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It doesn?t take a rocket scientist to decode the compelling
success of Stephanie Meyer?s vampire series, Twilight. If 17
million printed copies and a movie adaptation are any
indication of its influence in young adult literature, then
Twilight is redefining this genre through giving it an edge
like no other.

Twilight may well owe its success to the intriguing and
gothic romance between a normal teenager, Bella Swan, and an
intoxicatingly charismatic vampire, Edward Cullen. Just like
Romeo and Juliet, the tie binding Cullen and Swan are even
more strengthened by the obstacles they had to face due to
the opposing existence they tread---Swan as a mortal, and
Cullen as a vampire, one of the scary creatures of the night
known to have roamed the world of the living for centuries.

Vampires and other scary creatures of the night have been a
famous character since the early 1800s. These dark creatures
possess an eerie combination of beauty and lethal danger.
Both repulsive and attractive, vampires are a borderline
between monstrosity and humanity. Capitalizing on these
scary creatures? grim and fascinating characteristics,
Stephanie Meyer has created a world like no other---A world
where love between a mere mortal and an enticingly dangerous
scary creature of the night is within the bounds of
possibility and reality.

Instead of the stereotypical vampires replicated over and
over throughout the years, the book has introduced us to a
fairly different set of vampires. Rather than being
portrayed as pure evil, we are welcomed into the world of
conscience-ridden vampires that could choose to feast on
human blood or jeopardize their existence by denying their
nature.

Edward Cullen

Edward Cullen (Edward Anthony Cullen) was born in June 20,
1901. He was saved by Dr. Carlisle Cullen to grant
Elizabeth?s (Edward?s mother) dying wish. However, the only
way to do so is to transform him into a vampire?a scary
creature of the night that doesn?t eat, sleep, breathe or
age. Frozen in his 17-year old body, Edward has survived the
century by feasting on animal blood.

He instantly fell in love with Bella as soon as she arrives
in Forks. Fighting the urge to kill her because of his
nature and wanting to love her, he faces a bout with himself
almost throughout the story.

Jacob Black

He is werewolf who is later revealed to be a shape-shifter
as he doesn?t transform on a full moon. Being Bella?s best
friend, he?s determined to protect and stand by her no
matter what.

Carlisle Cullen

Having brought compassion from his human life, Carlisle
Cullen spent most of his early years as a vampire in
perfecting his resistance to human bloodlust and becoming a
doctor. In the book, we are told of Carlisle?s love affair
with Esme and how he transformed her into a vampire to save
her life. He also transformed Rosalie Hale and Emmett into
vampires.

Esme Cullen

She is the wife of Carlisle and adoptive mother to Edward,
Rosalie, Alice and Emmett. She has no special power, but has
a strong ability to love passionately. She committed suicide
because she couldn?t bear the pain of her son?s death. It
was in this condition when she was transformed into a
vampire by Carlisle.

Rosalie Hale

Beautiful and alluring, Rosalie Hale is one of these scary
creatures of the night adopted by Carlisle and Esme. In the
book, we see her as a repulsive character for always
undermining Bella. But in the latter chapters, we find that
the reason behind such callous behavior is her insecurity
towards Bella Swan?s mortality. Wanting to be mortal
herself, Rosalie tries to convince Bella to stay as she is
and not transform as a vampire.

Emmett Cullen

His curls and innocent appearance reminded Rosalie of her
dead son. Because of this, she decided to take Emmett back
to her father to transform him into a vampire. Emmett is
married to Rosalie Hale.

Alice Cullen

This petite vampire with a graceful gait has a special
ability to see the outcome of a decision once it is made.
She also uses this ability to help Bella to surpass the
dangers that await her.

When she was still a mere mortal, she was sent into an
asylum for having premonitions. She later learned that she
was transformed into a vampire to protect her from another
vampire that haunts her.

Jasper Hale

He was transformed into a scary creature of the night when
he was 20 and soon developed the ability to manipulate the
emotions of people around him. Due to his past, where he was
able to feed on humans whenever he chose, Jasper lacks
strong self-control to feast on human blood. In addition,
his body is covered with crescent-shaped scars, after the
many years of fighting and training newborn vampires.

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