Teens are Taking a Big Bite Out of this Book
by Laura Wigodner

The book of vampires, werewolves and humans has so many teens up in chilling excitement that it’s almost impossible to put the book down.

Twilight, by Stephanie Meyer, has become so intensely read among mainly teenage girls, that it’s becoming more popular each day. Could it be because of the mysteriously attractive vampire, Edward Cullen? Readers dig deeper into the story as Edward falls in love with a human, Bella Swan. Rachel Plotkin, ’11 says that the book is popular because people misunderstand the point of Edward’s character. Many people first see him as perfect, relaxed, and very confident. But as they get farther into the story, they come to realize that he is not as he appears. He gets very torn up inside because of his feelings for Bella.

The fact that this average girl is put in an unusual situation could also be why so many people like the books. “Every girl wants to be in this great fantasy world and put themselves in Bella’s shoes. That’s why this series is so popular,” says Vicky Prokopiuk, ’12.

It’s highly likely that teenage girls enjoy this series because of the relate-able character of Bella. Being a shy, unconfident and troubled teen, Bella is just like average girls. “Bella is most relate-able because sometimes you have to do things that you never though you’d be doing such as moving, like Bella does,” says Zoey Gubitoso, ’13.

Twilight contains many important lessons that the readers can learn from. The biggest one that teens should pick up on is expecting the unexpected. “I think people can learn that the most unlikely things can happen when you least expect them,” says Plotkin. “They can be wonderful or terrible.”

Plotkin also says that the biggest theme in the book is forbidden love and how it can withstand anything. Readers are taken in by this and it makes them realize how important and powerful love truly is. “ Edward and Bella prove that love conquers all no matter what,” says Gubitoso.