I finished reading the third book of the Twilight Saga, Eclipse, by Stephanie Meyer a few days ago, and noticed many different things about this book. I noticed character changes (for the worse and for the better), author's intrusion, and I also found myself resisting the text.
Eclipse is about Bella Swan's and Edward Cullen's loving relationship. Edward being a vampire, it usually causes trouble for Bella. In the first two books, the only problems in their relationship were that Edward is a vampire, and Bella is not, and Bella is worried about getting too old for Edward, because Edward doesn't age! Although that remains a problem in their relationship, their relationship has also gotten dangerous. Enemies of the Cullen family (Edward's family) hate that they let a human know their secrets. So, these enemies (mainly the wild, angry, vicious, red-head, Victoria) are constantly out to
kill Bella and the rest of her family. Bella wants to become a vampire to avoid these problems and to become one of Edward's 'kind' and become a part of his family.
I often found myself resisting the text. At first, Bella feels like she knows what she wants. She is determined to become a vampire, and knows she loves Edward and only Edward. She had clearly been pushing away her feelings for Jacob. Bella continued to insist that she was only friends with Jacob and no more than that. However, Bella soon begins to admit she loves Jacob as more than just a friend, and wants to delay her becoming a vampire to see how she really feels about Jacob. During this part of the book, I noticed I was resisting the text. I was happy that Bella knew (or thought she knew) what she wanted and there was no reason for her to delay her becoming a vampire. I didn't want her to love Jacob, because she made it so clear that she didn't. Edward had risked so much (including his life) for Bella, and I didn't like how Bella would even consider anybody else.
Another part of the book where I found myself resisting the text, was when Bella didn't really think much about leaving her father, Charlie. Charlie may not be the most talkative person but he does so much for Bella, and tries very hard to keep Bella's moody self happy!
In conclusion, I find myself resisting the text when Bella admits she loves Jacob and considers leaving Edward, and when she finds it so easy to leave her caring, hard-working father forever. I resist the text when Bella doesn't appreciate the wonderful people around her and doesn't consider all the things they've done for her!
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