Twilight:Twilight:

Stephanie Meyer’s Stephanie Meyer’s MasterpieceMasterpiece

Summary:Summary:

Basically, it’s a forbidden love story Basically, it’s a forbidden love story between Bella and Edward.between Bella and Edward.

Bella meets him and falls in love.Bella meets him and falls in love. Her father, the town sheriff, finds out Her father, the town sheriff, finds out

about it. He is none to happy.about it. He is none to happy. Bella finds out that Edward is a vampire, Bella finds out that Edward is a vampire,

but she is not put off by this and continues but she is not put off by this and continues to pursue him.to pursue him.

Through twists and turns, their romance is Through twists and turns, their romance is challenged.challenged.

Twilight Twilight Argument:Argument:

Twilight is the time between day and Twilight is the time between day and night or dark and light.night or dark and light.

This is symbolic in the novel and This is symbolic in the novel and represent much more than the represent much more than the novel’s moniker. novel’s moniker.

In fact, most if not all of the novel In fact, most if not all of the novel can be seen through this lens.can be seen through this lens.

Twilight Twilight Argument:Argument:

Edward is dark in terms of ordinary human Edward is dark in terms of ordinary human experience. Vampires chiefly feed on humans.experience. Vampires chiefly feed on humans.

Bella is light, for she is young and female as well Bella is light, for she is young and female as well as bright and talented.as bright and talented.

However, the distinction between both is blurred However, the distinction between both is blurred as the fall in love, and the reader finds out that as the fall in love, and the reader finds out that Bella is somewhat in search of danger. Bella Bella is somewhat in search of danger. Bella states, “ I can’t resist his darkness. He’s states, “ I can’t resist his darkness. He’s supposed to be bad, but I like it” (48).supposed to be bad, but I like it” (48).

Additionally, Edward is not really dark. He does, Additionally, Edward is not really dark. He does, after all, feed on animals. And, unlike many after all, feed on animals. And, unlike many vampires, he can control his desire for blood.vampires, he can control his desire for blood.

TwilightTwilight Argument: Argument:

Their love is, therefore, is blending of dark and light, a Their love is, therefore, is blending of dark and light, a mixing of traditional roles. In this sense, it is a twilight of mixing of traditional roles. In this sense, it is a twilight of sorts.sorts.

Furthermore, twilights can represent the respective Furthermore, twilights can represent the respective geographical features of the novel, as Forks, Edward’s geographical features of the novel, as Forks, Edward’s hideout, is a place of darkness, and Phoenix, a prominent hideout, is a place of darkness, and Phoenix, a prominent location in the novel, is a place of light.location in the novel, is a place of light.Meyer says, “Forks was a place of darkness. Perfect for a Meyer says, “Forks was a place of darkness. Perfect for a vampire” (32).vampire” (32).

In Forks, Edward finds light—that is, Bella. While in In Forks, Edward finds light—that is, Bella. While in Phoenix, Bella finds, among other things, danger in Phoenix, Bella finds, among other things, danger in Phoenix.Phoenix.

Jacob, the werewolf, also presents this to a lesser degree.Jacob, the werewolf, also presents this to a lesser degree.

Conclusion:Conclusion:

Hence, good and evil and dark and Hence, good and evil and dark and light, all of which are binaries in light, all of which are binaries in much literature, are blurred in this much literature, are blurred in this novel because neither truly exist. novel because neither truly exist. Instead, degrees of good and evil Instead, degrees of good and evil exist, blurring the lines between exist, blurring the lines between night and day and keeping an overall night and day and keeping an overall sense of a merging of the two.sense of a merging of the two.

To Do:To Do:

Read a book;Read a book; Figure out a thesis/ argument for the book. Figure out a thesis/ argument for the book.

Prominent examples would be the following: Prominent examples would be the following: archetypes, character examinations, archetypes, character examinations, symbols, color analysis, comparative symbols, color analysis, comparative analysis;analysis;

Create a PPT with your argument: one slide Create a PPT with your argument: one slide should be summary; three slides should be should be summary; three slides should be argument; one slide should be a conclusion argument; one slide should be a conclusion slide. Please incorporate two quotes from the slide. Please incorporate two quotes from the book.book.