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Laura Owen

Laura Owen. Taught at McNeil for 10 years Sponsored Book Club Co-Organizer of Breaking Dawn book release party at Borders Read Breaking Dawn 4 times (and, yes, it’s annotated) Have read everything Ms. Meyer’s has written Moderator for TwilightMoms.com. What Types of Books Do You Like?.

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Laura Owen

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  1. Laura Owen • Taught at McNeil for 10 years • Sponsored Book Club • Co-Organizer of Breaking Dawn book release party at Borders • Read Breaking Dawn 4 times (and, yes, it’s annotated) • Have read everything Ms. Meyer’s has written • Moderator for TwilightMoms.com

  2. What Types of Books Do You Like? • Fairy Tales • Mythic Quests • Classics/Shakespeare Dramas and Comedies

  3. Fairy Tale – The Magic Circleby Donna Jo Napoli • Fractured Fairytales –Traditional story with twists. • Hansel and Gretel- two lost children • The candy cottage – built in memory of her daughter • Enchanted Mice and Spiders, Witches • Good vs. Evil, right vs. wrong

  4. Myth: The Lightning Thiefby Rick Riordan • Center of Conflict: Gods’ affairs with mortals • Plot: Hero’s Quest to save world, but also to find himself along the way • Setting: • Best Modern American rendezvous with Aphrodite? • Lotus eaters—Las Vegas casino arcade • Myth to explain the Los Angeles earthquakes & riots • Characters: • Perseus is hero, has helpers on quest • How would Medusa or Ares best blend in modern society?

  5. Classics/Shakespeare —The Twilight Sagaby Stephenie Meyer • Twilight = Pride and Prejudice • New Moon = Romeo & Juliet • Eclipse = Wuthering Heights • Breaking Dawn = Merchants of Venice & A Midsummer’s Night Dream • The Saga = Jane Eyre

  6. In Breaking Dawn, the much anticipated finale to the best selling Twilight series, Stephenie Meyer continues to explore her themes of love and free will, as Bella and Edward’s love story matures toward matrimony and Bella is inducted deeper into the secretive vampire world. Bella’s life continues to be threatened in the Cullen’s on-going feuds with the Quileute tribe werewolves and the vampire royalty Volturi. Set in the fairy tale forests of today’s Forks, Washington, this modern fantasy’s surprising twists explore the meaning of the modern family with scenes which include honeymoon innuendos, birthing scenes, and a verbal battle of wits (symbolized by the chess board jacket art).

  7. The humor provided by Jacob, Emmett, and Rose balances the tension and drama, keeping the book from becoming dark. Divided into three books, each told from a different perspective, the plot, pacing and voice are different from the previous novels. Bella’s heightened senses are reflected with the author’s use of greater imagery. The book is full of allusions to the previous books in the series, bringing many threads together. Furthermore, the book is loosely based on Shakespeare’s plays A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Merchant of Venice. Each book starts with a quote focused on the theme and a short suspenseful scene based on the book’s main conflict. The first and third books contain a table of contents, while the middle book exists as a book within a book.

  8. Respect is given to the Native American tribes and tolerance for differences is appreciated. Questions of justice are explored as Edward and Jacob grow into their roles as men and leaders. A burgeoning list of characters (vampires and werewolves) appears in the appendix to help readers keep track of the players. As Bella tackles more mature issues in this novel, the appropriate reading level should be older teens and adults. Overall, the reader gets many series questions answered and, with Edward and Jacob at her side, Bella awakens to her true self as she finds her place in this world.

  9. A Midsummer Night’s Dream • Misdirection: which couples are going to wind up together at the end? • Power couples: all the major players are matched up • Hermia and her lover Lysander • By choosing Lysander over Demetrius (her father’s choice), she chooses death • Must fight against the natural order to be together • Demetrius chooses Hermia’s second, Helena by magical means

  10. MSND, cont’d • Hyppolyta – Queen of the Amazons • Setting – mythical woodland • Comedic Twin to Tragedy Romeo and Juliet • Bottums’ Play-within-the-Play, Pyramus and Thisbe

  11. Play within the Play • Covens’ Volturi loyalty is • torn apart by injustice • Immortal Child is root • Unlikely pairing: Rosalie • and Bella • Edward rises to Alpha • Edward uses wordplay/wit • Edward doesn’t deny Aro’s • right • Bella shields Cullens • Garrett’s grand speech • 19 Cullen Supporters • New Love: Garrett/Kate • Pack is torn apart by injustice • Monster Baby is root • Unlikely pairing: Leah and Jacob • Jacob rises to alpha • Jacob uses loopholes • Jacob doesn’t deny Sam’s right • Rosalie shields Bella • Leah’s grand speech • 17 Werewolves • New Love: Jacob/Nessie

  12. Merchant of Venice • Portia-Bella connection • Female Empowerment • In cognito • Motifs: • Greed/Lawyers: Moneylender and J. Jenks • Power: Shylock’s “Pound of Flesh” and Aro’s Jewels • Word Play wins the day

  13. Questions/Comments • What type of book do you like? Fairy tales, Mythical Quests, Classics • Questions about the book? • I cannot understand… • I noticed/realized… • I wonder why…. • I liked/disliked when…. • I would change….

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