Breaking Dawn reveals light after darkness
Posted by The Skyliner on October 1st, 2008Keisha Tinsley
Copy Editor
I read the first three books of the Twilight series within the first week of summer vacation. I anxiously waited for Aug. 2 when the fourth book would come out. I got it the first weekend and started reading.
Once school started up, I had less and less time to read for myself. However, I did eventually find time to finish this book. Breaking Dawn is broken up into three parts, each from a perspective of a character.
The first section is from Bella’s perspective. It tells of her wedding to Edward and the honeymoon that is seemingly cut short.
The wedding was a crush to many Edward fans. He finally gets Bella to marry him and teenage girls everywhere were heartbroken. After the wedding he takes Bella to Isle Esme, a private island that Carlisle gave to Esme.
During the honeymoon, Edward agrees to fulfill Bella’s wish and they make love. The honeymoon is cut short when Bella becomes sick and finally realizes she’s pregnant. Edward rushes her back home and to Carlisle, who is a doctor.
Edward sees that this “baby” is slowly killing Bella and he wants her to allow Carlisle to abort it. She says no and talks to Rosalie. Rosalie was never able to have children, and because she wants that so badly, she becomes Bella’s protector.
Now at this point in the book, I was thinking, a vampire and a human having a baby, what in the world?! The fact that Rosalie is now Bella’s protector, and Edward has no say in the matter is a twist I wasn’t expecting. I was intrigued so I kept reading.
The second section of the book is from Jacob’s perspective. Now I was already not a fan of Jacob because of his whiney clinginess from the previous book, Eclipse. I did, however, like the chapter names during this part of the book.
Jacob learns that Bella is sick and wants to see her. When he walks into the Cullens’ house, he sees Bella and can’t believe his eyes. Bella was only a few weeks pregnant and was already showing like she was six months pregnant. At first Jacob doesn’t understand why she is so weak and sick until he realizes it’s the baby.
Jacob tells his pack of the new development. They do not know the danger the unborn child poses so they make plans to kill it. However, Jacob revolts and runs away. He becomes the true Alpha that he was meant to be and, with his two followers Seth and Leah, he starts his own pack.
About a month into the pregnancy, Bella gives birth. During birth, most of her bones get broken and she loses a massive amount of blood. In an attempt to save her, Edward turns her into a vampire.
This is where I started to like Jacob a little more. He was sticking up for Bella and her unborn child, knowing that it would be a devastating loss for Bella. He put himself in danger to protect her and he willingly left his pack because he didn’t agree with what they wanted. That spoke volumes about his friendship with Bella. I just always hoped that he would get over the love that him and Bella would never have.
Section three of the book changes back to Bella’s point of view. She is a newborn vampire, married to Edward, and has a newborn daughter, Renesmee. She is the happiest she has ever been, until a hunting trip with Jacob and Renesmee turns for the worst.
Jacob and Renesmee are out in the forest hunting and Bella sees Iriana, another vampire. Iriana sees them and mistakes Renesmee for an immortal child. She goes to the Volturi and they make plans to destroy the child.
Alice sees Iriana going to the Volturi and she informs the rest of the Cullen clan. They make a plan to gather as many as they can to witness that Renesmee is not an immortal child. To find out about the ending, you have to read.
At first, I was really into this book. But as it went on, I just got bored. Well, not bored, but I was not quite as interested as I was at first. I loved Bella becoming a vampire. It was like the readers got to experience what she experienced – the strength, the speed and the new abilities she develops.
This book did not hold my attention like the first three, but it is still a good read. I think my favorite in the series would be the first book. It just captures the attention and really makes you want the fairy tale that Bella finds in Edward.
Overall, the Twilight series is different from anything I have read. I would recommend the books if you like fictional stories full of mysterious characters and a complicated love triangle.
Tags: Fall 2008, Vol. 108 Fall - Issue 4