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Loving a Vampire is a Fantasy and a Nightmare in Stephanie Meyer's Breaking Dawn

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To be irrevocably in love with a vampire is both a fantasy and a nightmare woven into a reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her connection to werewolf Jacob Black, she has endured a tumultuous year of temptation, loss and strife to reach the ultimate turning point. Her pending choice, to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals or pursue a fully human life, has become the thread from which the fate of two completely different tribes hangs. Now that Bella has made her decision, a startling chain of unprecedented events is about to unfold with potentially devastating and unfathomable consequences. Breaking Dawn is split into three separate parts. The first part …show more content…

The third section of Breaking Dawn shifts back to Bella's perspective, finding her changed into a vampire and enjoying her new life and abilities. However, the vampire Irina misidentifies Renesmee as an "immortal child", a child who has been turned into a vampire. Because "immortal children" are uncontrollable, the Volturi has outlawed creating them. After Irina presents her allegation to the Volturi, they plan to destroy Renesmee and the Cullens. In an attempt to survive, the Cullens gather other vampire clans from different parts of the world. All put forth a special talent that makes them almost unbeatable. Towards the end they go and meet at the battlefield. Renesmee then goes and uses her powers of memories or possibilities of the future to the Volturi, not liking their fate if they continue and fight, the Volturi back out and end things peacefully until next time. When the Cullen friends leave to return to their covens, Nahuel, the vampire hybrid, and his companion stay. Nahuel keeps staring at Bella, which makes her, feel uncomfortable. When she tells Edward, he explains to her that it's because she is alive. When he saw Bella, Nahuel realized that being half immortal doesn't mean he's inherently evil. Bella's excited to see Charlie again. She's happy that he found a great match in Sue Clearwater – the werewolf's mom with the vampire's dad. Most importantly, Bella is happy that she'll be with Edward, forever. After they

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