Bella Swan Essays

  • Choosing Bella From The Twilight Saga

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    If I had to choose a fictional character to describe me, I would choose Bella from the The Twilight Saga. Throughout the whole series Bella shows bravery, care, and kindness, which are all qualities I use to describe myself. Also, some of her appearance is resembling to mine in many ways. Bella is self conscious but kind-hearted, compassionate, and caring towards others just like myself. Therefore, being compared to Bella would be a compliment. Through Bella’s life she moves to a new school. At

  • Comparison Of Edward Cullen And Jacob Black In Stephanie Meyer's The Twilight Saga

    530 Words  | 3 Pages

    protective of Bella. They will always go out of their way to make sure she is safe. Since the beginning they only want what was best for Bella and though they were both protective of her they showed it in different ways. Edward always thought he knew what was best and Jacob thought he knew what was best. While they are around her they were always vigilant and made sure she never got into harm’s way. The last similarity Edward and Jacob share is there unconditional love for Bella. Just like them

  • Gothic Ambiguity In Stephanie Meyer's Twilight

    1301 Words  | 6 Pages

    In the novel series Twilight written by author Stephanie Meyer, it is undeniable to notice the romance between the two main characters, Bella and Edward. Stephanie Meyers the author portrays Bella as a helpless damsel in distress throughout majority of the plot in the novels with Edward her vampire lover coming to her rescue. Bella never seems encouraged to seek female independence from Edward and reinforces the idea of female helplessness without a man being present. Twilight characterizes women

  • Stereotypes In Twilight New Moon

    1471 Words  | 6 Pages

    film series, Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) is devastated by the departure of her vampire boyfriend, Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson). The movie was released in November 20, 2009 and is directed by Chris Weitz, based on the series of books by Stephenie Meyer. After Edward's sudden leave, Bella becomes withdrawn and depressed, and she becomes closer to her friend, Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner). Jacob is a member of the Quileute tribe which is the “enemy” of the vampire coven. As Bella spends more time

  • Elie Wiesel's Twilight

    1608 Words  | 7 Pages

    all starts off with Isabella, better known as Bella Swan. A 17-year-old shy girl, highly intelligent and observant. Bella has a kind and awkward personality that is more mature than most girls her age. She never made any real friends that understood her. So to start off fresh, Bella moves to the small and rainy town of Forks, Washington, to live with her father, Charlie Swan, after her mother remarries a minor

  • Stephenie Meyer Accomplishments

    953 Words  | 4 Pages

    spouse and children. The bestselling author of a four book series Stephenie Meyer has accomplished incredible achievements since she released her first book "The Twilight saga" in 2005, which is a romantic fantasy novel where a young woman named Bella Swan has fallen for the so wanted by women Edward Collins. (Shmoop Editorial Team. “New Moon.” Shmoop, Shmoop University, 11 Nov. 2008, www.shmoop.com/new-moon/. Accessed 27 Apr. 2017.) She sold over 100 million copies on her first book globaly in

  • The Twilight Saga Gender Stereotypes

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    discussions on the topic of gender roles and stereotypes. The Twilight Saga is based on Stephenie Meyer 's popular series of young adult novels revolving around new-girl-in-town Bella Swan and the love triangle she forms with vampire Edward Cullen and rival werewolf Jacob Black. Twilight, the first movie of the series, introduces Bella as an average girl that decides to move in with her father in rainy Forks, Washington. On her first day at her new school, she encounters a “family” of teenagers that seem

  • Example Of Autoethnography

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    Autoethnographies offer a more personal intimate look at a media consumer than any other method of audience reception. Of course, critics of media can bring in personal tales and opinions, but as seen in writing this paper, an autoethnography goes much deeper than an opinion. It is a detailed look at one’s personal life, relationships, and intentions, and how they may have been shaped by specific media. It combines both personal opinion and narrative in ways that a traditional textual analysis can

  • Personal Narrative: Miss Porter's School

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    The first time I noticed Mike Newton, I was at the campus dining hall completing my community service. Miss Porter’s School required all students to do ten hours of volunteer work each week. According to the program director, Mr. Banner, it gave us the opportunity not only to prepare for college but also, experience firsthand the joy and sense of purpose that comes from serving others. I had undoubtedly won the placement lottery and been given the prestigious job of kitchen duty at our school’s

  • The Transformation Of The Vampire In Stephenie Meyer's Twilight

    1716 Words  | 7 Pages

    Bella Swan asserts three things about her classmate Edward Cullen in Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series: “First, Edward was a vampire. Second, there was a part of him...that thirsted for my blood. And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him” (Meyer 195). In this short passage, Meyer records the strange transformation the vampire undertakes from being a folk figure, to one of horror, to one of sensual and forbidden delight. Series such as Twilight demonstrate modern society’s

  • Edward Cullen In Elie Wiesel's Twilight

    394 Words  | 2 Pages

    Cullen is my favorite character in Twilight. He is a gorgeous vampire that is the love interest. He is good-hearted despite the fact that he thinks he is a monster. In the book he falls in love with main character, Bella. She is, in fact, a human. His primary goal in life is to protect Bella and the reason he so drawn to her is because he cannot read her mind. As a human Edward was very intuitive so when he was changed into a vampire his senses became stronger. That is why he has the ability to read

  • Over In Forks In Elie Wiesel's Twilight

    802 Words  | 4 Pages

    Isabella, she goes by Bella. Bella lived with her mother and her mother’s boyfriend in Arizona. Bella didn’t want to come in between her mother and her boyfriend. He traveled a lot and Bella’s mother was never able to go with him since she’d stay home with her so Bella thought it would be a great idea to go live with her father Charlie in Washington. Charlie lived in a little town named Forks. He lived alone, he was never really home since he was a sheriff in Forks. He didn’t mind Bella coming to live with

  • Summary Of Civilized Vampires Vs Savage Wolves By Natalie Wilson

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    Natalie Wilson's essay, Civilized Vampires Versus Savage Wolves: Race and Ethnicity in the Twilight Series, deconstructs the different racial categories of Twilight and analyses the stereotypical differences included. She also analyses how the author includes these stereotypes without rousing the curiosity and suspicion of young adults. Wilson claims that whites in Twilight are civilized enlightened humans while anyone who is not white is seen as inhuman, savage and uncivilised. This distinction

  • Review Of Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992, By Anna Deavere Smith

    1282 Words  | 6 Pages

    Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 tells the stories of a variety of people from L.A. and how the 1992 L.A. riots affected their lives. Anna Deavere Smith, the author, uses interviews to capture the experiences and tell her story. Smith chooses a variety of people to interview. People who actively took part in the riots, bystanders caught up in the events, news reporters capturing the story, and even police officers. Smith uses the introduction of the book to express her reasons for telling this story and

  • Comparing Snow Glass And Apples

    856 Words  | 4 Pages

    If I say Snow White, what are you thinking then? You see in front of you seven dwarfs dancing happily together with an innocent little girl, don’t you? But you should know that the Snow White theme is one of the darkest and strangest to be found in the fairy tale world. The story Snow Glass and Apples is one of the darkest fairy tales we got. It’s about Snow White but this story is from the queen’s point of view. The queen discovers that Snow White is a bloodthirsty vampire and becomes terrified

  • The Importance Of Dracula In Stoker's Dracula

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    Word Count: 1188 5. Describe the appearances Dracula makes throughout the novel. What does Stoker achieve by keeping his title character in the shadows for so much of the novel? In Bram Stoker’s 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula, the title character makes only several relatively short appearances, some of which are while in disguise. Throughout the novel, Stoker keeps Count Dracula in the shadows, both literally and figuratively. This essay will describe these appearances and analyze Stoker’s use

  • Blindness In Good Country People

    1317 Words  | 6 Pages

    “Some can’t be that simple. I know I never could,” says Mrs. Freeman in the ending of the story, which means that perfection is difficult to achieve. However, in the book, Mrs. Freeman and other characters judge people around them just by their appearance. Flannery O’Connor’s “Good Country People” criticizes the people of the American South for their moral blindness and hypocrisy as well as people’s negative habits of stereotyping, being contradictory and cliché. The book delivers the message to

  • Short Story: Bella Closed The American Revolution

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    Bella closed the U.S History textbook. “I HATE THIS CLASS! NONE OF THIS STUFF MAKES SENSE TO ME AND IT’S NOT LIKE ANYONE IS EVER GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS AFTER JUNE 17TH ANYWAY”. Bella groaned and aloud and Bella got up from her desk and fell forward onto her bed, Bella’s eyes got heavier and heavier and all she could mutter was “who cares about the American Revolution? It’s not like it affected history anyway.” As Bella fell asleep into dream land, she awoke in a Revolutionary field battle.

  • Edward Bella Relationship

    867 Words  | 4 Pages

    between Edward and Bella suggests that the relationship could be seen as mentally and even physically abusive. The relationship between Bella and Edward as a whole, is the biggest “screw you” to feminism of all. The fact that Bella is consumed by Edward and becomes severely depressed, borderline suicidal, when Edward temporarily leaves her in the book New Moon. The melodramatic “I can’t live without you” strongly suggests that a woman is not complete without a man. Further, Bella is still a teenager

  • Charlie Monologue

    639 Words  | 3 Pages

    Edward gave me a sour look. “Hilarious, Bella.” Charlie was in a good mood when we got back. He could see the tension between me and Edward, and he was misinterpreting it. He watched me throw together his dinner with a smug smile on his face. Edward had excused himself for a moment, to do some surveillance, I assumed, but Charlie waited till he was back to pass on my messages. “Jacob called again,” Charlie said as soon as Edward was in the room. I kept my face empty as I set the plate in front