The Synopsis of the Novel Biography of the Writer

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3.2 Object of the Study

This sub chapter tells us about the object of the study chosen by the writer, the synopsis and the biography of the writer. The object of the study is the novel written by Stephenie Meyer entitled “Twilight”. This novel was published by Little, Brown and Company in New York in 2005. This English novel was translated into Indonesian by Lily Devita Sari and published by PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama in the year of 2008 in Jakarta.

3.2.1 The Synopsis of the Novel

To understand the story of the novel, I summarized the story of the novel. Here is the summary. A 17-year-old girl, Bella, refuses her moms invitation to move to Florida, and choose to move to her dads place in the rainy town of Forks. She becomes curious with Edward Cullen, a mysterious handsome senior, who is also a vampire. When he admits that his specific clan hunts wildlife instead of humans, Bella concludes that she is safe from his blood-sucking instincts and free to fall in love with him. The feeling is mutual, and the resulting romance as they attempt to hide Edwards identity from her family and the rest of the school. Bella and Edwards struggle to make their relationship work becomes a struggle for survival, especially when vampires from an outside clan go into the Cullen territory and head straight for her. As a result, their struggle to hide their secret love comes into a struggle to stay alive. 34

3.2.2 Biography of the Writer

Here is a short biography of the writer of “Twilight”, Stephenie Meyer. This biography was taken from her personal website at http:www.stepheniemeyer.com . Stephenie Meyers life changed dramatically on June 2, 2003. The stay-at- home mother of three young sons woke up from a dream featuring seemingly real characters that she could not get out of her head. Though I had a million things to do, I stayed in bed, thinking about the dream. Unwillingly, I eventually got up and did the immediate necessities, and then put everything that I possibly could on the back burner and sat down at the computer to write—something I hadnt done in so long that I wondered why I was bothering. Meyer invented the plot during the day through swim lessons and potty training, and wrote it out late at night when the house was quiet. Three months later she finished her first novel, Twilight. With encouragement from her older sister the only other person who knew she had written a book, Meyer submitted her manuscript to various literary agencies. Twilight was picked out of a slush pile at Writers House and eventually made its way to the publishing company Little, Brown where everyone fell immediately in love with the gripping, star-crossed lovers. Twilight was one of 2005s most talked about novels and within weeks of its release the book debuted at 5 on The New York Times bestseller list. Among its many accolades, Twilight was named an ALA Top Ten Books for Young 35 Adults, an Amazon.com Best Book of the Decade...So Far, and a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year. The highly-anticipated sequel, New Moon, was released in September 2006, and spent more than 25 weeks at the 1 position on The New York Times bestseller list. In 2007, Eclipse literally landed around the world and fans made the Twilight Saga a worldwide phenomenon With midnight parties and vampire- themed proms the enthusiasm for the series continued to grow. On May 6, 2008, Little, Brown and Company released The Host, Meyers highly- anticipated novel for adults which debuted at 1 on The New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. The Host still remains a staple on the bestseller lists more than a year after its debut. On August 2, 2008, the final book in the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn was released at 12:01 midnight. Stephenie made another appearance on Good Morning America and was featured in many national media outlets, including Entertainment Weekly, Newsweek, People Magazine and Variety. Stephenie headlined the Breaking Dawn Concert Series with Justin Furstenfeld lead singer of Blue October to celebrate the release in four major markets across the US. Breaking Dawn sold 1.3 million copies in its first 24 hours. The Twilight movie, directed by Catherine Hardwicke and starring Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, was released on November 21, 2008. Twilight debuted at 1 at the box office with 70 million, making it the highest grossing opening weekend for a female director. 36 Stephenie lives in Arizona with her husband and three sons.

3.2.3 The Publisher of the Novel