SchlegelRock

So I know that you know that I love the Twilight series. And most of you know that I love Bella. She is so much like the seventeen year old me it’s ridiculous. With some exceptions of course. For instance I was boy CRAZY at the time. And dancing was my life. I’m just reading the part where the dance is tomorrow and she’s running around telling everyone that Edward canceled on her and she’s staying home alone to do laundry and study for trig. That’s going a little overboard for me. I mean she hardly even knows the guy, he’s a freaking vampire and she totally covers all tracks that would lead to discovering what happened to her should things go wrong. She’s a bit too trusting and I have a little more value in my life than she does. I’m not saying I wouldn’t have gone with him, I totally would have been there, I’m just saying I would stick to the story that he was driving me to Seattle. That may seem like a minor difference but there you go. I don’t always agree with Bella or the things she does. Shocking. I know.

And why does she have to fall down all the time. I get the contrast between her and sturdy perfect Edward and there’s also the contrast of what she is now to if she becomes a vampire but does she have to fall down so much. I remember this not being as much of a factor in the next two books which makes me happy. No more PE class I think.

I just wanted to mention really quick that I’ve finally come to grips with the whole sparkling thing. At first it was just too weird to me to picture big burly Emmett sparkling, but I took a deep breath and accepted it. I actually like the idea now which is saying a lot. Who says vampires have to burst into flame in the sun anyway? Not Stephenie, oh no, she puts diamonds in their skin.

Now today I just got to my favorite quote from all three books. It’s when Bella asks Edward why he doesn’t attack humans and he says,

“…just because we’ve been …dealt a certain hand…it doesn’t mean that we can’t choose to rise above–to conquer the boundaries of destiny that none of us wanted. To try to retain whatever essential humanity we can.”

I just love that about life. No matter what we’re born into we can rise above it and even make a difference in the world. This is what makes these books so special to me. Sure I love the romance and the action but this is what keeps me reading it over and over.

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