The book Eclipse is the third book in the Twilight Series written by Stephanie Meyer. The four-book series is about the relationship of Bella Swan; a normal seventeen year old girl who moves to Washington to live with her father, and Edward; a beautiful, smart, wealthy vampire. The two are deeply and love and can not live without each other. However, many problems occur in this relationship. It is usually unsafe for Bella to be around vampires because one of them may lose their control and eat her (even Edward). Also, the Carlisle family (Edward's family) has had an ongoing rivalry with the werewolves. This is a problem because Bella is very close friends with Jacob Black, who just happens to be a werewolf. Bella often has to chose between staying with Edward (her boyfriend) or Jacob, her best friend.
Because Bella loves Edward so much, she wants to be a vampire like him. The vampires in this story freeze in time once they become vampires, meaning they stay the same age forever. Bella does not want to end up being too old to be with Edward and wants to live with him forever. Many of her friends, including Edward, are doing their best to get Bella to change her mind and stay human. At least for a longer time. I have different ideas when it comes to Bella becoming a vampire.
One reason I don't want Bella to become a vampire, is because it may be a decision she regrets. She is very young, and probably doesn't actually know what she wants. Becoming a vampire is something that is permanent and that she can not take back. Bella may want to live the life of an average young adult before becoming a vampire. For example, even Bella herself admits that she'd like to go to college and live a simple life for a while. This is why I think Bella should not become a vampire; she has a whole life ahead of her and she should be able to enjoy at least a few more years as a college student.
One reason I do want Bella to become a vampire, is because she would finally be same from Victora (an evil vampire out to kill her). Her life would be more content without having someone who is constantly out to eat her. For example, Bella is usually in fear that Victoria will be able to smell her or know where she is. Bella is also worried about how Victoria wants to hurt the rest of her family as well.
In conclusion, I do and don't want Bella to become a vampire. I don't want her to become a vampire because she has her whole life ahead of her. Also, right now, Bella may not entirely know what she wants. Becoming a vampire is a permanent decision and she should be completely sure about doing it. However, I do want Bella to become a vampire, because she would be free from her troubles with Victoria.
Good post, when I read the book I also was unsure of my opinion on whether or not Bella should become a vampire. I agree with what you said, and I think that if I were Bella I would probably go to college and live a normal life for several years before becoming a vampire. She has plenty of time.
ReplyDeleteElsa, I think this is a really good blog post and I have always thought that Bella should be a vampire. So I agree with you :) But is there any other reason why you would like her to become a vampire? Other than dealing with Victoria? I would like her to become a young one so she can look the same age as Edward. I think it really grabs a reader when you talk about both sides and that was very unique.
ReplyDeleteI think this was a reallyyyy good post! I totally agree with you on how you said Bella shouldn't be a vampire because she is young and doesn't know what she wants. This made me think a lot about teenagers in general. Most teens make decisions like this and will regret it because they weren't cautious about what they were doing, so I totally understood your reasoning about why you thought Bella shouldn't be a vampire. Overall, good job with this post!!! :)
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