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The Washington town where the series is set has turned into a major real-world site of pilgrimage for dedicated fans.
What is Forks, Washington?
Bella begins her 18th birthday unhappy because this dream vision makes her fear aging while Edward remains eternally 17.
What is seeing herself as her grandmother?
The entire chain of disastrous events at Bella's birthday party is set off when she suffers this minor injury while opening a gift.
Mukherjea identifies this TV series as the foundational "urtext" for modern popular vampire fiction that almost all subsequent texts must engage with.
What is Buffy the Vampire Slayer?
Published in 2005, Stephenie Meyer’s debut novel Twilight launched a global franchise that went on to sell over this milestone number of copies worldwide.
What is 100 million?
After Bella consummates her marriage with Edward, her body is covered in these, making the description sound more like a domestic violence incident than romantic intimacy.
What is large purple bruises?
To cope with the pain of Edward's departure, Bella sends unsent emails to this Cullen family member to narrate her feelings.
Who is Alice?
Upon meeting the Volturi, this powerful vampire leader attempts to use her mental torture ability on Bella, only to discover Bella is immune to her gift.
Who is Jane?
Regardless of how many centuries he has been alive, a vampire boyfriend must always visually present as one of these to avoid looking perverse to the reader.
What is a young man?
This director took over the helm for New Moon, replacing Catherine Hardwicke, who directed the first Twilight film.
O'Sullivan criticizes the film's special effects, comparing the vampires' overly white face paint and wild hair to characters from this Johnny Depp film.
What is Edward Scissorhands?
While standing at the edge of the cliff, Bella decides to jump into the ocean because she believes it is the only way to achieve this outcome.
What is seeing/hearing a smoky vision of Edward again?
This nomadic vampire arrives in the forest as a favor to Victoria, planning to kill Bella quickly as a "kindness" before the wolves intervene.
Who is Laurent?
Vampire boyfriends embody all the positive aspects of masculine privilege without personifying these two threatening facets of hyper-masculinity.
What are violence and uncontrolled sexuality?
Upon its release in November 2009, New Moon broke this record.
What is the biggest single-day domestic box office opening in history?
Originally written as a Twilight fan fiction, this E.L. James novel became the fastest-selling book in history upon its release in 2011.
What is Fifty Shades of Grey?
When Bella visits Emily's house, Emily introduces herself as being engaged to a wolf and notes that Bella holds this distinct supernatural title.
What is Vampire Girl?
After Jacob transforms, he explains to Bella that becoming a werewolf is not a "lifestyle choice," but rather triggered by this specific event.
What is vampires moving in the area?
When defending her creation of a female protagonist who prioritizes finding a male partner over fighting monsters, author Stephenie Meyer famously remarked, "We can't all be..." this.
What is slayers?
The film grossed this amount on opening day.
What is $72.7 million?
Hayes-Smith observes that Bella's inability to form close female friendships reflects a common phrase she hears young women say, which she never hears men say about other men.
What is "I just get along better with guys"?
In an awkward attempt to take Bella on a date, her male classmate invites her to see a movie. Bella insists upon seeing this movie.
What is Face Punch?
In the final line of the film, Edward agrees to change Bella into a vampire himself on one major condition: she must agree to do this.
What is marry him?
This term refers to the ideological stance of disavowing feminism as outdated, or asserting that women have outgrown its political relevance.
What is Postfeminism?
Robert Pattinson was first introduced to blockbuster audiences as Hogwarts student Cedric Diggory in this 2005 fantasy film.
What is Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire?