Quiet Boy Themes

Due to her parents divorce and her mother's impending marriage, Bella moves from Arizona to Washington with her father, where she is essentially forced to restart her life. This is a very challenging task, and one she was able of enduring alone, proving her self reliance. While Bella made a few quick acquaintances, she struggled with the absence of close relationships prior to meeting Edward. The vacancy left in her life can be attributed to her nonconformity, and her unapologetic nature. Even after connecting with Edward, Bella is reluctant to change the way she acts to please him.

“The only thing you sometimes have control over is perspective. You don’t have control over your situation. But you have a choice about how you view it.” (Chris Pine). In the case of Boy 21, Finley was put in a position that he could not control. His coach trusted him. He was sure that Finley was capable of the job at hand. Russ, also known as Boy 21, came to Finley’s hometown after a tragedy destroyed his family. Along with the destruction of his family, Russ lost his mind and refused to believe the reality he was put in. Finley did not quite understand why his coach asked him, of all people, to transition Russ into his new life, but he decided to take the challenge head on; in a new perspective.

While the Cullens are playing baseball three other vampires show up, James, Victoria and Laurent. James takes a liking to Bella and can “smell her blood from miles”, he also finds it a bit odd that the Cullens are taking care of Bella and this makes him want her blood even more. The Cullens feel that it’s not safe and Edward and his family take Bella away from James long enough to make a plan.

Representations of the vampire archetype have changed over time. This is because people have different context of vampires due to different eras. The Bram Stoker’s original vampire text “Dracula” is about two men going on a business trip to meet Dracula. He was very welcoming but after a day the two man saw Dracula for who he was really was a vampire. It reflects the context of 1897 by the humans saw the vampire as a demon from the devil. The humans saw the Vampire was a demon because they were evil. In 2008 Catherine Hardwick released “Twilight”. This film is about a family of vampire called the Cullen’s trying to live a normal human live. The Cullen's didn’t feed from humans blood they feeded of animal blood The kids go to a school in a small town called Forks, Washington. The similarities between the archetypes in both text are that the vampire in Twilight and Dracula feeded on blood, don’t go in the sun and wear clothes what are hide most of their body’s. However, the main difference are, In the Cullen's talk to human and live close to him, go to school to with them, whereas Dracula doesn't.

Hood: slang for neighborhood or black area/life. Before 1991 this concept of hood life was never before portrayed or looked into until John Singleton produced the black social drama Boyz N the Hood. This is the first film by a black director that actually goes deep inside the ghetto or inner city. Singleton carefully directs this film so that it appears to mirror the real world “having value as a kind of anthropological study of an unfamiliar way of life'; (Thompson 2).

How Bella is in denial of the abuse because she thinks it is the way that he shows affection towards her or that it was just an accident. Codependency plays a factor in Twilight, as Bella basically endures to Edward due to being so intensely in love with him. The article explains how Edward is easily able to get what he wants because of his supernatural powers, wealth and charisma. Even after Bella finds out Edward is a vampire, she still puts her trust in Edward and eventually become a vampire and fulfill her dream of the promise of Edward’s eternal love. Bella’s dependency on Edward persuades her to sacrifice her human life and oneness for her to conform to Edward’s life instead.

The book Silence, by Shusako Endo follows a theme of a silent God who accompanies a believer in adversity. The main character of the book is Sebastian Rodrigues. It tells of Sebastian Rodrigues’ arduous journey halfway around the world to Japan in the 1630s, in order to track down a rumor that his mentor Father Ferreira had abandoned his faith, at a time where the Japanese leaders were extremely hostile to foreigners and Christianity and also suspicious of their intentions. He travels with two other missionaries but one of them falls sick whilst travelling and is deemed unfit to carry on to accompany him. The book is not fast paced, but immensely character driven. For example, we see the growth of Sebastian Rodrigues as a priest. At one point he labels Kichijiro a coward. “Was it possible that he was of our faith – this wretch.” Here we see him being judgmental. However, later in the novel we see him for the first time-sharing a proper

EDWARD CULLEN: While he was dying from Spanish influenza in 1918 he changed into a vampire by Dr. Carlisle Cullen after his mother begged him to save Edward. Edward has the special ability to read minds which is unique in this family. He is the protagonist vampire in the book who has a deep love interest in Bella. He falls in love with Bella soon after she arrives in Forks.

“Until The Quiet Comes” is a very interesting short film created by Kahlil Joseph with music from Flying Lotus’ album. The film is about young people living in bad neighborhoods making wrong decisions. This film is very significant in the way it tells the story. Unlike most other short films, “Until The Quiet Comes” tries its best to deliver in a very stylistic and abstract way.

The emotion of lust causes one to do rash decisions that lead to dangerous outcomes. For instance,

This why Edward told hisself to never in lifetime turn Bella into a vampire of his kind. He thinks it would reunion her heart that she has. Edward finally comes back to his right mind and think about the things of the evening that happen, and have him angry enough so much that he is cold and distant. Bella decided to kisses Edward, who acts with an almost distressed way of kissing her out of sorrow, as if he is saying his last words to her

That's where the fear of extinction comes in for me atleast , having thought that there are vampires prowling the night looking for a meal scares me. Over time , vampires have evolved quite a bit . From Nosferatu, to the very stylish Edward Cullen and his family; the changes from 1922 to 2013 have been quiet significant. Nosferatu was a very gruesome character while Edward was a very sexy character and he seemed more invested in his family rather than making a meal of somebody.

Oddly enough Bella and Edward’s skin tones are both significantly white and they are both drawn in by this whiteness. When Bella is new at the school many of the boys are interested in her but she only shows interest in Edward when he walks through the doors (“Who is that?” ). In addition, Edward has been at the school for a bit but has shown no interest in anyone (“no one here is good enough for him” ). However, when Edward sees Bella he falls in love automatically. Like many heroes, Edward is what one considers very masculine; he is both fast and strong. Bella was about to be hit by a vehicle but Edward “got to [her] so fast, he was nowhere near [her]...he stopped the van from crushing [her]” and left a large dent. Moreover, Edward is rich, worldly, generous, intelligent (he has been around for centuries), he is a saviour, he is significantly protective of Bella (“I feel very protective of you” ), and he is sensitive towards Bella, he is the dream man/boy who many people fantasize over. On the other hand, because Edward possesses all these characteristics, the heroine must lack these qualities and as a result Bella is small, clumsy, delicate, vulnerable, soft, fragile (Edward could lose control and kill her by accident ), desperate, uncoordinated (slips on ice ), less smart (“if you were smart you’d stay away from me... what if I’m the bad guy?” ) “In the end a good-looking boyfriend remains

The human idea of love is quite possibly the most misunderstood in today’s society. Love can be between a man and woman, mother/father and their kids, or even really good friends. However, these relationships of love go through many interactions and stages to start and progress. Many psychological events must occur and be worked through in order to be successful. All relationships must endure the five perspectives of human behavior. These perspectives are biological, learning, social and cultural, cognitive, and psychodynamic influences.

Eventually, Bella and Edward had fallen in love with each other. Edward told her that he is a vampire. At this part of the movie the viewer already know he is and Bella has an idea that he is as well. But, it is an important part to the movie because it shows the viewer how Edward tells her how he really does not want to hurt her but it is hard for him because he can 't read her thoughts, Bella is not scared at all. But when the viewer watches the film they want to see Bella’s reaction and how Edward responds to it. This is a very meaningful part of the movie and was a great way to show how Bella wasn’t frightened that Edward was a vampire and how she trusted him greatly. Bella also knew that Edward would not harm her in any way. Even though Edward was not sure of himself that he had what it takes to be strong and not change Bella’s life forever, by turning her into his kind, a vampire.