Twilight is a series of vampire novels by Stephanie Meyer. It follows the life of Bella Swan, a teenager who moves to Forks, Washington, and finds her life radically changed when she falls in love with a vampire named Edward Cullen.
Books
Twilight
New Moon
Eclipse
Breaking Dawn
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner
Films
Twilight
The Twilight Sage: New Moon
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
The Twilight Sage: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
Book Titles
Twilight: Bella gets to know the night (Edward).
New Moon: When Edward leaves Bella, it is the darkest period of her life (a "new moon" is when the Moon cannot be seen from the Earth).
Eclipse: Bella chooses the Moon (Edward) over the Sun (Jacob).
Breaking Dawn: Bella's new life as a vampire begins.
Setting
The story is set primarily in the town of Forks, Washington, where Bella Swan and her father Charlie live. Other cities in Washington briefly appeared in the series or were mentioned. Some events in Twilight take place in Phoenix, Arizona, where Bella was raised. Florida is briefly seen in Eclipse, when Bella's mother decides to move there with her husband, Phil. Volterra, Italy, is featured in New Moon when Edward decides to commit suicide there, and Bella goes to save him.
Symbolism
One type of symbolism could be Bella and Edward's relationship. As a vampire, Edward had enhanced strength, hearing, smell, and is the perfect predator of human beings. Whereas Bella is comparatively even more fragile than a normal human, and is also the 'prey' of all vampires, as she is human. Therein lies irony, as Bella, the 'prey', had fallen in love with Edward, the 'predator'. "The lion fell in love with the lamb" can be constructed as a central theme in the series. Lastly, there is the stark comparison between werewolves and vampires in the Twilight saga. Vampires are ice cold, as they do not have any blood (of their own) circulating in their bodies to give them warmth. On the other hand, werewolves have extremely high temperatures (about 109 degrees) so they can withstand extreme cold. While vampires do not eat anything and drink only blood, werewolves have extreme food urges. This is one of the contrasts that underscore the differing natures of werewolves and vampires in the series.
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FantasyTwilight is a series of vampire novels by Stephanie Meyer. It follows the life of Bella Swan, a teenager who moves to Forks, Washington, and finds her life radically changed when she falls in love with a vampire named Edward Cullen.
