted
When Bella first moves in with her father, their relationship is strained. They care about each other but have spent most of their lives separated and have little in common. You certainly wouldn’t catch them taking in a football game or going fishing together. Yet any time her father is brought into the vampire mix, Bella’s first priority (well, after Edward) is his protection, and in Breaking Dawn it finally sinks in that if she joins Edward's family she might not see her own again for awhile. The bottom line? You may not understand your family or even want to spend a great deal of time around them (who goes fishing anymore)?

Humanity is subjective.
What each person sees as making us human differs. Edward saw himself as a monster because he was a vampire, and therefore there was no humanity in him. But Carlisle believed that the way the Cullens lead their lives made them human, and they were not just slaves to their biology. Actions can make all the difference.

We wrestle with being human and divine
Edward knew there was some part of him missing by being a vampire. Bella knew there was some part of her missing by being human. In the end, they gave birth to a daughter who was some mysterious mixture of both. We are human beings created in the image of God but where does the human part end and the God part begin?


Anisha
4 Cergas
30/4/2014