Discussion - Twilight

Week 11 (02.05.2014)

During the book reading session: 1.      Before deciding on the book, what are the determining factors that attracted you to the book? (Author, genre, book cover, reviews you have read?) First of all before I read this book, someone tell me that this book was very good to read. The book tells us about a forbidden love between human and supernatural. So I try to find this book and read it. So far, the stories tell us about a young girl falling in love to a vampire. Stephenie Meyer has stated that the apple on the cover represents the forbidden fruit from the book of Genesis. It symbolizes Bella and Edward's love, which is forbidden, similar to the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, as is implied by the quote from Genesis 2:17 that are quoted at the beginning of the book. It also represents Bella's knowledge of what good and evil are, and the choice that she has in partaking of the "forbidden fruit", Edward, or choosing not to see him. 2.      Who are the 5 most important characters in the book? List out the names of the characters playing them. Ø  Bella Swan Ø  Edward Cullen  Ø  Jacob Black  Ø  Alice Ø  James  3.      What is the story about?      Twilight is about a seventeen-year-old girl named Bella Swan, who moves from her mother's home in Phoenix, Arizona, to live with her father in her birth town of Forks, Washington. There, she becomes intrigued by a student, Edward Cullen. Edward saves her life on multiple occasions, exhibiting super-human qualities. Bella learns from family friend Jacob Black that legends say the Cullen family are vampires. Edward eventually admits to this truth, though his family hunts only animals, not humans, through moralistic choice. Edward constantly warns Bella against being with him, perceiving her life to be at risk if she continues to associate with him because the scent of her blood is so much more powerful to him than that of any other human. Bella's love and confidence in Edward's restraint is such that his warnings go unheeded, and on an outing with the Cullens she becomes the target of a sadistic vampire, James. With his family's help, Edward is able to save Bella from James' predations, but Edward is still unwilling to change Bella into a vampire himself 4.      Which group of people would you recommend this book to? Ø  Teenagers Ø  Adult