Blog 16: Final Reflection

This class was not only fun but it refreshed my memory of a lot of things that I learned in high school and I also learned new forms of writing through literature. In the first week of class I was able to pick a poem that I liked and write about the meaning and the symbols. I was able to learn the real meaning of symbols and how can we point them out. Also, it allowed me to understand that one symbol can have more than one meaning. This class also helped me to express my thoughts and allowed me to exercise the why do we care part? I am able to write about facts but when it got to the point of expressing why someone should care I always got stuck of how to explain it. So this class has helped me to express my thoughts.

This class has also allowed me to open up my mind about the theme of supernatural and the authors that have written under this theme. I have learned a lot of new names that I never knew about and would have never been interested in until now.

Then when we got into the Hero Quest (which i never heard of) it was something new that I learned. Now seriously when I read a book or see a movie I try to figure out who is the hero and so forth. I learned a lot in this form of writing and also how it can be applied in our lives as much as in a book. Not only did I enjoy writing in this form but I enjoyed it more because I was able to write about my favorite books such as the Twilight series.

This class also helped me to figure out the real way of how to do the work cited because before I was always confused but now I know how to do it and if I need help I know where to find it in the LaGuardia website.

I would recommend this class to anyone because not only do you learn new things and are able to write it through the internet but you are able to talk about what you enjoy to read.

Blog 15:Final Draft

The book I have chosen to write about is, Eclipse by Stephenie Myers. The main characters name is Bella. I will be examining how she has gone through the Hero Quest such as Cambell has explained. Bella is not like many regular girls. She is not very secure of herself and believes that she is full of bad luck. Many people would say that she has low self esteem but she is a teenage girl living in a world that is unknown. I say this because her boyfriend is a vampire and her best friend is a werewolf. In this novel we see the struggle between these characters and how one person can either untied them forever or break them.

In the first chapter starts with Bella's departure, this is that she must stay away from her best friend Jacob. This is because her best friend and her boyfriend are enemies and they do not get along because of what they are. Bella's call to adventure is when her father allows her to be freed from punishment under the condition that she must also see her other friends and not spend all her time with her boyfriend Edward. As the story unfolds we see that Jacob is her dads’ favorite and not Edward. Bella has to refuse her call to adventure which is to go see Jacob because it is forbidden from Edward. He forbids her because he believes that it is dangerous because he is a young werewolf and their emotions can get the best of them. We can see that Bella is torn between the two because every time she hears Jacob name or Edward makes a joke about him she gets very defensive. She is also torn in a battle that may seem unreal to others but it is real in her world. Not only is she in the middle between her boyfriend and best friend but she is also being hunted by a vampire that wants revenge.

Her supernatural aid is Edward and his family. They are her aid because they are not only vampires but some of them have supernatural powers. For example, Edward can read people minds. His sister Alice can see the future by visions and Jasper can calm people emotions. They also have unnatural strength and inhuman speed. Her other supernatural aid is Jacob and his wolf pack. These people may be mortal enemies but they are there to protect Bella from danger.

Bella crossing of the first threshold is when she decided to go see Jacob against Edwards demands. She does it while he is out hunting. In this part of the novel we see the struggle that she has. Which is should she listen to Edward and stay away from her best friend or should she do what she wants and please her desires which is to see Jacob. As her better judgment she disobeys Edward and goes off to LaPush where Jacob lives. Here is when we begin to see Bella's willingness to do anything to get what she wants and also to make her friend happy no matter what may be the consequences to come. Many of us may experience this even if it is at a different level. People say that the character Bella is a confused young girl and that she is trying to have both of the best worlds.

One of Bella's roads of trails is when Jacob confesses his love for her. This is a trail because it reveals how Jacob truly feels about her. In the book it states, “I stared at him for a long minutes, speechless. I could not think of one thing to say to him." This shows how emotions can be deceived. Bella loved Jacob as a friend but Jacob was in love with her. After he tells her his love for her, he than kisses her with force. After he is done her reaction is to punch him in the face which ends up with her having a broken hand. The other trail is when Edward and Bella are alone and she decides that she wants to give her physically self to Edward. She decides this because she wants to experience that before she herself turns into a vampire. One of her desires is to be just like Edward, because once she becomes one of them she will be with him forever. So she made the decision that she wanted to have physically relations with him. As she begins to argue her side she thinks she has won because he begins to kiss her with a force that he would never alone. Before she knows it he stops her and says that it will happen but not tonight. She doesn’t realize what is to come, so he tells her the only way she gets what she wants is if she marries him. Of course in the start of the book we see Bella's reaction to anything that has to do with marriage and we see if here as well. She does not want to get married nor likes the thought of it. But to get what she wants she gives in and before she knows it they are engaged.

The third trail is that there is a army of newborn vampires that are after Bella. While all of this is going on the army is growing and Bella's supernatural aid is preparing for battle. The vampires and werewolves decided to put their differences aside and come together to protect Bella and also the town of Forks. As we read the book and Jasper story we know that newborn vampires are dangerous. So as the battle begins to unfold Bella and Edward hide out so that they may protect her from any vampire that wants her dead.

The woman as temptress would also be her friend Jacob. I say this because he is always trying to keep her from what she wants. He does not want her with Jacob and she does not want her to become a vampire. Bella only desire is to be with Edward forever as for Jacob desire is to get rid of Edward. Before going into battle Jacob heard of Bella and Edward engagement and was heartbroken. When he came back to see her because she wanted him to he took advantage of her guilt and shame that she had because she hurt him. She wants him to forgive him and she does give in by allowing him to kiss her passionately. As this unfolds she begins to realize that she also loves him. This part allows us to understand the character of Bella. How she does not want to hurt anyone close to her. But she will not let her love for Jacob ruin her love for Edward.

As the story is coming to an end the battle is done with. The armies of vampires are all dead and the woman vampire that wanted revenge against Bella is dead. The ultimate boon is that the battle is done and that she is safe. But to the character Bella it is more than that. She has realized that she is in love with Jacob but her love for Edward is much greater than anyone else. So through this whole journey she realizes that no matter what she will always love him. On her way back home she does understand that she has to tell her parents about her engagement.

Work cited:
Myer, Stephenie. Eclipse. United States, 2007. Print.

Monomyth. Wikipedia.org