I. Title of the Book: New Moon
(A film adaptation was released on November 20, 2009. The film starred Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner, reprising their roles as Bella Swan, Edward Cullen, and Jacob Black, respectively.)
II. Author’s Name: Stephenie Meyer
III. Place and Date of Publication: United States/2006
IV. Publisher: Little, Brown
V. Book Description
New Moon is a fantasy novel by author Stephenie Meyer, and is the second novel in the Twilight series. According to Meyer, the book is about losing true love. The title refers to the darkest phase of the lunar cycle, indicating that New Moon is about the darkest time of protagonist Bella Swan's life. The book was originally released in hardcover in 2006, following the successful publishing of Meyer's debut novel Twilight which is recommended for 16 years and up.
VI. Author’s Purpose
According to Meyer, the story was inspired by Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. While Meyer was still writing Forever Dawn, she learned that Twilight was going to be published and marketed as a young-adult novel. Wanting the next book to be aimed at a similar audience, she decided to write a new sequel, New Moon, which took place during Bella's senior year of high school. According to Meyer, the story was inspired by Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
VII. Point of View
It is on the first- person point of view.
VIII. Theme
This is “about life, not death" and "love, not lust". New Moon is based on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Choice and free will is also a turning point in the book. It is centered on Bella's choice to choose her life on her own, and the Cullens' choices to abstain from killing rather than follow their temptations.
IX. Thesis
Bella has been going out with her vampire boyfriend Edward for six blissfully happy months. The only thing that worries her is his steadfast refusal to even consider making her into a vampire like him. As the day of her eighteenth birthday rolls around she feels less than happy because she is now older than Edward, who will never age past seventeen.
Edward suddenly becomes more distant towards to Bella and finally he tells her that he and his family are leaving Forks, to never return, and he no longer wants to see her.
Edward is Bella’s whole world and his abandonment is a harsh blow. Her whole world falls apart and as she becomes withdrawn from the world she soon loses most of her friends becoming even more isolated and lonely. When she does something dangerous she starts hallucinating and thinks she can hear Edward telling her not to do anything stupid and to be more careful.
Although the pain of Edward’s departure never leaves Bella, Jacob soon becomes her best friend and he helps to fill some of the voids in her life. Jacob himself is no ordinary boy and soon Bella discovers that part of his Quileute heritage is to be cursed to be a werewolf. Werewolves and vampires are natural enemies and the enmity runs deep on both sides.
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X. List of Characters
1. Bella Swan
The protagonist of the series, teenager Bella is a perpetually clumsy "danger magnet" with dark brown hair and brown eyes. She is often portrayed as having low self-esteem and unable to comprehend Edward's love for her. She has immunity to supernatural abilities involving the mind, such as Edward's mind-reading ability. After her transformation into a vampire in the saga's fourth installment, Bella acquires the ability to shield both her and others from "mental harm" from other vampires.
2. Edward Cullen
A member of the Olympic Coven, Edward only drinks animal blood and has the special ability to read minds. He falls in love with Bella soon after she arrives in Forks. He decided to leave Forks with his family so they wouldn't be able to hurt her. He returned because he realized he cannot live without her. Edward marries Bella in Breaking Dawn and they have a daughter, Renesmee.
3. Jacob Black
Jacob is introduced as a member of the Quileute tribe. Bella and Jacob become friends and he soon falls for her. He resurfaces in New Moon with a much larger role as Bella's best friend; he really stands by her side as she struggles through her depression over losing Edward. Although he is in love with Bella, she initially sees him as just her best friend. He and other Quileute tribe members can shape shift into wolves, which are known and mortal enemies of Vampires. Throughout New Moon Jacob and Edward have instances where they compete for Bella's love.
4. Carlisle Cullen
Carlisle Cullen is Esme's husband and Edward, Rosalie, Emmett, Alice, and Jasper's adoptive father. Carlisle is described to look like a model; he has blond hair, and is slender but muscular. Carlisle theorizes that when a human is turned into a vampire, they will have an enhanced ability from their previous life. He believes he brought compassion from his human life. Carlisle has had centuries to perfect his medicinal talents, therefore making him an excellent doctor. Unlike most vampires, he is not at all tempted by the scent of human blood, due to the over 300 years he has spent holding back his temptations. Carlisle Cullen was the son of an Anglican pastor, born in 1640s London , England
5. Esme Cullen
Esme Cullen (born Esme Platt and later Esme Evenson) is Carlisle Cullen's wife and the adoptive mother of Edward, Rosalie, Emmett, Alice Columbus , Ohio , where she was treated at the age of 16 by Carlisle after breaking her leg when climbing a tree. She married Charles Evenson, but he abused her. After finding out she was pregnant, she ran away and gave birth to a son, who subsequently died a few days later. Grief-stricken by his death, Esme attempted to kill herself by jumping off a cliff. Presumed dead, she was brought to a morgue. Carlisle , who remembered treating her years before, was able to hear her faint heartbeat and transformed her into a vampire. Esme fell in love with and married Carlisle soon after. She loves her adoptive children, including Bella, as if they were her own and has the most affection for Edward, but she still grieves that she is unable to bear children.
XI. Plot
During Bella's 18th birthday, she gets a paper cut and Edward's brother Jasper smells the blood and tries to attack her.
Trying to protect Bella, Edward grows increasingly distant with Bella. Finally, he drops a bombshell --- he is leaving Bella forever. Edward leaves Bella utterly alone and despondent.
Bella drowns in her pain for months, resurfacing only when her father threatens to send her to see a psychologist or to live with her mother. Desperate not to forget Edward, Bella rekindles a friendship with Jacob Black, a large, hard-edged boy with a tendency to live life recklessly. Jacob lives on the area's Indian reservation, whose inhabitants loathe the vampires for reasons that become increasingly clear as Bella's friendship with Jacob deepens.
Suddenly, Jacob stops calling or coming by. Bella is hurt and confused. Upon confronting him, Bella discovers that Jacob is a werewolf. Jacob is worried that Bella won't want to be friends anymore, but Bella insisted that they continue their friendship. Bella continues to do reckless things in order to stay close to Edward.
One day, she chooses to jump of a cliff and nearly drowns. Alice, Edward's sister, sees in a vision Bella supposedly trying to kill herself and rushes to Forks. When she arrives and realizes Bella is OK she receives a vision of Edward headed to the Volturi to ask them to kill him. He figures if Bella is dead, he doesn't want to exist. Alice and Bella race to Italy
XII. Summary/ Commentary
I was not able to read the ever- loved novel of most people today, Twilight, and very unfortunate not to see on the big screen. However, I was delighted to borrow a book and read its sequel, New Moon, from my cousin. I want to read not because I love to read the book but because the novel is very popular to most people and it was my opportunity to experience the vampires and wolves’ encounter. It was very different to read the book without prior information, but I was glad to here a few words from my friend who have seen the entire Twilight. Because of that, I have linked it with the present book.
Bella was described beautifully as well as Edward. It was so disgusting and disappointing that I only have a short time knowing Edward Cullen because he left Bella Swan alone in the Forks. I hated Edward for Bella has suffered too much pain just because of his absence- absence forever as Edward said.
However, Jacob, a newfound friend of Bella in the absence of Edward has been very long-suffering, sweet and understanding. Although I don’t like Jacob for he isn’t that attractive as Edward, I have learned to appreciate his effort towards Bella.
I can feel the pain what Bella is feeling, that’s why I’m craving for Edward’s return. I really waited for his comeback even if he promised not to return again because as a reader, I’m feeling too much pain of how Bella handled herself, which made Stephenie great!
At last, I was relieved when Bella fight for her love because she followed Edward. Till next book again!
XIII. Significance of the Book
The book is good for aesthetic reading. You can have a great time enjoying reading because Stephanie made her book so- in love. It will serve as an inspiration and aspiration. Its love made in heaven, I should say since they made possible the impossible. Although it was really the darkest phase of Bella’s life, she still pursued her high hopes of meeting Edward. Determination and free will build up here.
This book is good for those people who loved a happy- ending love story because your will to go on for the relationship will be strengthened and fighting for love would be as much developed.
XIV. Personal Observations
The novel was not very alluring and enticing to me since I suffered enough waiting for Edward’s return. Very disappointed that the loving- encounter was not that momentous, just an easy reunion.
One thing, it feels like Meyer want us to love Jacob for Bella but she don’t even give a chance Jacob to have Bella even for a moment, be Bella’s love.
Nonetheless, her novel was loved by people. That was enough proof of success!
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