Young Adult Literature In Stephenie Meyer's 'Twilight'

Young Adult Literature:

S. Srimathi Shanthipriya

II BA English Literature, SNMV College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore,

TamilNadu, India.

Abstract:

Literature is a tool, which makes a man to fall for it. It has the power to make a man to laugh, to cry, to feel pity for others and as the peak of it, literature possess the ability to change the very nature of a man and makes him a human. Literature makes such transformation using writers as its key. Every writer possesses a unique way of expressing things with some imagination and a touch of creativity. This magic of creativity makes readers to fall for writers’ works. One among them is the American novelist, Stephenie Meyer. She is the author of famous young adult fiction, Twilight series.

Primary Focal Points of Young Adult Literature in Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight: a Study

This literature is subjective and it often defined for those aged from fifteen to the early twenties. Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight is all about the love between Bella Swan and the vampire Edward Cullen. Bella shifts to Forks on Washington, to stay with her father. She suits better in Forks than her high school in Arizona. On the first day of the school, she confronts Edward Cullen, one of the students of a group; all of them seem cruelly handsome and beautiful. Edward’s good looks mesmerize Bella, but his first reaction to her is tremendously negative. He slowly begins to become less aggressive, he warns her to stay away. One day, Edward saves Bella from an accident. She cannot understand how he saved her from the accident because before the crash, she sees him across the parking