Perhaps the most resonant storyline in the "Twilight" series is Bella's desire to be made into a vampire by Edward and join the Cullen family. Almost every character in the series has a deep rooted feeling about whether or not Bella should be changed. Bella wants to become a vampire so she can live with Edward forever in eternal youth, although her feelings have been swayed at varying points throughout the series. Edward, however, doesn't want her to be changed because he believes her soul will be lost (he believes his own is lost already), and he wants her to have a normal, full life.
The rest of the Cullen family all have differing opinions on the matter. Alice, Jasper, Emmett, Esme and Carlisle all, to some extent, want Bella to join their family. Carlisle and Alice have both promised to make Bella a vampire at different points. Rosalie is the only one who sides with Edward, but she has her own reasons: she hates being a vampire and is jealous of Bella's humanity. She believes that Bella is throwing away her mortal life without giving serious thought to the matter.
And of course there's Jacob Black, Bella's best friend who is also in love with her, and who is also a werewolf. He is vehemently opposed to Bella's desire to become a vampire because, as a werewolf, he hates all vampires with a passionate intensity. He also hates the idea of losing Bella to Edward forever.
So, how do you think it will all end? Will Bella become a vampire and live with Edward for all eternity? Will she stay human? Will one of them die? Here's the three most likely endings I'm predicting:
- Bella becomes a vampire, joins the Cullen family, and lives with Edward forever. It's the most obvious choice (and what a very large number of the fans want), but is it the best?
- Bella stays a human; Edward somehow becomes human. Edward, like Rosalie, also detests what he is, and would most likely take that option if possible. Maybe he'll get the chance to change (although I have no idea how that would happen).
- Bella stays human; Edward dies (permanently). Stephenie Meyer is going to need to hire security if she ends the story this way, considering how many devoted female readers have fallen head over heels for Edward. But there have been hints that the story may go in this direction; stories about doomed lovers ("Wuthering Heights," and especially "Romeo & Juliet") are mentioned repeatedly throughout the series. And there's always Jacob...
Well, that's it guys. Thanks for following me through this series. Next week I'll get back to my regular postings. And I promise that you won't hear anything more about "Twilight" from me until I post my own review of "Breaking Dawn"...which comes out tomorrow! Enjoy!
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