Eclipse post #1

Eclipse
By: Stephenie Meyer
Terri Thampan

   I am currently reading the book "Eclipse" by Stephenie Meyer. This book is third in the Twilight "Saga". The main character is a girl named Bella Swan and in the first book she moves to Forks and meets a vampire named Edward Cullen. At the end of the book some Vampires come and try to kill Bella, but Edward kills one of them (James) so the other one (Victoria) wants to kill Bella, because she's Edward's "mate", as revenge for Edward killing her mate, James.
    Before I can actually start going on about how terrible this book is, I need to really show why it's so famous. Because really, I do understand why this book is loved by many (females).
    This book has very alluring points to it, I will admit that. I mean, come on, what girl doesn't want the "Dream Guy"? I mean, he's handsome, rich, smart, and is totally devoted to his girl and cares for her.
    But then, he's too perfect. He ends up having flaws that aren't intentional, but when you think about them, make him a very scary character. Edward Cullen is a creepy, stalker, pedophile, maniac! I mean, he comes into Bella's house at night, through her window, and watches her sleep.
    Now girls, if a guy ever watches you in your sleep, and your dad is a cop, I think the first reaction was to get the law on this guy. Watching someone sleep is kind of weird. I mean, I bet some couples do that, but like, sneaking into the other's house JUST to watch them sleep is really obsessive and VERY stalker like.
   Also, he's very controlling. He doesn't let Bella do anything, even though Bella constantly says he "spoils" her. Really, I can't call it spoiling her. I mean, he constantly refuses her requests to become a vampire. He says he doesn't want her to be a monster. I mean, I guess that's pretty normal, him looking out for her, but he still wants to date her?! That's really, kind of creepy. He doesn't want her to be a vampire, but will let her grow older and still date him. I mean, that's kind of horrible. She could get labeled as a pedophile, plus, it's really unfair to her. I mean, her humanity is her choice, and if she wants to throw it away, she can do that. But that brings me to the topic of Immortality, and I will fully talk about that later.
   He's controlling not just in that, but in her choices. She doesn't like expensive things, he goes and buys her expensive things. She doesn't like birthday parties (what a freak), he goes and throws her one (New Moon). He truly doesn't seem to care about her opinions. I mean, he could of got her a present and be done with it. But he has to constantly press his wants onto her. 'Oh, no one has ever truly aged here, so we want to at least throw a birthday party for you!' My response for that is: Go throw yourself a party, it doesn't matter if you age or not, a birthday is a birthday! If you want to celebrate it, do that, if not, then don't. It's the person's choice here! But not only that, he likes to open up all opportunities for colleges for her. Now Bella totally doesn't like that, which I can understand. I mean, I don't want to go to a college because my boyfriend paid for me to get into it/bribed my way into it. I mean, it's great that he does that, but he doesn't seem to be concerned about Bella's feelings, despite her telling him she doesn't want or like something.
   Now, here is my final piece of evidence. Edward Cullen is controlling because he does not let Bella do what she wants. I mean, she wanted to go visit Jacob Black, and he says no. His excuse: Werewolves are dangerous Bella! Yes, but so are vampires, I mean, Jasper totally went berserk when Bella got a PAPER CUT. If you still hang out with her, and let her near Jasper, then why can't she hang out with Jacob? I mean, I understand him being jealous, but to go all the way to prevent her visiting Jacob, not cool. I literally got scared for Bella's safety when I read one of the scenes in this book. She was going to visit Jacob, and it was dark. So she leaves her house and goes to her a truck. Now really, the reason why she's visiting Jacob is because her dad made her feel guilty. So she goes into her truck and tries to start the engine, but it's silent. So she tries again. Then she sees something from the corner of her eye. She jumps. Lo and Behold, guess who's in the car with her; Edward Cullen. He's playing with a car part, and is most obviously the reason why her car isn't starting. I don't know about you, but when I read that I freaked out. That is literally the scene in a horror movie where the character dies. That's one of the creepiest things ever. I would be scared for my life. But what's worse is that he tells her he won't visit her if she closes her window (because she's mad at him and he freaking KNOWS it), and so she closes it, but then OPENS IT! OH MY GOD! HOW STUPID IS THIS GIRL?! She literally is calling for danger.
    Now that that's over with, let's talk about another issue here: Immortality. Humanity really. So in this series, being a human sucks. You can't do anything. And basically, you age. I mean, Immortality is a very alluring thing as well. Who doesn't want to stay beautiful and young? As superficial as it is, we have to face it, humans are pretty superficial, we do like to stay in the prime of our youth. Though many often like to grow older. Growing older gives you many more experiences. Take Edward for example, he's forever stuck in the "mindset" of a seventeen year old boy, well a psychotic seventeen year old boy. I mean, I might be getting all philosophical here, but isn't the point of life to change and grow as you live, so that your life is never boring? But I guess it's all on perspective. But really, I don't like the human bashing.
   Someone I really like as a character is Jacob Black. He's actually a very fun character, especially in New Moon. I found his character very fun to just read about, and he made Bella have more personality and not just a boring Mary Sue. But sadly, in this book and the book after, he starts to become a huge jerk. Maybe it's a symbol about how puberty makes guys jerks? Maybe, maybe not. I don't know really, and it can't be true for all guys.
    What I found really creepy was how Edward is like the fatherly kind of person to Bella. He does act like she needs to be taken care of, and acts more like a parent towards her, which is creepy as he is going out with her. And Bella, has protective, maybe even maternal instincts come out when she's with Jacob. I feel like, even though she considers him a friend, she does have a more motherly side as she knows he's younger than her. Which makes it really creepy as Bella is in love with Edward and Jacob likes Bella.
    Creepy love of those who act like parents?
    I am now scarred.