Everything I wrote was pointed in that direction. I focused my answers on the female half of the equation—female vampires cannot have children because their bodies no longer change in any aspect. There were many statements on this subject purported to have come from me, but I never made those comments because, obviously, I knew where this was going.
None of this story is possible. Within the context of the fantasy, however, this is how it works:. Vampires are physically similar enough to their human origins to pass as humans under some circumstances like cloudy days. There are many basic differences. They appear to have skin like ours, albeit very fair skin.
The skin serves the same general purpose of protecting the body. However, the cells that make up their skin are not pliant like our cells, they are hard and reflective like crystal. A fluid similar to the venom in their mouths works as a lubricant between the cells, which makes movement possible note: this fluid is very flammable.
A fluid similar to the same venom lubricates their eyes so that their eyes can move easily in their sockets. The lubricant-venom in the eyes and skin is not able to infect a human the way saliva-venom can. Though there is no venom replacement that works precisely like blood, many of the functions of blood are carried on in some form.
Also, the nervous system runs in a slightly different but heightened way. Some involuntary reactions, like breathing, continue in that specific example because vampires use the scents in the air much more than we do, rather than out of a need for oxygen. The normal reactions of arousal are still present in vampires, made possible by venom-related fluids that cause tissues to react similarly as they do to an influx of blood.
Like with vampire skin—which looks similar to human skin and has the same basic function—fluids closely related to seminal fluids still exist in male vampires, which carry genetic information and are capable of bonding with a human ovum.
She overcame the major obstacles in her path and fought her way to the place she wanted to be. Stories need conflict, and the conflicts that are Bella-centric are resolved. It makes me sad, of course, but I was expecting it.
The negative was more than I was braced for, but that was because the book sold a lot more copies than I expected.
It was bigger than I thought it would be on both the positive and the negative sides. Because no book is a good book for everyone. Conversely, there are books that I adore that no one else seems to care about. The surprise to me is that so many people do like my books.
I wrote them for a very specific audience of one, and so there was no guarantee that any other person on the planet besides me would enjoy them.
With Breaking Dawn , the expectation was so huge and so intense that I knew the negative reaction was going to be especially bad this time. No book—or album, or movie, or tv show, or any other kind of entertainment—can answer to that level of expectation. Oh, it might do it for some people, it might be exactly what they were looking for. If I could go back in time, knowing everything I know right now, and write the whole series again, I would write exactly the same story.
The writing would be better, though—practice makes perfect. This is the story I wanted to write, and I love Breaking Dawn. Also, that it might be impossible to film. What does that mean? The book is just so long! But maybe a screenwriter can see a way to do it and still cover the crucial plot points.
You can do almost anything with CGI these days—realistic dragons and dinosaurs and endless amounts of nonexistent creatures that blend right in with the real elements. When I hear or read theories about Bella being an anti-feminist character, those theories are usually predicated on her choices. In the beginning, she chooses romantic love over everything else.
Eventually, she chooses to marry at an early age and then chooses to keep an unexpected and dangerous baby. She is a character in a story, nothing more or less. Bella chooses things differently than how I would do it if I were in her shoes, because she is a very different type of person than I am. But do her choices make her a negative example of empowerment? In my own opinion key word , the foundation of feminism is this: being able to choose.
That feels backward to me. Director Bill Condon. Top credits Director Bill Condon. See more at IMDbPro. Trailer Trailer 2. UK Trailer. Trailer Preview. Clip Featurette Wolf Pack. Photos Top cast Edit. Gil Birmingham Billy as Billy.
Sarah Clarke Renee as Renee. Ty Olsson Phil as Phil. Peter Facinelli Dr. Carlisle Cullen as Dr. Carlisle Cullen. Anna Kendrick Jessica as Jessica. Bill Condon. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. Bella and Edward celebrate their wedding, but, after their honeymoon on Isle Esme, things take a turn for the worse when Bella realises she is pregnant.
As the baby grows at an abnormally fast rate and causes many health problems to Bella, Edward and the wolf pack fear that she may give birth to an immortal child. Renesmee matures quickly and soon is able to speak, walk and hunt. Jacob's imprinting also forces Sam and his pack to declare peace with the Cullens the most sacred rule of the wolves is that no wolf ever kill the subject of another wolf's imprinting. Differences between Sam and Jacob's packs are soon settled as well, and Jacob and Sam agree to become co-existent Alphas.
Jacob's pack also grows when Quil and Embry join it. Meanwhile, Jacob learns that the Cullens plan to move away from Forks. Thinking that Charlie is the reason, he phases into his wolf form in front of him and tells him about Bella's change and Renesmee though he doesn't say she has become a vampire.
Bella is initially furious, thinking that her father would now have to become a vampire or die. But he tells both Jacob and Bella not to let him know anymore than he needs to know. This allows Bella to keep him in her new life and allows Charlie to go on with his life.
Peace lasts for several months, but then things start to unravel again; Irina , a vampire from the Denali clan , sees Renesmee while hunting with Bella and Jacob and informs the Volturi that she is an immortal child. The Volturi purged the immortal children from the world because they couldn't control themselves, and made their punishable by death. The Cullens realize that Irina is mistaken and decide the only way to enlighten the Volturi is to present Renesmee with a large group of reliable witnesses.
Since the couple does not provide a warning or reason, the Cullen family does not know why they've left. Since it was her copy of the book, Bella perceives this as a sign from Alice.
She returns to the cottage and finds that Alice has written a name and address on another page of the book. When Bella visits it, she finds that it leads to the office of a lawyer named Jason Scott Jenks also presented in the book as J.
Jenks or J. Scott who is a document forger. Bella requests documents for Jacob and Renesmee with false names - Jacob and Vanessa from Nessie Wolfe , should they need to escape if a fight ensues with the Volturi. Meanwhile, nomadic, vegetarian, and clans of vampires arrive on the Cullen's land after the family begins to seek their friends' assistance with the Volturi. Most of them are enthralled by Renesmee, and almost all agree to bear witness to the Volturi that she is not an immortal child.
Bella discovers that her power of mind-privacy has a shielding effect and she wonders if she can extend this protection to others. During the month of preparation for the Volturi, several of the vampires with quantifiable supernatural talents teach Bella how to expand the barrier. When the Volturi and Irina finally arrive, all of the vampires and the werewolves meet in a clearing in the forest.
The Volturi discover that they have been misinformed. Immediately, Cauis executes Irina for it, burning her. Aro felt uncomfortable about Cauis's rash decision because of the many witnesses they brought.
However, the Volturi are not satisfied to leave, since they don't know if Renesmee will become a threat in the future. Aro wants to convince Renesmee that he has no intention to kill her family and friends, but the Cullens and all their witnesses feel Aro is actually lying to her. Bella's gift disables the Volturi's offensive fighters, Alec who causes one to lose all one's senses, much like numbing someone and Jane who creates the illusion of pain in the victim , when she shields everyone on her side.
Aro , Caius and Marcus vote on whether or not Renesmee will be a danger to the vampire world once she attains maturity. Just before Aro can cast his deciding vote, Alice and Jasper return with another half-human, half- vampire named Nahuel from South America who is about one hundred fifty years-old. He and his three half-sisters who are also half-vampire, half-human are the children of a vampire who is creating a "super race.
Facing no other choice, Aro gives up the fight, and the Volturi leave. However, before doing so, they reveal that the so-called werewolves are not actual werewolves , but rather "shape-shifters".
The "shape-shifters" and vampires celebrate their victory in successfully protecting Edward and Bella's child. After celebrations with family and friends, Bella and Edward take Renesmee back home. They tuck her in bed and proceed to their bedroom arm-in-arm.
Bella tells Edward she wants to try something with him. She places her hands on his face and tries to push away her shield. She has been secretly practicing for this moment. She conjures the special memories she wants to share with Edward. He is finally able to see for the first time just how deeply she loves him. Edward is unable to control himself; he starts kissing her and breaks her concentration, and she stops. However, she tells him that now he knows that no one loves anyone else as much as she loves him.
He asks her if she would try again. Bella acquiesces. Once again abandoning restraint, Edward kisses her passionately. This distraction prevents Edward from accessing Bella's mind. She wants to open the barrier for Edward so he can access her mind. She says that they have only forever for her to perfect it. The story of Twilight ends with "And then we continued blissfully into this small but perfect piece of our forever. The first quote was released on Stephenie's website on July 12, The preface indicates that Bella, once again, faces death, only this time in the eyes of her beloved.
According to the author, Stephenie Meyer, the cover of this book "is a metaphor for Bella's progression throughout the entire series. She began as the weakest at least physically, when compared to vampires and werewolves player on the board: the pawn. She ended as the strongest: the queen.
In the end, it is Bella that brings about the win for the Cullens. Breaking Dawn received mixed reviews. Rowling's finale, "Meyers' bunted. Meyer has put a stake through the heart of her own beloved creation," and " Breaking Dawn has a childbirth sequence that may promote lifelong abstinence in sensitive types. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly , Meyer responded to the negative response of many fans to the book and deemed it the "Rob Effect".
She believes that fans need time to accept the ending of Breaking Dawn , just as they needed time to accept Robert Pattinson playing the role of Edward Cullen in the Twilight movie. Forever Dawn was the original sequel to Twilight , which Meyer wrote as a birthday gift for her older sister and has never been published.
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