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Stephanie Meyer and The Twilight Saga

Unless you have been living under a rock or in a ridiculously remote location, I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that you will have heard of Stephanie Meyer – or more specifically her creation, The Twilight Saga. For those who haven’t, Stephanie Meyer is an American author and The Twilight Saga, comprised of four books (Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn), in summary, is a story about a girl, Bella Swan, the two boys in her life – Edward Cullen, a vampire and Jacob Black, a werewolf – and Bella’s conflicting emotions surrounding the two.

Vampires Vs. Werewolves

To most, The Twilight Saga is about choosing sides. You either love it or you hate it and in turn, you either side with the vampires or with the werewolves. I’ll say right now that I have never read the books, I listened to them in audio form. Whether or not this made a difference to how I reacted to the material, I am not sure, however – I, like millions of people, fell in love with the characters, the setting and the message being conveyed. When it really comes down to it, Stephanie Meyer’s The Twilight Saga is a story about eternal love.

But vampires don’t sparkle!

Stephanie Meyer went with her own interpretation of the characteristics of vampires and as such went against what is considered to be the norm of ‘vampire lore’ and in turn created somewhat of an uproar. Many of the people who joined the ‘I hate Twilight’ bandwagon claimed that the fact the vampires sparkled had a lot to do with it. “How ridiculous! Vampires don’t sparkle – they can’t even go out in the sun. It’s one of the fundamental rules about vampires!” What these people forget however is that vampires do not exist. Sure, there are old stories about beings who drink blood, but when you think about it, vampires are as real as werewolves, mermaids, zombies and unicorns.

An Eternal Love Story

The love it/hate it debate aside, The Twilight Saga is about true and irrevocable love without question. It is about spending the rest of your life with someone and about being connected to another person so utterly and completely. It is about doing everything you can for the one you love, regardless of how it makes you feel. The introduction of time unending only amplifies the emotions portrayed. An immortal being falling in love with a mortal girl. The truth is, left as she is, one day the girl will die. The Twilight Saga is about love that never ceases to exist. After all.. “If you could live forever, what would you live for?”

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