Book review
Sex, blood and rock ‘n’ roll, this book has it all! 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
Mindmap
Character analysis
‘Breaking Dawn’ by Stephenie Meyer is a lovestory between a girl and a vampire. In the beginning, Bella and Edward get married and leave to spend their honeymoon on a private island somewhere near Brazil. After a few weeks, Bella discovers shocking news: She’s pregnant. Despite Edward’s suggestions to abort the pregnancy Bella wants to keep the child, even when it starts to be obvious that she’s not going to survive from the birth alive. To save Bella’s life Edward has to transform her into a vampire.
Edward Cullen is a gorgeous 17-years-old boy. He lives in Forks, the darkest and rainiest town in the whole America with his big family, the Cullens. The thing that makes him and his family special is that they all happen to be vampires. Edward is one of the main characters in the story. You can’t really say if he’s the antagonist or the protagonist, because he’s at the same time the guy who could kill humans and drink their blood, as well as the guy who would die for his beloved ones. So he’s probably both, the hero and the enemy depending on the point of view.
Edward’s outstanding appearance is one of his vampire qualities. He’s skin is white and cold, his body and face are perfectly formed and his eyes change color depending on how thirsty he is. Bella often compares him to an ancient Greece Adonis as he is like a perfect statue himself. Added to his “normal” vampire skills he can also read and track every mind he wants (well, all apart from Bella’s obviously). Edward drinks only animal blood, which is very rare for vampires and asks for really strong willpower and determination. Maybe he just wants to think himself less of a monster. Because he is a vampire he’s going to live to the point somebody rips him apart and burns his remains. Maybe that’s why he believes he’s going to hell when he dies.. Edward is charming and polite but likes to keep a little distance to the others. He’s protective and judicious when it comes to the people he loves. He has a good self control and he rarely acts before thinking it through. He’s also very sophisticated and smart.
In the book Edward suffers a lot, because he sees how his baby is killing Bella from the inside, starving her and broking her bones. He hates to feel that he can’t help her and the emotional baggage and guilt he’s gathering inside him is killing him as well as his baby his wife. He’s very hard on himself when it comes to Bella’s protecting and he feels like he’s failed miserably. Edward changes when Bella has become a vampire. The roles have switched, now Bella has to be the one beware not to hurt Edward as she’s a newborn and stronger than him. I think the guardianship he has towards Bella fades to the back ground, though still exists.
I think Edward is a very selfless and loving. Despite his bloodlust and over concerned attitude, I’m sure pretty much every girl would like him to be their Prince Charming. In the future Edward and Bella will lead very happy life together, maybe go to college together or something. Maybe they’ll never die and they’ll beat the Volturi and became the next leaders of the vampire empire.
Bibliography
Stephenie Meyers. 2008. Breaking Dawn. Great Britain: Atom
Challenging words
tenuous = hatara
controversy = kiista
propriety = soveliaisuus
wield = käsitellä
incomprehensible = käsittämätön
pervade = levitä, täyttää
endeavour = pyrkimys
squabble = kinastella
depict = kuvata, esittää
degradation = rappio
confrontational = agressiivinen
jagged = rosoinen, särmikäs
Literature Lunatics 
November 22, 2009 at 11:35 am
What a great character analysis! You have clearly depicted the life of Edward Cullen and the position he is in. You did a great job by not deviating to other characters while you managed to write such a large analysis. It makes me feel that you have read the book very well!
You used clear, plain and simple English and it is easy for me (and I believe also for other people) to understand what you have written. The challenging words sections is also of great use to everyone.
The fact that you have put an embedded video up here is not really a good thing in my opinion, since it has nothing to do with the book, right? I would have instead replaced it with an interview or so, but I appreciate your effort. The mindmap, however, is stunning, but maybe too large. Try using less words next time.
The page in overal looks dull and grey. If I were you, I would add some colors and use different fonts to make it look more attractive and fun for the reader to read. But that is, ofcourse, entirely up to you. Just try to keep that in mind, ok? 🙂
All in all, I like this character analysis and you did a great job! Just keep those things I suggested in the back of your head for next time, okay? Keep up the good work, Sanna!
December 6, 2009 at 8:36 am
Harry? Why does your profile picture look like some other dude? Take credit for your good work 🙂
November 24, 2009 at 5:38 am
An interesting intro to the book and a very well-made character analysis. You’ve described the many aspects of Edward, but it seems that Bella has been left to the side a bit.
The text is easy to read and there might have been only one mistake in the text. (But I bet it’s just me. I look for them no matter what I read)
In my opinion, the video may or may not be really appropriate here. It depends on the reader, since some expect an interview while others want a little impression left on them.
The video’s job seems to be doing the latter. Anyway, the mind map is large and detailed, which I like. I find this to be one of the best reviews I’ve seen so far. Keep up the good work!
December 6, 2009 at 8:42 am
Contents: Excellent
Wow! A personal and intelligent analysis that is well-based on your mind map. The structure is clear and you have provided great examples to prove your points. Edward really opens up as a character 🙂 I love your idea of their happily ever after. I have the same vision myself!
Media / appearance: Excellent
Impressive mind map!
Grammar: Excellent
– has good self-control
– no commas before “because”
– A selfless and loving PERSON
– Bella has to be careful not to hurt OR beware OF not hurting