Why I Love the "Twilight Saga" and Stephenie Meyer
This is purely my opinions based on my obersvations and has no intention of bullying Harry Potter fans. Love whoever you want.
While the story of Harry Potter is pure contemporary urban young adult fantasy, the story of Bella and "Twilight Saga" is really an urban contemporary supernatural new adult romance. I know this is a big sentence and editors would want me to shorten this, but it's the truth. Read it slowly if you want. It makes perfect sense.
Also, the magicians (and the humans) in the Harry Potter story are alive; whereas the vampires in the "Twilight Saga" are dead. There are more things I'd like to say on this absurd comparison, but that's a topic for another article.
WARNING: THIS ARTICLE IS NOT INTENDED FOR FANS OF THE "HARRY POTTER" SERIES AND J K ROWLING.
Can I just, for a moment, get out of topic and say, "Man, I've been on Twitter for more than a year now and have never ever seen anybody post such extreme homophobic content as J K Rowling"?
Anyway, back on track.
SPOILER WARNING FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T READ THE SAGA YET.
A few things why I love Bella, the "Twilight Saga", and Stephenie Meyer.
Bella is headstrong and determined. We don't see this most of the time, because the story is usually narrated from her perspective and she's one of those people who undermines her own positive qualities. At age 17, it's to be expected. These qualities of hers are displayed very clearly in four instances: One, when she tells Edward that they were meant to be together; two, when she tells Jacob he wasn't meant for her; three, when she is determined to keep Edward alive in the battle with the newborns; four, when she gets fake passports made for Renesmee and Jacob for their getaway, just before the final battle with the Volturi. People seem to forget a lot of these aspects and they come out prominently when the books are read. So, if you're one of those people who hate the Saga because of their movies, just try reading those fat things called the books.
Bella is the only adult among the four Cullen-Hale children. She's the one who doesn't hesitate making tough decisions to keep her family - both mortal and immortal - safe. Here, she's on par with Carlisle. She is the most fit to be a mother to a child like Renesmee. She analyses with caution and thinking through very carefully before moving forward. This was especially displayed when she became a vampire. Granted, they were times when she acted recklessly - like, when she hallucinated about Edward and when she leaped to kill Jacob for naming Renesmee "after a monster", but these are tiny slips in comparison to the major differences she made in the story through her decision-making process. From the first book to the fourth, you can see how her character has grown and changed.
The "Twilight Saga" is a story of choices. This I realised when it was pointed out to me in a video on YouTube, in which the man defended the story very well. Albeit, only the movies, but still. I'll let you watch the video, because I really don't want to make his points my own.
Vampires are frozen in time. What do you expect? They're dead. They cannot change their minds or attitudes very easily. Sure, Edward watched Bella when she slept. It's not like he could help it: he wanted to kill her for her blood. That's the entire reason they interact in the first place. He tells her he'd been attracted to her scent and therefore, he has a strong urge to kill her. Her father is also supposed to have blood like this in his system. The scientific reason for such a difference in blood structure has been explained in that video, so I'm not going to say it here again. Vampires are basically animals that prey. And naturally, Edward was attracted to her; he was a creature, not entirely human. You must remember that stalkery is no concept outside the human world. Another thing worth mentioning here that people forget is the fact established early on in the story about vampires: when they meet their soulmate, they don't look at anybody else. So, my theory is that Edward never felt attracted to any other vampire as much as he was attracted to Bella - again, because of the scent of her blood - and that fascinated him to the point that he wanted to watch her sleep. Vampires are literally frozen in time, so you cannot expect him or any of the other vampires to change their minds quickly or adapt to new cultures - something Edward himself points out in the third book. Again, a reminder to the Twilight-haters to read the books with an open mind. I actually did this while reading the "Harry Potter" series and that's why I couldn't read past the first few pages of the fourth book. Until then, it was tolerable. I really liked the third book; the rest were passable. Another thing is, Edward cannot even get a sound from Bella's thoughts, which frustrates him and he wants to find out why. He eventually does, as does she.
Stephenie Meyer is great for ignoring all the needless hate and still going on with her life. I'm glad she finally moved on from the "Midnight Sun" leak and got around to publishing it last year! I pre-ordered it and received it when the day before it released in India! As an author myself, I would love to follow in her footsteps, write what I want to read, even if it doesn't gain a lot of popularity; after all, I'm not in this for the money or the fame - for god's sake, I write with a pen name! XD But yes, Stephenie Meyer is definitely a role model.
Stephenie Meyer shows various personalities through ther story. Through different characters, like Bella, Edward, Jacob, Charlie, Bella's mother, the rest of the werewolves and the vampires. Even the villains are awesome, with great ambitions and driving forces.
These are the main reasons I love Stephenie Meyer and Twilight. I don't care who says they don't like it - they're clearly not the target audience for these books. Twilight helped me through my teenage and I shall forever love the story. I'm sure the haters have their own reasons, and I think I've heard all of them.