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Edward Cullen
Saturday, October 18, 2008, 08:52
I'm sure most of you have heard of Twilight, the amazing book series written by Stephenie Meyer. To help you furthur understand what i'll be writing on, here is the blurb of the first book in the series; Twilight:
About three things I was absolutely positive:
First, Edward was a vampire.
Second, there was a part of him–and I didn’t know how dominant that part might be–that thirsted for my blood.
And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.
When Isabella Swan moves to the gloomy town of Forks and meets the mysterious, alluring Edward Cullen, her life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn. With his porcelain skin, golden eyes, mesmerizing voice, and supernatural gifts, Edward is both irresistible and impenetrable. Up until now, he has managed to keep his true identity hidden, but Bella is determined to uncover his dark secret.
What Bella doesn’t realize is that the closer she gets to him, the more she is putting herself and those around her at risk. And it might be too late to turn back……
Deeply seductive and irresistibly compelling, Twilight is an extraordinary love story that will stay with you long after you have turned the final page.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Twilight is one of the best books i have ever read. It was introduced to me by a friend of mine. My friend, Sandy who even has trouble staying awake to read a 3 page long essay. You'll never catch her reading. & yet there she was raving to me about how insanely good the book was. The dark love story between a vampire and human. Dangerous, exciting, unpredictable. Suits me well. The book has won numerous awards and is one of the New York Times bestseller books.
My favourite character in the book is none other than Edward Cullen. Bella describes him as being devastatingly, inhumanly beautiful. She likens him to the mythical Greed God Adonis. His skin is "like marble". Very pale, ice cold, and he sparkles in the sunlight. She describes his facial features as being perfect and angular with high cheekbones, a strong jawline, a straight nose, and beautiful, full lips. His hair is untidy with a deep bronze shade, and his eyes has the ability to switch between colours depending on his mood. His voice is musical.
Edward has an interesting character as well. He is charming, polite, determined and overly protective over Bella. He is a romantic at heart, often mesmerizing Bella with his words. What intrigues me most about Edward however, is his very special supernatural gift, his ability to read minds.
Have you ever met someone whom you just can't seem to understand no matter how hard you try? People that don't seem to express their emotions well, they don't seem to tell you how they truely feel. Don't you just wish you could simply read their thoughts to decipher whatever doubts you have?
Imagine if we all could read each other's minds, hear the thoughts of the people surrounding us, communication will never be a daunting task to us ever again. We need not worry about misinterpreting a person's message since we will be able to fully understand how he feels by simply reading off his thoughts. Our listening skills will improve to the point of perfection, non-verbal cues such as body language and facial expression will no longer play a part in our judgement.
Interpersonal relationships between couples, family and friends will improve tremendously because people are able to fully comprehend the feelings of another. Sounds good isn't it?
However, apart from all the good points, there are many problems that will occur if everyone were to have the ability to read minds. There will be no secrets between anyone on the planet. With that, trust will be non-existent. Also, wouldn't it be embarassing if were crushing on this guy and he knows every single thought and fantasy you were picturing in your head? Wouldn't it hurt to know the negative thoughts that everyone has about you?
Lastly, if everyone understands each other's thoughts, all the different modes of communication such as the symbolic spoken word and non-verbals will cease to exist. Communication will only occur in the mind. Nobody would have invented languages, schools wouldn't have even existed since all knowledge can be shared through the human mind. How would that affect our life as a whole? No school, no talking, no speeches or written messages, no books ( gosh i would die ). And of course, without language, the internet wouldn't exist as well. Wouldn't it be scary?
Still, if you were given the ability to read minds for a day, who's thoughts would you read first? (:
xoxoxo
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