Outside Reading #4

The novel, "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer gives us insight into what the positive and negative effects of rebellion are through Bella and Edward's relationship. Edward rebells countless times against his family to be with Bella. For example, when Edward decides to sit with Bella at lunch instead of the rest of his "family," Bella looks over at Rosalie, and she's not happy, "Suddenly Rosalie, his blond and breathtaking sister, turned to look at me. No, not to look-- to glare, with dark, cold eyes," (Meyer 245). Obviously Rosalie and the rest of Edward's family don't support Edward in loving Bella. It's hard for them to understand because Edward is a vampire and Bella is a human, their family is like a group of vegetarian vampires, and Edward is choosing to put temptation in his path. This is a negative effect of rebellion; Edward chose Bella over his family's respect.

However, there are also many positive effects of rebellion. The most obvious being Edward and Bella falling in love. When Bella and Edward finally decide to be together no matter the dangers, they are smitten with each other, " 'I love you,' I whispered. 'You are my life know,' he answered simply," (Meyer 314). The couple love each other so much, and they never would have been together if they hadn't rebelled against their families and friends. Rebellion isn't necessarily bad, it depends on the situation. Rebellion is two sided; it can have positive and negative effects on people.