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A. The Characteristic of Vampires Representation in Twilight Novel

Edward Cullen, one of the Cullens family children, who became a modern vampire that portrayed by the authors is the main character in this novel. In this novel, there are also several other members of the Cullen family, Emmett, Rosalie, Jasper, Alice, and their adoptive parents, Carlisle and Renesmee. Although they are not blood relatives, but they are have very similar face, four brothers with good look and extraordinary beauty, pale, cold skin, perfect white teeth hide the razor-sharp fangs of poisonous, stylish, has an unmatched elegance, mystery and wonderful they are able to interact and socialize well with people, and far from the depiction of a conventional vampire figures. In the Twilight Saga novel by Stephenie Meyer, the vampire character was portrayed as a modern vampire different from what we knew before. This is clearly illustrated in all members of the Cullens, which are Edward, Alice, Jasper, Rosalie, Emmett, Carlisle and Esme. Here are some brief representation of vampire figures in Twilight, and also some reasons why the Vampires in this novel are different than the vampire we knew in the past. From the novel, the writer tries to describe some characteristics of modern vampire as follows:

1. Ability to Interact and Socialize With Human

The children of the Cullen family go to school at Forks High School, a good school in the area. Thats where the main character a 31 vampire, Edward Cullen met Bella, an ordinary girl that eventually became his partner. Edward : “Get started,” he commanded. “Ladies first, partner?” Edward asked. I looked up to see him smiling a crooked smile so beautiful that I could only stare at him like an idiot. Edward : “Or I could start, if you wish.” The smile faded; he was obviously wondering if I was mentally competent. Bella : “No,” I said, flushing. “I’ll go ahead.” I was showing off, just a little. I’d already done this lab, and I knew what I was looking for. It should be easy. I snapped the first slide into place under the microscope and adjusted it quickly to the 40X objective. I studied the slide briefly. Bella : My assessment was confident. “Prophase.” Edward : “Do you mind if I look?” He asked as I began to remove the slide. His hand caught mine, to stop me, as he asked. His fingers were ice-cold, like he’d been holding them in a snowdrift before class. But that wasn’t why I jerked my hand away so quickly. When he touched me, it stung my hand as if an electric current had passed through us. Edward : “I’m sorry,” he muttered, pulling his hand back immediately. However, he continued to reach for the microscope. Bella : I watched him, still staggered, as he examined the slide for an event shorter time than I had. Twilight, P.45 This was a conversation between Edward Cullen and Isabella Swan, when they were in the same biology class. Edward and Bella became partners while working on group tasks. This dialogue indicates that Edward is able to interact with human being. He always begins the conversation with Bella by decent words, like “Or I could start, if you wish”, “Do you mind if I look?”, and so on, that shows Edward expresses his good manner, which fascinate Bella. 32 In this dialog, Edward is a vampire who can interact with a human being, Bella, and performs a good job with his group. The use of expression or phrases that show politeness creates an impression that Edward is a well-mannered man which not only makes him able to communicate with Bella but also fascinates her. Besides being described as a polite person, Edward is also described as a sensitive person. Edward : “Why did you come here, then?” No one had asked me that – not straight out like he did, demanding. Bella : “It’s...complicated.” Edward : “I think I can keep up,” he pressed. I paused for a long moment, and then made the mistake of meeting his gaze. His dark gold eyes confused me, and I answered without thinking. Bella : “My mother got remarried,” I said. Edward : “That doesn’t sound so complex,” he disagreed, but he was suddenly sympathetic. “When did that happen?” Bella : “Last September.” My voiced sounded sad, even to me. Twilight, p.48 This conversation happens while they were in a biology class and become a partner for group work. At that moment, Bella is a new student at school, who doesn’t know many friends. First, Bella did not think she can be close with Edward, because he was loved by women in his school. But during biology class, and they both become a team, Bell’s point of view changed. Edward who was known as a quiet person, cold and tends to be arrogant toward women by his schoolmates turned out to be a sympathetic person. 33 In the conversation it is obvious that Edward wants to start interacting with a human being by asking about how Bella can get to the city of Forks. The figure of Edward as a vampire in this story is not scary so that Bella can accept him. Even though the answer is quite simple, but Bella also want to start a good interaction with Edward. When Edward asked why Bella could get to the city Forks, Bella answered shortly, Its complicated ..., but Edward’s faith to keep secrets and also how he forced Bella to tell the story, Bella finally willing to say honestly why she got in that small town. Although Cullens Family has a limited environment, in a sense they can not really live and socialize with other human beings in general, because they also have to maintain their existence as the cold blooded, but they had an opportunity to interact directly with humans. Their human friends in the Forks High School can accept them with good presence. They learn as usual and no one knows their true identity. And no doubt, the vampires who are in this Twilight novel, does have a strong ability to