Twilight Saga – Breaking Dawn Synopsis
The fourth book in the successful Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn, is the end of a twisted love story between vampires. The books have been made into hugely popular movies; the third film, Eclipse, will be released in June 2010, but the ending won’t be seen until 2011. For those who want to know what happens at the end, here is a synopsis of the book. This will reveal the plot, including spoilers; you have been warned.
New Moon ends with the vampire Edward proposing to the mortal Bella because he will not make her a vampire, his target, until they are married. Eclipse is the most violent book with a real battlefield episode included; Breaking Dawn, however, begins with the two getting married shortly after graduating from high school.
After their wedding, Edward and Bella fly to an exotic private island for their honeymoon. Although author Stephenie Meyer doesn’t elaborate, she infers what goes on between the newlyweds during this time; this is confirmed when Bella notices dramatically when they leave a couple of weeks after she is pregnant.
Unlike a normal pregnancy, the child will be half vampire and half mortal since Edward has yet to become Bella. The pregnancy is not only happening faster, but it’s physically abusive for Bella. The baby rejects all forms of food until she realizes what will quench her thirst: blood.
While all of that occurs in the first third of the book, as written from Bella’s point of view, the middle section jumps into the life of her best friend and werewolf Jacob Black as told by him. He’s in a slump ever since he lost Bella to Edward; there’s a lot of musing and anger, but he mostly breaks away from his pack to create his own with two of the lesser wolves.
The rest of the four weeks of Bella’s pregnancy are also told from Jacob’s perspective. The birth happens suddenly when the child begins violently, literally, forcing himself out of her. Due to physical damage and blood loss, Edward is forced to turn Bella to keep her alive; he begins to introduce the poison into her body and begins her transformation. Finishing Jacob’s tale, he ‘imprints’ the girl, named Renesmee; In short, he feels that this is the girl he will end up marrying: Bella’s daughter.
The last third is back in Bella’s head, but it’s completely different. She is a vampire now, and for the first time the reader is in one of her heads. Another vampire sees Renesmee and thinks she is dangerous and a threat, reporting her to the Volturi who come running to the scene. The Cullens, with the help of the werewolves and other vampires, prove that she is neither immortal nor a threat. Fortunately the Volturi understand and let them live in peace.
As with the previous three books, Bella and Edward never have an easy romance without unusual trials; there are always complications in their relationship. However, the end of this book, and the entire saga, seems to put an end to their unconventional problems and pass the torch to Renesmee and Jacob. It will be interesting to see how the film shows the unexpected twists in this final installment; fans around the world are already very much looking forward to the final product.
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