Name : Hoh Tjin Li
Class : S4A
School Num. : 08160
Book Call Num. : F MEY C2
Book Title : Twilight
Author : Stephenie Meyer
Publication Year/ (Edition) : 2006
SETTING
The setting to Twilight is Forks, Washington. It was chosen by Stephenie Meyer (the author of the Twilight Series) because it is the rainiest city in the United States and the main character is a vampire.
Forks is about 5 hours away from Seattle, along the Olympic Peninsula. Along with Forks, there is also First Beach in La Push, which is also a place mentioned often. This is an Indian Reservation near Forks home of the Quilette Indians. Jacob Black, a friend to the main character, lives here.
Character
Isabella Swan
Bella is the frictional protagonist of this book. She moves to her father's home in Forks, Washington, meets the mysterious Cullen family, and falls in love with Edward Cullen. However, she soon discovers that the family is a coven of vampires. Bella expresses a desire to become a vampire herself, against Edward's wishes.
Edward Cullen
Like all vampires, Edward is described as impossibly handsome, to the point of being almost godlike. In the sunlight, his skin sparkles like millions of diamonds. His eyes change color depending on his mood. They are described as a butterscotch when he is delighted and fed and gradually darken to black, like onyx, as he is angered and when he is thirsty. A member of the Olympic Coven, Edward only drinks animal blood and has the special ability to read minds. He falls in love with Bella soon after she arrives in Forks.
Jacob Black
Jacob Black is Bella's best friend. He is a Quileute Native American and a werewolf. In Twilight, Jacob plays the minor role of a forgotten childhood friend of Bella's, and he develops a crush on her. In an attempt to learn more about Cullens, Bella flirts with Jacob, and he tells her tribe legends about "the cold ones", or vampires.
Conflict
The major conflict in Twilight is that Edward is a danger to Bella's life. But she continues to love him anyway. And it doesn't help when other vampire's smell the Cullens and then smell mortal blood (Bella) close to the Cullens. So when the other Vampire come. Bella has to leave her home and hid out some where. And ends up getting hurt anyway, almost becoming a Vampire herself.
Conclusion
To me, the conclusion was kind of left open for New Moon (the second book of the twilight series).
Although Edward was a vampire, it didn’t matter as Bella wanted to be with him no matter what.
Opinion
The Twilight Saga is a great series to read. It is a fantasy that you will wish is possible. I am truly addicted. ^^ The characters are easy to connect to and there's just the right amount of love, mystery, and action. I fully recommend the Twilight series!