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Twilight: Stephanie Meyer’s Masterpiece. Summary: Basically, it’s a forbidden love story between Bella and Edward. Basically, it’s a forbidden love story.

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1 Twilight: Stephanie Meyer’s Masterpiece

2 Summary: Basically, it’s a forbidden love story between Bella and Edward. Basically, it’s a forbidden love story 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 about it. He is none to happy. Her father, the town sheriff, finds out about it. He is none to happy. Bella finds out that Edward is a vampire, but she is not put off by this and continues to pursue him. Bella finds out that Edward is a vampire, but she is not put off by this and continues to pursue him. Through twists and turns, their romance is challenged. Through twists and turns, their romance is challenged.

3 Twilight Argument: Twilight is the time between day and night or dark and light. Twilight is the time between day and night or dark and light. This is symbolic in the novel and represent much more than the novel’s moniker. This is symbolic in the novel and represent much more than the novel’s moniker. In fact, most if not all of the novel can be seen through this lens. In fact, most if not all of the novel can be seen through this lens.

4 Twilight Argument: Edward is dark in terms of ordinary human experience. Vampires chiefly feed on humans. Edward is dark in terms of ordinary human experience. Vampires chiefly feed on humans. Bella is light, for she is young and female as well as bright and talented. Bella is light, for she is young and female as well as bright and talented. However, the distinction between both is blurred as the fall in love, and the reader finds out that Bella is somewhat in search of danger. Bella states, “ I can’t resist his darkness. He’s supposed to be bad, but I like it” (48). However, the distinction between both is blurred as the fall in love, and the reader finds out that Bella is somewhat in search of danger. Bella states, “ I can’t resist his darkness. He’s supposed to be bad, but I like it” (48). Additionally, Edward is not really dark. He does, after all, feed on animals. And, unlike many vampires, he can control his desire for blood. Additionally, Edward is not really dark. He does, after all, feed on animals. And, unlike many vampires, he can control his desire for blood.

5 Twilight Argument: Their love is, therefore, is blending of dark and light, a mixing of traditional roles. In this sense, it is a twilight of sorts. Their love is, therefore, is blending of dark and light, a mixing of traditional roles. In this sense, it is a twilight of sorts. Furthermore, twilights can represent the respective geographical features of the novel, as Forks, Edward’s hideout, is a place of darkness, and Phoenix, a prominent location in the novel, is a place of light. Furthermore, twilights can represent the respective geographical features of the novel, as Forks, Edward’s hideout, is a place of darkness, and Phoenix, a prominent location in the novel, is a place of light. Meyer says, “Forks was a place of darkness. Perfect for a vampire” (32). In Forks, Edward finds light—that is, Bella. While in Phoenix, Bella finds, among other things, danger in Phoenix. In Forks, Edward finds light—that is, Bella. While in Phoenix, Bella finds, among other things, danger in Phoenix. Jacob, the werewolf, also presents this to a lesser degree. Jacob, the werewolf, also presents this to a lesser degree.

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

7 To Do: Read a book; Read a book; Figure out a thesis/ argument for the book. Prominent examples would be the following: archetypes, character examinations, symbols, color analysis, comparative analysis; Figure out a thesis/ argument for the book. Prominent examples would be the following: archetypes, character examinations, symbols, color analysis, comparative analysis; Create a PPT with your argument: one slide should be summary; three slides should be argument; one slide should be a conclusion slide. Please incorporate two quotes from the book. Create a PPT with your argument: one slide should be summary; three slides should be argument; one slide should be a conclusion slide. Please incorporate two quotes from the book.


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