Twilight by Stephanie MeyersBella is a pale, stubborn girl; who grew up looking after her erratic, irresponsible mother. Bella is selfless, and so when her mother marries Phil, a baseball player who has to travel, she exiles herself to her dad's house in the rainiest city in all of north america so that her mom can travel with Phil. Forks is how she knew it would be, awkward moments with Charlie, her dad, the omnipresent clouds, and friends she doesnt really care about. However she suffers through it, pretending as always, to be happy so that other people can be. Bella complains a lot, and most of the time I dont like her, because her obliviousness ends up hurting a lot of people, but I believe that she is a really good person with good intentions.
"Surely it was a good way to die, in the place of someone else, someone I loved. Noble, even. That ought to count for something. I knew that if I'd never gone to Forks, I wouldnt be facing death right now. But terrified as I was, I couldn't bring myself to regret the decision. When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, its not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end."
I chose this section of the story because Bella is being unquestionably brave, and selfless. Those months had been the happiest of her life with Edward, but she was able to give it up so her mom could live, and so Edward could move on, and be happy again. I feel like in this scene Bella grew up, because typically she is always finding someone to blame, or a way to feel sorry for herself, but in this she is forgiving, and accepting.
I think that Bella will either die, as she clearly thinks she will, or survive this experience and be better because of it. She will know what she values, and never let them go because of the few minutes where she did and she almost lost everything.
I chose this video from the movie Juno because this song is about how anything that the author is, the one he loves is something that fits perfectly with it; natural. Bella is a human, and Edward is a vampire, and that makes their love unique and forbidden is that they contrast with each other. Edward is the predator of Bella. I guess what makes their love beautiful is that they defy all odds, and are pretty much about as opposite as two things can be but they love each other anyways.
I think this is a really interesting way of using this post. You've found the similarities in the differences between Bella and Edward's relationship and the song. Even though they seem to be the polar opposites of each other, they fit like a puzzle. Pieces that are exactly the same can't fit together as well as those made for each other. This is true love, and an excellent post in contrast!
ReplyDeleteI really like the way that you explained Bella's good and bad qualities with descriptions from the book and with your own opinions. Choosing this video was a good way to express not only Bella's emotions, but also her relationship with Edward, which is a big part of her personality.
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