When I read popular novels, I love to find unexpected references to spiritual things. Twilight doesn’t disappoint.
In the Twilight series, beyond the teen romance and surviving the Bad Guy vampires, there is Edward, a vampire struggling to understand what will happen to him if he should die (that’s an IF because vampires are supposed to be immortal, unless destroyed, right?). Head Good Guy vampire, Carlisle, believes in redemption for their kind. Edward isn’t so sure, and spends a lot of time talking about heaven and hell with Bella. (That’s one of the reasons Edward doesn’t want Bella to become a vampire, remember? He doesn’t want her condemned to an eternity as a lost soul.)
Now THIS is a topic I can really sink my teeth into.
At first, Edward tells Bella no to her sexual advances because she is “fragile,” he’s afraid he might hurt her, but the further we get into the series, we come to learn that he is concerned with his own soul. He’s a murderer, a monster. He knows he’s done wrong, and now he’s trying to make amends with his non-human diet. Here is a vampire looking for any way to increase his odds of going to heaven. So no sex with Bella before they are wed.
Interesting, isn’t it?
What do you think?
Can Edward make it into heaven by his good intentions?
Can a vampire go to heaven or is his soul condemned forever?
Did you like the spiritual aspect of the novels or do you only like the love story?
Let’s discuss.
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