IRB Reading Response (HW #5)

    

     I literally just finished the famous (or infamous, depending on you) Twilight by Stephanie Meyer, and OMG it was soooooo amazing! I couldn't put it down! I downloaded it on my iPod too. I only stopped reading it when I was in school, or when I was eating. It had a great plot, and intense theme. The theme was about how love conquers all. And I know, "OMG Hannah, that's sooo cliche," but that's not how Stephanie Meyer made the theme seem. I'm pretty sure you know how the book goes, but if you don't *rolls eyes* this book is about a girl named Bella Swan. She moves to a town called Forks to live with her dad while her mom is travelling with her step-dad. When Bella gets to Forks, she meets a group of people and they are genetically perfect. She ends up dating one of them, whose name is Edward Cullen. He is a vampire, and so are the others. They fall deeply in love, and a whole sha-bang happens, you'll just have to read the book.

     The theme is represented as love conquers all. It is shown in many places, and I mean many. The whole book is pretty much revolved around that matter. Let's see... 
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     For example, at one point of the book, Bella was about to get hit by a car that was skidding on ice. She saw Edward at the other side of the parking lot that they were in. Since Vampires can run so freaking fast (and are so strong), he decided he didn't want her guts spilled all over the pavement. He ran super fast to her side, and slammed into the car. He lifted the car so she could move out of the way. He risked being seen by humans! He risked leaking the secret of non-humans in this world. He almost- almost- messed up everything for all the Vampires; he did it all for Bella.

   Another example of where the theme being love conquers all is shown, is at the end of the book. Bella falls into the trap of an evil Vampire, and beats her up. He throws her around and breaks her bones. Then, he bites her hand. The Cullens come to rescue Bella while the evil Vampire is sucking her hand. The only way to stop the venom from spreading, was to suck her blood. Edward had to do it. He bent over, and started sucking her blood. He almost didn't stop- he could've easily killed her- but he did. Especially since Edward loves Bella's smell, and always stresses that. After, Bella asks him why he stopped. What made him keep her alive. The answer- love.

  Overall, Bella loves Edward, and the same goes the other way. They would do anything for each other, and they sincerely mean it. Love really does conquer all. Love is really powerful, and I'm sure if you asked Bella or Edward that, they would say the same thing.
  


                                                                                      P.S. I'm hungry...