With only a week and a day left until the movie, can we stand the excitement? There are so many new interviews that I can't keep up anymore. Don't miss my new post about why.
Here is a gorgeous picture to get you through. Our next post will be the movie discussion!
See you at the movies.


Sunday, August 3, 2008

THE AFTERSHOCK


Breaking Dawn - its come, and knocked the wind out of us. In some good ways and in some shocking ways. Use this post and the next TWO to discuss.
"Breaking Dawn" . . . any ideas on the symbolism?
How about the cover, what did that mean?
And the prologue, the significance there?







10 comments:

alicewannabe said...

I think the cover is supposed to be Bella as the queen and Nessie as the pawn behind. I am still not sure about the significance of Breaking Dawn in relation to the book...does it point to the fact that there is a new type of vampire (human/vampire).

BTW, any predictions on if Jacob and Nessie could have children? What kind of kids would they be...wolfmanpires? What? That just occured to me.

Did anyone have to re-read the preface multiple times to understand the meaning? Because I automatically related it to Edward, I didn't make the connection to Nessie.

Anonymous said...

I don't think this is the end. There are other stories she can tell. She still needs to tell us Jacob & Renesmee's story.

lioness said...

Welcome anonymous. Please don't take this personal when I say . .
please, please, please NO!

simplybitten said...

Bella's gift is her shield... I don't know how to play chess, but doesn't the Queen shield???? or use a shield as a weapon? I am sounding stupid here, I am sure, but I am trying. That is what I thought of when I was reading the book.

simplybitten said...

OR maybe Bella is the queen protecting her child? I LOVED the book, but HATE the name Renesmee... except I DO like the two 'ee's at the end of it!

Anonymous said...

There is an explination on the Q&A from the Chicago book signing. Link is on Lexicons site :)

lioness said...

Thanks anon. Hey who the heck are ya anyway? You could use a cute code name or something if you want to stay anonymous. WE will have the link up soon. I guess I'll include all the New York stuff as well if people want to watch that too.

simplybitten said...

OH Crap, that was me... I was you know..."working" sorry! I should have been anon, in my ranting posts instead... hu?
Are you still excited to go to Forks? I hope so! I had so much fun there!
Have a great night!

CYNDEE

Trish said...

So, I read the anwser that SM gave to what she felt the meaning of the cover was. Actually the 2 answers, but I especially liked the first one. I never thought of the pawn and the queen being the same person, Bella. I always wondered if she was the white queen, but not sure about the pawn. Interesting that the red pawn is Bella while she's human, always needing to be protected. Now she's a strong vampire, who can take care of herself and even protect and "shield" others. Very cool talent she got. Her second answer had something to do with the end of the book with the Volturi, and it being like a court, everyone making their move, hoping it's the right one. The chess board symbolizing court and precise decisions, and again Bella shielding everyone there who couldn't be shielded from certain attacks. But of course you can read all this for yourself!
The prologue wasn't at all what we expected. We were all wrong, some of us agonized over it, some thought it was nothing at all. Who knew it would have been her talking about the risk of carrying her baby to term? None of us, that's who!

Ruth said...

I'm guessing that Jake and the baby (I can't even use her name--that's how much I don't like it) can procreate. But I'm really not interested in ever reading more on that story.

Interesting about the cover. I thought we all guessed that the Queen represented Bella.