As I have never actually read Twilight, I decided to give it
a try as I was surprised to find it on this list in contrast with the public
ridicule it received upon release. The characteristics of the vampires in this
story were definitely different from the common tropes I was expecting. I had
come to know of the sparkling-in-the-sun element due to internet memes and the
easy spread of information that the internet allows us to have today. The
vampires in Twilight do survive on the consumption of blood, whether that be
animal or human. They live forever as long as their heads aren’t removed from
their body and they sparkle in the sun. They don’t sleep and some of them have
extra special abilities such as reading minds or seeing the future. ‘Newborn’
vampires are extra rambunctious and harder to coerce into not killing humans
for food, but if that is the lifestyle they choose, then they try as hard as
they can. These vampires are also perfect in appearance, which is an extension
of making it easier to lure humans in with basic attraction. They have
superhuman strength and speed as well. The main vampire in this story, Edward,
has a relationship with the main mortal, Bella. Edward has the extra ability of
being able to read minds, but for some reason he cannot read Bella’s, which
adds to his attraction to her. At first, he attempts to avoid her as he is not
sure he can control himself and he knows that he is no good for her, but after
Bella continues to pick at all of the mystery surrounding him, he lets her in. Edward
and Bella’s relationship is the start to a connection between mortals and
vampires as vampires in this universe can live without killing humans if they
so choose.
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