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The Story Behind the Writing of New Moon

Writing a sequel is a very different experience than writing a story. It was for me, at least.

If you’ve read the story behind Twilight, then you know that I didn’t set out to write a novel or begin a career as an author. I was just writing down a story for my personal enjoyment, letting it grow as it would and lead where it would. No pressure, just fun.

The first sequel I wrote to Twilight—Forever Dawn—was more of the same. I wasn’t planning a sequel any more than I was planning to write a book in the first place. Originally, Twilight had a more defined ending. But, when it was ended, I started writing epilogues. After I’d written three epilogues, all of them over a hundred pages long, I realized I wasn’t ready to stop writing about Bella and Edward. One of those epilogues turned into Forever Dawn.

(People often ask me if I’m ever going to make Forever Dawn public. The answer is no. For one thing, it’s not great—it’s downright embarrassing in some places. However, some of the content will work as a loose outline for book four, so I can’t tell you what happened, either.)

I was about three hundred pages into Forever Dawn when my life got turned upside down. Twilight was going to be published. People were going to read what I was writing. More specifically, young adults were going to be reading what I was writing. Unintentionally, I’d written a young adult novel. I realized pretty quickly that Forever Dawn did not follow the rules of YA. Because I was caught up in the story, I finished Forever Dawn anyway, knowing that it would never see the light of day; I gave it to my big sister as a birthday gift. And then I started on the real sequel.

The biggest non-YA thing I’d done with Forever Dawn was this: I’d pretty much passed over the rest of Bella’s high school experience entirely, skipping ahead to a time in her life with more mature themes. So, as I began to sketch out New Moon, I went back to Bella’s senior year of high school and asked my little cast of characters, “What happened?”

I swiftly regretted asking them for the story. Because they gave me a story I wasn’t expecting. More specifically, Edward told me something I didn’t want to hear.

I should probably mention here that I am not crazy (that I know of), it’s just that I am a character writer. I write my stories because of my characters; they are the motivation and the reward. The difficulty with strong, defined characters, though, is that you can’t make them do something that is out of character. They have to be who they are and, as a writer, they’re often out of your control.

As I started plotting New Moon (untitled at that point), it became clear that Edward was Edward, and he would have to behave as only Edward would. And, because of that, Edward was leaving.

NO! I didn’t want Edward to leave. I pitched a fit every bit as violent and tearful as those I’ve seen in New Moon discussion forums. I tried to talk him out of it. I presented him with other plot options. I begged. Edward remained unmoved.

Someday, when Midnight Sun (Edward’s version of Twilight) is available, I think you’ll understand better what was going on in the boy’s head. See, just as Bella doesn’t think she’s good enough for Edward, Edward sees himself as a soulless monster destroying Bella’s life and endangering her afterlife. The incident with Jasper acts as a catalyst, forcing him to act. He is determined to save Bella. He thinks the best way to do this is to take the vampires out of her life.

Is he being silly? In some ways, yes. But he can’t see any other way to protect Bella. Edward’s dealing with the idea that if he hadn’t been quick enough, if he hadn’t read Jasper’s thoughts just in the nick of time, then would that—death—have been better for Bella than a life with Edward? If she died at eighteen and went to heaven, wouldn’t that be better than an immortal but soulless and damned existence? Edward thinks so. However, he knows he’d never be able to watch her die. Consequently, he’d better get away from her before something happens that makes biting her a necessity…

So there I was, with Edward leaving. It was a hard pill to swallow, but once I accepted the inevitability of it, I had an interesting question on my hands. (And writers live for interesting questions.)

WHAT IF… What if true love left you? Not some ordinary high school romance, not some random jock boyfriend, not anyone at all replaceable. True love. The real deal. Your other half, your true soul’s match. What happens if he leaves?

The answer is different for everyone. Juliet had her version, Marianne Dashwood had hers, Isolde and Catherine Earnshaw and Scarlett O’Hara and Anne Shirley all had their ways of coping.

I had to answer the question for Bella. What does Bella Swan do when true love leaves her? Not just true love, but Edward Cullen! None of those other heroines lost an Edward (Romeo was a hothead, Willoughby was a scoundrel, Tristan had loyalty issues, Heathcliff was pure evil, Rhett had a mean streak and cheated with hookers, and sweet Gilbert was much more of a Jacob than an Edward). So what happens when True Love in the form of Edward Cullen leaves Bella?

I let Bella answer the question for herself, writing to see what she would do. It was hard to write her pain, because I had to live it to write it, and I was often writing through my tears. At the same time, it was always interesting. Bella surprised me with her grit and dogged determination. She pushed through the agony, living for others—Charlie in this case—as has always been her style.

(Side note: there are those who think Bella is a wuss. There are those who think my stories are misogynistic—the damsel in distress must be rescued by strong hero.

To the first accusation, I can only say that we all handle grief in our own way. Bella’s way is no less valid than any other to my mind. Detractors of her reaction don’t always take into account that I’m talking about true love here, rather than high school infatuation.

I emphatically reject the second accusation. I am all about girl power—look at Alice and Jane if you doubt that. I am not anti-female, I am anti-human. I wrote this story from the perspective of a female human because that came most naturally, as you might imagine. But if the narrator had been a male human, it would not have changed the events. When a human being is totally surrounded by creatures with supernatural strength, speed, senses, and various other uncanny powers, he or she is not going to be able to hold his or her own. Sorry. That’s just the way it is. We can’t all be slayers. Bella does pretty well I think, all things considered. She saves Edward, after all. Side note/rant over. Back to the story.)

And thus was born the basic premise of New Moon, and with it the title. To follow after Twilight, I needed a time of day to reflect the mood of the sequel. As this is the blackest period of Bella’s life, I thought it appropriate to name the book after the darkest kind of night, a night with no moon.

When the advanced reading copies began to fall into the hands of my fans, I asked people read New Moon twice, promising that I would explain why later. It’s later, and this is why: the first time through New Moon, I’ve found that readers are so anxious about the absence of Edward that they can’t settle into the middle portion of the book. They skim and speed read and flip ahead until, at last, they find him again. However, at that point they’ve missed the main section of the novel almost completely. On a second reading, knowing that Edward will return to the story at the proper place and time, the reader can slow down and enjoy the wondrousness that is Jacob Black.

And with that as a segue, on to the benefits!

I didn’t realize until I was working on the resolution how much my characters had gained from this experience. Vital stuff. Without this painful separation, Bella might never have realized that Edward really is hers to keep. No matter how perfect she thinks he is, or how imperfect she thinks she is, he belongs to her. Words can’t quite capture the life-changing nature of this knowledge for Bella.

Equally as cataclysmic—Edward finally realizes the intensity of Bella’s feelings for him, something he has always underestimated. Here’s the thing about Edward: he knows human nature pretty well. He’s seen a hundred thousand human relationships from the inside, and none of them have come close to touching the depth and everlasting devotion of Carlisle’s and Esme’s love, or Alice’s and Jasper’s, or even Rosalie’s and Emmett’s. Can you blame him for thinking himself—after one hundred years of immortal experience—capable of a more profound love than his eighteen-year-old human girlfriend? Edward is, understandably, a bit of a know-it-all. He learns a lot through this experience, the most important being that Bella’s feelings for him are an exception to the human rule. Something else he learns (not quite as important, but still good to know) is that, despite all his knowledge, he is fully able to make hideous mistakes in judgment.

Ah, and then there is my favorite gift that New Moon gave to me: Jacob Black.

Jacob’s development into a major character was a strange journey. Originally, Jacob was just a device. In Twilight, Bella needed a way to find out the truth about Edward, and the conveniently located Quileute Tribe, with all their fantastic legends, provided a cool option for that revelation. And so Jacob was born—born to tell Bella and Edward’s secret.

Something happened then that I didn’t expect. Jacob was my first experience with a character taking over—a minor character developing such roundness and life that I couldn’t keep him locked inside a tiny role. (Since Jacob, this has reoccurred with several other meant-to-be-minor characters. I really love it when this happens, though it often destroys my outlines.) From the very beginning, even when Jacob only appeared in chapter six of Twilight, he was so alive. I liked him. More than I should for such a small part. Bella liked him. Her instinctive trust and affection came without my intervention. And it wasn’t just us; my agent did, too. “I love that Jacob kid,” Jodi said (or something to that effect-this all happened in 2003). My editor agreed. “Can we get more Jacob in the story?” Megan asked.

Oh yes, we could!

I was writing New Moon and editing Twilight simultaneously. So, when Jacob Black started taking over New Moon, I was able to go back and weave Jacob and Billy throughout Twilight more centrally.

Lots of people give me more credit than I deserve; they think I knew Jacob was a werewolf from the very beginning. This is not the case. Twilight was supposed to be a stand alone novel, remember. There was no thought of werewolves in my mind as I wrote it. The Quileute (Quill-yoot) legends Jacob tells Bella in chapter six of Twilight are all genuine Quileute stories that I learned when I was researching the tribe (which is a real tribe with a truly fascinating and mystical history). All actual Quileute legends, except for the vampire myth about the ‘cold ones.’ I latched onto the wolf story (the actual Quileute legend claims that the tribe descended from wolves transformed by a sorcerer) because it fit with my sketchy knowledge of vampires and werewolves always being at each others’ throats (ha ha, pun intended). The dream Bella had of Jacob transforming into a wolf to protect her had no foreshadowing significance at the time. It was just my way of letting Bella’s subconscious articulate the situation.

Of course, I of all people should know that dreams can have a serious impact on your life.

Bella’s wolf dream was always one of my favorite visual images from Twilight. When I started working on New Moon, that image stuck with me. And I thought to myself, wouldn’t it be cool if it was true—if ALL of Jacob’s legends were founded in absolute fact? What if Jacob was descended from wolves?

It all started to come together then. Sam on the beach in Twilight was no longer just a believer in old traditions—he was the first contemporary wolf. Billy’s warnings were more vital—he had concrete evidence on his hands, rather than just suspicions. And Jacob, my poor, sweet Jacob, had a whole secret heritage just waiting to come crashing down on him.

At that point all the crucial supports of the story were in place, and I only had to write it. Ha. Easier said then done.

It’s hard to explain how joyous the writing process was for me when I was creating Twilight. It was something I did for fun and excitement, with no concern for what anyone else might think, because no one else was ever going to read it. With New Moon, I knew people were going to read it. And some of those people were going to have bright red pens in hand while reading. I knew enough about the editing process to know that there were painful changes ahead; the parts I loved now might not make the final cut. I was going to have to rethink and revise and rework. This made it very hard to put the words down, and I had a horrible feeling much like stage fright the whole time I was writing.

It took about five months, but the editing process was much longer and more difficult than the same process with Twilight. New Moon was a very hard story to tell, not only emotionally, but also functionally. It needed a lot of work. The New Moon outtakes I posted explain some of the bigger renovations that I had to make.

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Summary and Study Guide

New Moon, a young-adult fantasy romance by Stephenie Meyer, continues the adventure begun in the bestselling novel Twilight about a teenage girl, Bella Swan , who falls in love with vampire Edward Cullen . When Edward leaves her, she struggles with grief and begins spending time with a boy, Jacob Black , who is a vampire-hating werewolf. Published in 2006, New Moon became a number-one New York Times bestseller and received plaudits for its character development and exploration of love and loss. The Twilight series has sold over 100 million copies and received multiple young reader awards. A movie version of New Moon was released in 2009; the entire film series has earned more than $3 billion.

Alongside the original four Twilight books, author Meyer published alternate versions, including one from Edward’s perspective and one that reverses the main characters’ genders. She also writes novels for adult readers.

The eBook version of the 2022 printing of New Moon forms the basis for this study guide.

Plot Summary

Bella Swan enjoys the happiest summer of her life with her new boyfriend, vampire Edward Cullen. As her senior year begins, she’s treated to a beautiful birthday party at the Cullen mansion, where the family of good vampires honors her with gifts and a cake. While opening a gift, the wrapping cuts her finger, and Jasper Hale, the newest Cullen adoptee, loses control of his blood lust and lunges at Bella. The other Cullens stop him; in the process, Bella falls and cuts open her arm. Dr. Cullen, the centuries-old family patriarch, quickly stitches up Bella’s wound. Wrestling with his conscience, Edward concludes that he and his family are too dangerous for Bella and breaks up with her during a walk in the woods. Desperate, she follows him into the forest and becomes lost; a search party finds her. The Cullens leave Forks; devastated, Bella drifts for months, not feeling anything. She goes through the motions of her life, but it feels meaningless.

To break out of her slump, she goes with her friend Jessica to a movie in Port Angeles. Afterward, she sees four guys who remind her of the ones who tried to rape her a year earlier, and, wanting to feel anything at all, she walks toward them. Edward’s voice appears in her head, warning her to stop. Intrigued that her fear sets off a hallucination of his presence, Bella searches for more risky activities.

She acquires two broken-down motorcycles and offers one to her teenage friend, Jacob Black of the nearby Quileute reservation, if he’ll repair the bikes and teach her how to ride. Her father wouldn’t approve, so they keep it a secret. When the bikes are fixed, they take them out for a ride in the forest. On the way, they see four divers jump from the sea cliff into the ocean, and Bella expresses interest in cliff diving. On the motorcycle, she promptly crashes and gets a gash on her head. The local hospital stitches her up, but the following week, she crashes again and ends up back at the hospital with a mild concussion. During both riding sessions, Bella distinctly hears Edward’s voice, which makes the injuries worthwhile.

Bella enjoys Jacob’s company, and they spend more time together. Jacob has grown into a towering young man, but he’s anxious because his reservation friends are suddenly joining a secret group run by Sam Uley , the young man who found her when she got lost in the woods. One day, Jacob stops returning Bella’s calls.

Wanting to hear Edward again, she visits the Cullen mansion, but it’s empty. She searches for the meadow she and Edward visited on the day of their first kiss. She finds it, but the vampire Laurent—an old friend of James, the vampire who tried to kill her—appears in the meadow. He’s been searching for Bella on behalf of James’s widow, Victoria, who wants to slay her in revenge for Edward’s killing of James. Laurent is about to kill Bella when five giant wolves appear and chase him off. Bella escapes the meadow but struggles for days with terror, knowing that two vampires are hunting her.

Impatient to see Jacob, she visits him, but he’s changed and can’t talk about it. One night, he climbs into her room and offers hints about his new life. She figures out that he’s one of the werewolves she saw in the meadow, creatures known in Quileute lore. Reports of large animals in the forest and disappearing tourists alert the community, and hunters begin a search for the creatures. Bella confronts Jacob, warning him of the hunters and demanding to know why the werewolves are attacking visitors. Jacob says they’re hunting vampires and killed Laurent to protect her, but another vampire still stalks the region.

Bella realizes the stalker is Victoria, trying to get past the wolves to kill her. Jacob brings Bella to speak to his new pack. Her knowledge of vampires helps them alter their strategy. Bella visits the reservation frequently, partly for safety from Victoria and partly to spend time with Jacob, whose friendship eases her pain about Edward.

One afternoon, alone on the reservation beach , Bella decides to try cliff diving. She jumps off the cliff and into the water, but strong currents pull her under. Jacob saves her; back on land, she sees a red flame offshore and later realizes it is red-headed Victoria hunting her.

Jacob drives Bella home, where they find Alice Cullen waiting. As a vampire who sees the future, Alice foresaw Bella’s cliff jump and hurried to Forks. Jacob despises her on sight, and they argue, but Bella intervenes. Alice learns that Edward thinks Bella is dead and plans to force the ancient and powerful Volturi vampire coven to kill him. Bella and Alice fly to Italy to try and stop him. At a crowded festival in the Volturi town of Volterra, Bella rushes to Edward and stops him seconds before he tries to reveal his glittery skin to the crowd.

Bella, Edward, and Alice are taken to Volturi headquarters, where the leader, Aro , shows a keen interest in Bella’s ability to block mind readers. He offers them membership in his coven, but they turn him down. With Edward’s promise that he’ll keep Bella from revealing the vampires’ existence, Aro lets them go free.

They return to Forks; the Cullens move back into their nearby house. Bella and Edward realize they’re still in love and can’t live without each other. Aware of the dangers they all face, Bella suggests to the Cullens that the safest option is to turn her into a vampire and accept her into their family; Most of them agree at once, but Edward balks. He and Bella compromise: She’ll finish high school first. He offers to transform her himself if she marries him, but she remembers the disaster that was her parents’ marriage and wants to think about it first.

Jacob tells her they can’t be friends anymore; the wolves will attack when she’s bitten. Bella’s life is no less dangerous than before, but now she has Edward again by her side.

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Let’s assume that you’re going into the second episode of Stephenie Meyers’ vampire saga with an open mind, having been pleasantly surprised that the first film didn’t turn out to be Vampire High School Musical. If that’s the case, you’ll probably enjoy this slice of high melodrama. If not, stay away. This is a series almost entirely lacking in irony, one that takes its central tortured romance too seriously to waste good gazing-soulfully time on filling in the background or winning over naysayers. There’s moping to be done, after all.

That’s not entirely a criticism. To berate the Twilight saga for indulging in moping would be like suggesting that perhaps John McClane and Hans Gruber could have sat down and talked their differences out. This is a series about the all-encompassing, deadly seriousness of first love, and judged on those terms the first Twilight did convey that feeling of mad romance and the second film picks up that theme and snogs it senseless. But in the same way that most second superhero movies are about our hero trying to give up the cape, this sequel is about the heartbreak that almost certainly follows such unthinking passion.

Robert Pattinson’s upright, buttoned-down Edward gives up Kristen Stewart’s Bella for her own good (as it seems to him) and disappears from her life. After turning into a virtual zombie as a result, the heartbroken Bella finds some comfort in the friendship of Native American Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner), himself afflicted with a searing crush on the self-effacing heroine. Unfortunately, it turns out that that’s not the only thing Jacob’s afflicted with, as he starts turning furry and lupine and also abandons Bella for her own protection.

Amid such masculine faffing about, Bella’s character is the only constant, and she comes across as a little stronger this time around, gradually pulling herself out of the fog of depression and fighting to keep both men in her life – if only in hallucinations in Edward’s case. Stewart still relies a little too heavily on the tactic of blinking a lot, but then the same could be said of the male leads’ reliance on slight frowns, and all three are doing a good enough job to win over the fans and convey the high drama of the novel. Incoming director Chris Weitz, taking over from Catherine Hardwicke, is more reserved and perhaps slightly less attuned to his teenage stars, but handles the action and the effects well despite the breakneck production schedule.

While there’s only a tiny and very occasional hint of humour from the love triangle members, however, the addition of Jacob’s fellow Wolf Pack members and more traditional high vampires the Volturi allow for a little looseness and the opening up of the Twilight world. The Wolf Pack are given, at best, momentary character sketches but receive just enough attention to establish them for future instalments, while the Volturi threaten to romp away with the film in just moments onscreen. Then what can you expect when they’re led by Michael Sheen’s deliciously dangerous Aro, and boast a psychic torturer played by an immaculate Dakota Fanning?

The plethora of shirtless men (sometimes shot in – god help us – slow-motion) and general fetishisation of Bella’s love interests may raise a giggle or an eyebrow in audiences more accustomed to seeing women in their scanties, and the pace does sometimes slow to a crawl, but this is another faithful and largely successful adaptation of Meyers’ old-fashioned love story.

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Isabella "Bella" Marie Cullen (née Swan ) is the main protagonist in the Twilight series. She is the wife of Edward Cullen , former love interest and best friend of Jacob Black and mother of Renesmee Cullen .

She is portrayed by Kristen Stewart , who also portrayed Snow White in Snow White and the Huntsman , Joan Jett in The Runaways, and Lisa in Zathura .

In the Japanese dubbed version, she was voiced by Sayaka Kinoshita .

She is 5'4" had brown for eyes as a human and hair color. As a vampire, she had crimson when she was a newborn, her eyes became golden brown/topaz after a few months. Her hair became a more Auburn brown with slight highlights. She is very slender and pale as a human and vampire. She was clumsy as a human but became more graceful as a vampire. Her husband thought she was "so beautiful" when he saw her as a newborn. As a human, she wasn't very fashionable with the exception of her prom, 18th birthday, her wedding and honeymoon, but when she became a vampire, her sister-in-law, Alice, made sure that her closet was very fashionable.

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She is described as being clumsy, having a weak constitution, being nonathletic and hating anything physical. Bella is also described as a reclusive loner, insecure, and very sensitive. She also cares for the rest of the Cullen family, her husband Edward, her daughter Renesmee, her parents Charlie and Renée, and her best friend Jacob Black. She has a tendency to underestimate the people around her mainly because of her concerns for their safety.

As a human, Bella easily fainted at the sight or smell of blood, which she said smells like rust and salt in Twilight, though it changes after she became a vampire. Bella is also shown in Breaking Dawn, to have a good mood climate, and is able to run away from the smell of human blood when she goes on her first hunting trip as a vampire.

Bella has a sarcastic sense of humor, especially when she gets mad; Bella is almost always a very soft and forgiving person who is hard to anger. She can surprisingly be very brave, able to block painful thoughts and memories (hence her special vampire ability), and tends to come face-to-face with life-threatening danger head-on, even though she can get scared later. She puts Edward before herself and everybody and everything else, but several 'selfish' tendencies emerge (as when she asked Edward to stay with her instead of fighting vampires in Eclipse). Meyer has stated that Bella's "tragic flaw" in Eclipse is her lack of self-knowledge. This is most obviously illustrated in her consistent denial of any romantic feelings for Jacob Black, despite the fact that she later realizes that she is, indeed, in love with him.

Bella is also a very bad liar except to herself. According to Eclipse, Jacob and Edward saying that she's a terrible liar, are evidence to this. Besides, she also admits this throughout the whole saga, though she seemingly manages to lie to herself about her romantic feelings for Jacob.

In contrary to her low profile demeanor, Bella, according to Edward in Midnight Sun, has no sense of fear when she finds out Edward is a vampire. Instead of running away, as she should have, she decides to ask lots of questions with extreme curiosity. This makes Edward believe that it is not bad luck that follows her around, but that she has no sense of self-preservation. Bella isn't very rational nor sensible as she lacks common sense and street intelligence.

She hates anything cold and wet, even snow, which is why she initially hated to live in Forks. However, after meeting Edward, she found the town much more comfortable, even calling it "home". As a vampire, she also dislikes the idea of feeding on humans but is glad to have found the strength she needed to protect her loved ones.

Bella inherited her mother's high perceptiveness to some degree, as she was able to guess Edward was a mind reader, the first human to do so. However, she was not able to guess that Edward was in love with her.

After being turned into a vampire, she describes having a much clearer view of the world. She is also very self-controlled, being able to ignore the scent of human blood on her first hunting trip, this is an amazing discovery since her daughter is half-human. Bella's private mind that was able to repel some vampires' mental abilities while she was human evolved after she became a vampire; her skill strengthened, allowing her to shield herself and those around her from other vampires' mental gifts. By the end of Breaking Dawn, she is able to cast the shield away from herself. She is also described by Edward as "very graceful", even for a vampire, in comparison to her earlier clumsiness as a human.

History [ ]

Twilight [ ].

Bella moves to her father, Charlie's, home in Forks, Washington. She meets the mysterious Edward Cullen which puts her in a lot of danger, as she learns that he is from a family of vampires (who drink animal blood instead of human blood). Bella expresses a desire to become a vampire herself, against Edward's wishes she has been attacked by a tracker vampire called James, who is thirsty for her blood. In order for James to kill Bella, he tricks her into coming to her ballet studio, saying her mother is there. Bella then finds out it was all a trick and becomes frightened and then later sprays pepper spray into James eyes and then tries to get away by running as fast as she can but when that fails, the Cullens rush over to save her.

New Moon [ ]

Edward and the other Cullens leave Forks in an effort to keep Bella safe from the vampire world. Bella's friend Jacob Black, a member of the Quileute tribe who can shapeshift into wolves, comforts the distraught and severely depressed Bella. She comes to care deeply for Jacob, though less than she loves Edward. Through a misunderstanding from Rosalie, Edward goes to the Volturi to die to be with Bella since he briefly thinks she committed suicide. Bella along with Alice goes to Italy to stop Edward. Due to her mind not being able to read by Edward, she successfully stops him and after a confrontation Aro, the Volturi's leader lets them leave when Alice shows him a vision of Bella as a vampire. Back in forks, Bella goes to the Cullen house to vote on her transformation. Everyone but Rosalie and Edward vote yes and Bella makes the plan to do it after High School Graduation having Edward do it. He's still reluctant and with having Jacob reminding him about the treaty, Bella tells him its her choice and that it will always be Edward and a heartbroken Jacob leaves in wolf form. Edward tells Bella that he will change her but on one condition...he wants her to marry him first.

Eclipse [ ]

Bella and Edward are preparing for high school graduation. Jacob Black confesses that he's in love with her and kisses her against her will which results in her punching him in the face, spraining her hand in the process. Bella, Edward, Alice and Jasper graduate with their classmates. Bella asks to make love with Edward while she’s still human, he is hesitant since he knows that he could easily harm her but agrees to try once there they’re married so she becomes Edwards fiancée. The Cullens, with the truce of the Werewolves, defeat Victoria and her army. Edward and Bella start planning their wedding with having Alive be their wedding planner, the first thing they plan to do is tell her father of their engagement with a small joke about Edward being bulletproof.

Breaking Dawn [ ]

Bella marries Edward. She gets pregnant on their honeymoon. He transforms Bella into a vampire after she nearly dies giving birth to their daughter, Renesmee Cullen. Jacob imprints on Renesmee, this displeases Bella greatly, but is calm and slowly accepts it when he tells her it’s not a sexual thing and that he’s just going to be her protector and best friend for now. Irina goes to the Volturi thinking Renesmee is an immortal child. The Cullens and Jacob travel to gather witnesses to prove nothing illegal happened. Eventually, they convince the Volturi that Renesmee isn't a threat and everyone goes home and lives in peace. Alice has a vision 7 years into the future of a fully grown Renesmee accepting Jacob's imprint being in a relationship with him.

Appearances [ ]

Twilight (2008)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (2009)
Nostalgia Critic (2011)
Special Collector's Edition (2013)
Brows Held High (2014)
MAD (2009, 2010, 2012, 3 appearances)
Twilight: The Graphic Novel (2010-11, 2 appearances)
Deadpool (2011, 1 appearance)
Zwielicht (2011, 1 appearance)
Twilight Collector's Edition (2012, 1 appearance)
New Moon: The Graphic Novel (2013, 1 appearance)
Scene It? Twilight (2009)

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The scent of her O positive blood is incredibly attractive to vampires, described by Bree Tanner to be the "sweetest scent she'd ever smelled", though it is a thousand times more intense to Edward Cullen.
She has the counterpart of Beaufort “Beau” Swan in the alternate non-canon Twilight Book Life & Death which came out on the first book 10th anniversary.

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Refusal of the Call "Often when the call is given, the future hero refuses to heed it. This may be from a sense of duty or obligation, fear, insecurity, a sense of inadequacy, or any of a range of reasons that work to hold the person in his or her current circumstances." Although it would be hard to believe that Link refuses to save Ilia, I do think that this step is in Twilight Princess. If you recall, Link was reluctant to do anything with Midna when he first met her. Only through Midna's little theatrical performance does Link remember why he must help her. Click to expand...

Freedom to Live "Mastery leads to freedom from the fear of death, which in turn is the freedom to live. This is sometimes referred to as living in the moment, neither anticipating the future nor regretting the past." The ending of the game. Link returns home to a waiting Ilia and loving friends after placing the Master Sword back in the Sacred Woods. Click to expand...

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A Complete Guide to The Hero’s Journey (or The Monomyth)

Learn how to use the 12 steps of the Hero’s Journey to structure plot, develop characters, and write riveting stories that will keep readers engaged!

Before I start this post I would like to acknowledged the tragedy that occurred in my country this past month. George Floyd, an innocent man, was murdered by a police officer while three other officers witnessed that murder and remained silent.

To remain silent, in the face of injustice, violen ce, and murder is to be complicit . I acknowledge that as a white man I have benefited from a centuries old system of privilege and abuse against black people, women, American Indians, immigrants, and many, many more.

This systemic abuse is what lead to the murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Sandra Bland, Eric Garner, Treyvon Martin, Philando Castile, Freddie Gray, Walter Scott, Tamir Rice and many more. Too many.

Whether I like it or not I’ve been complicit in this injustice. We can’t afford to be silent anymore. If you’re disturbed by the violence we’ve wit nessed over, and over again please vote this November, hold your local governments accountable, peacefully protest, and listen. Hopefully, together we can bring positive change. And, together, we can heal .

In this post, we’ll go over the stages of Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey, also known as the Monomyth. We’ll talk about how to use it to structure your story. You’ll also find some guided questions for each section of the Hero’s Journey. These questions are designed to help guide your thinking during the writing process. Finally, we’ll go through an example of the Hero’s Journey from 1997’s Men In Black.

Down at the bottom, we’ll go over reasons you shouldn’t rely on the Monomyth. And we’ll talk about a few alternatives for you to consider if the Hero’s Journey isn’t right for your story.

But, before we do all that let’s answer the obvious question-

What is the Hero’s Journey?

The Hero’s Journey was first described by Joseph Campbell. Campbell was an American professor of literature at Sarah Lawrence College. He wrote about the Hero’s Journey in his book The Hero with a Thousand Faces . More than a guide, this book was a study on the fundamental structure of myths throughout history.

Through his study, Campbell identified seventeen stages that make up what he called the Monomyth or Hero’s Journey. We’ll go over these stages in the next section. Here’s how Campbell describes the Monomyth in his book:

“A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man.”

Something important to note is that the Monomyth was not conceived as a tool for writers to develop a plot. Rather, Campbell identified it as a narrative pattern that was common in mythology.

George Lucas used Campbell’s Monomyth to structure his original Star Wars film. Thanks to Star Wars ’ success, filmmakers have adopted the Hero’s Journey as a common plot structure in movies.

We see it in films like The Matrix , Spider-man , The Lion King , and many more. But, keep in mind, this is not the only way to structure a story. We’ll talk about some alternatives at the end of this post.

With that out of the way, let’s go over the twelve stages of the Hero’s Journey, or Monomyth. We’ll use the original Men In Black film as an example (because why not?). And, we’ll look at some questions to help guide your thinking, as a writer, at each stage.

Quick note – The original Hero’s Journey is seventeen stages. But, Christopher Vogler, an executive working for Disney, condensed Campbell’s work. Vogler’s version has twelve stages, and it’s the version we’re talking about today. Vogler wrote a guide to use the Monomyth and I’ll link to it at the bottom.)

The 12 Stages of The Hero’s Journey

The ordinary world .

This is where the hero’s story begins. We meet our hero in a down-to-earth, or humble setting. We establish the hero as an ordinary citizen in this world, not necessarily “special” in any way.

Think exposition .

We get to know our hero at this stage of the story. We learn about the hero’s life, struggles, inner or outer demons. This an opportunity for readers to identify with the hero. A good idea since the story will be told from the hero’s perspective.

Read more about perspective and POV here.

In Men In Black, we meet our hero, James, who will become Agent J, chasing someone down the streets of a large city. The story reveals some important details through the action of the plo t. Let’s go over these details and how they’re shown through action.

Agent J’s job: He’s a cop. We know this because he’s chasing a criminal. He waves a badge and yells, “NYPD! Stop!”

The setting: The line “NYPD!” tells us that J is a New York City cop. The chase sequence also culminates on the roof of the Guggenheim Museum. Another clue to the setting.

J’s Personality: J is a dedicated cop. We know this because of his relentless pursuit of the suspect he’s chasing. J is also brave. He jumps off a bridge onto a moving bus. He also chases a man after witnessing him climb vertically, several stories, up a wall. This is an inhuman feat that would have most people noping out of there. J continues his pursuit, though.

Guided Questions

What is your story’s ordinary world setting?
How is this ordinary world different from the special world that your hero will enter later in the story?
What action in this story will reveal the setting?
Describe your hero and their personality.
What action in the story will reveal details about your hero?

The Call of Adventure

The Call of Adventure is an event in the story that forces the hero to take action. The hero will move out of their comfort zone, aka the ordinary world. Does this sound familiar? It should, because, in practice, The Call of Adventure is an Inciting Event.

Refusal of the Call

This is an important stage in the Monomyth. It communicates with the audience the risks that come with Call to Adventure. Every Hero’s Journey should include risks to the main characters and a conflict. This is the stage where your hero contemplates those risks. They will be tempted to remain in the safety of the ordinary world.

In Men in Black, the Refusal of the Call is subtle. It consists of a single scene. Agent K offers J membership to the Men In Black. With that comes a life of secret knowledge and adventure. But, J will sever all ties to his former life. No one anywhere will ever know that J existed. Agent K tells J that he has until sunrise to make his decision.

J does not immediately say, “I’m in,” or “When’s our first mission.” Instead, he sits on the park bench all night contemplating his decision. In this scene, the audience understands that this is not an easy choice for him. Again, this is an excellent use of action to demonstrate a plot point.

It’s also important to note that J only asks K one question before he makes his decision, “is it worth it?” K responds that it is, but only, “if you’re strong enough.” This line of dialogue becomes one of two dramatic questions in the movie. Is J strong enough to be a man in black?

What will your character have to sacrifice to answer the call of adventure?
What fears does your character have about leaving the ordinary world?
What risks or dangers await them in the special world?

Meeting the Mentor

At this point in the story, the hero is seeking wisdom after initially refusing the call of adventure. The mentor fulfills this need for your hero.

The mentor is usually a character who has been to the special world and knows how to navigate it. Mentor’s provides your hero with tools and resources to aid them in their journey. It’s important to note that the mentor doesn’t always have to be a character. The mentor could be a guide, map, or sacred texts.

If you’ve seen Men In Black then you can guess who acts as J’s mentor. Agent K, who recruited J, steps into the mentor role once J accepts the call to adventure.

Agent K gives J a tour of the MIB headquarters. He introduces him to key characters and explains to him how the special world of the MIB works. Agent K also gives J his signature weapon, the Noisy Cricket.

Who is your hero’s mentor?
How will your character find and encounter with their mentor?
What tools and resources will your mentor provide?
Why/how does your mentor know the special world?

Crossing the Threshold

This is the point where your hero finally crosses over from the ordinary world into the special one. At this point, there is no turning back for your hero.

Your hero may not cross into the special world on their own. Or, they may need a dramatic event that forces them to act.

At this point, you’ll want to establish the dramatic question of your story. This is the question will your reader wants to answer by the end of your story. A dramatic question is what will keep your audience reading.

Once J decides to commit to the MIB Agent K starts the process of deleting J’s identity. The filmmakers do a great job communicating the drastic nature of J’s decision. This is done through, again, action and an effective voice-over. J’s social security number is deleted, and his fingerprints are burned off. He dons a nondescript black suit, sunglasses, and a sick-ass Hamilton watch .

This scene is immediately followed by a threatening message sent by aliens called the Arquillians. They tell the MIB they will destroy the Earth unless J and K can deliver a galaxy. The only problem is no one knows what the galaxy is. So, we get our story question. Can J and K find and deliver the MacGuffin before the Earth is destroyed?

Tests, Allies, Enemies

This is stage is exactly what it sounds like. Once they’ve entered the special world, your hero will be tested. They will learn the rules of this new world. Your hero’s mentor may have to further teach your hero.

The hero will also begin collecting allies. Characters whose goals align with those of your hero’s. People who will help your hero achieve their goal. These characters may even join your hero on their quest.

And this is also the point where your hero’s enemy will reveal themselves. Now, you’ve may have hinted at, or even introduced the villain in the earlier stages. But, this is where the audience discovers how much of a threat this villain is to your hero.

Approach to the Inmost Cave

The inmost cave is the path towards the central conflict of your story. In this section, your hero is preparing for battle. They may be regrouping with allies, going over important information, or taking a needed rest. This is also a part of the story where you may want to inject some humor.

The approach is also a moment for your audience to regroup. This is an important aspect of pacing. A fast-paced story can be very exciting for the audience, but at some point, the writer needs to tap the breaks.

This approach section gives your audience time to process the plot and consider the stakes of your conflict. This is also a good time to introduce a ticking clock, and it’s perfect for character development.

In Men, In Black the Approach the Inmost Cave involves an interview with a character called Frank the Pug. Frank is a Pug breed of dog. He’s an alien in disguise.

Frank knows important details about the conflict between the Arquillians and Edgar. This is one of the funnier scenes in an overall funny film.

Read more about alliteration here… jk.

Frank also gives J a vital clue to determine the location of the Arquillian’s galaxy. They also discover that the galaxy is an energy source and not an actual galaxy.

Finally, we have the arrival of the Arquillian battleship come to destroy Earth. They give the MIB a warning. If the galaxy is not returned in one hour the will fire on the planet. So, we have a literal ticking clock.

Where and how will your hero slow down and regroup?
What information or resources will they need to go into the final battle?
How can you introduce some humor or character development into this section?
What kind of “ticking clock” will you introduce to increase the stakes of your final act?

The Ordeal

The Ordeal is about one thing, and that’s death. Your hero must go through a life-altering challenge. This will be a conflict where the hero faces their greatest fears.

It’s essential that your audience feels as if the hero is really in danger. Make the audience question whether the hero will make it out alive. But, your story’s stakes may not be life or death, such as in a comedy or romance.

In that case the death your character experiences will be symbolic. And, your audience will believe that there’s a chance the hero won’t achieve their goal.

Through the ordeal, your hero will experience death whether that be real or symbolic. With this death, the hero will be reborn with greater powers or insight. Overall, the ordeal should be the point in which your character hits rock bottom.

The Ordeal in Men In Black comes the moment when J and K confront Edgar at the site of the World’s Fair. In the confrontation with Edgar, K is eaten alive by Edgar. At this moment J is left alone to confront death. The audience is left to wonder if J can defeat Edgar on his own.

Guided Questions

What death will your hero confront?
What does “rock bottom” mean for your character?
How will your hero be changed on the other side of this death event?

Reward or Seizing the Sword

At this point in the story, your hero will earn some tangible treasure for all their trouble. This can be a physical treasure. In the context of the monomyth, this is often referred to as the elixir or sword.

However, the reward can be inwardly focused. Your hero might discover hidden knowledge or insight that helps them vanquish their foe. Or, your hero can find their confidence or some self-actualization. This reward, whatever it is, is the thing that they will take with them. It is what they earn from all their hard-fought struggles.

Once K is eaten J seems to be on his own with a massive alien cockroach. This is a pretty bad spot for the rookie agent. What’s worse is the Arquillian clock is still ticking. Edgar, the cockroach, is about to escape Earth, with the galaxy, sealing the planet’s fate.

All seems lost until J claims his reward. In this case, that reward comes in the form of an insight J has about Edgar. Being a giant cockroach, J realizes that Edgar may have a weakness for his Earth-bound counterparts. So, J kicks out a dumpster and starts to smash all the scurrying bugs under his foot.

J guesses correctly, and Edgar is momentarily distracted by J’s actions. Edgar climbs down from his ship to confront J. Agent K, who is still alive in Edgar’s stomach, can activate a gun, and blow Edgar in two. J’s reward is the knowledge that he is no longer a rookie, and he is strong enough for this job. J also captures a physical treasure. After Edgar has exploded, J finds the galaxy which Edgar had swallowed earlier in the film. In this scene, both dramatic questions are answered. The MIB can save the world. And, J is strong enough for the MIB.

What reward will your hero win?
A physical treasure, hidden knowledge, inner wisdom, or all of the above?

The Road Back

At this point, your hero has had some success in their quest and is close to returning to the ordinary world. Your hero has experienced a change from their time in the special world. This change might make your hero’s return difficult. Similar to when your hero crossed the threshold, your hero may need an event that forces them to return.

The road back must be a dramatic turning point that heightens stakes and changes the direction of your story. This event will also re-establish the dramatic question of your story. This act may present a final challenge for your hero before they can return home.

In Men In Black, the road backstage gets a little tricky. The film establishes that when J crosses the threshold he is not able to go back to the ordinary world. His entire identity is erased. Having J go back to his life as a detective would also undo his character growth and leave the audience feeling cheated. Luckily, the filmmakers work around this by having K return to the ordinary world rather than J.

After Edgar is defeated, K tells J that he is retiring from the MIB and that J will step in as K’s replacement. The movie establishes early that agents can retire, but only after having their memory wiped. So, K asks J to wipe his memory so that he can return to a normal life. Once again, J has to grapple with the question of whether he is strong enough for this job. Can he bring himself to wipe K’s memory and lose his mentor forever? Can he fill K’s shoes as an MIB agent?

How will your hero have to recommit to their journey?
What event will push your hero through their final test?
What final test will your hero face before they return to the ordinary world?

Resurrection

This is the final act of your story. The hero will have one last glorious encounter with the forces that are set against them. This is the culminating event for your hero. Everything that has happened to your hero has prepared them for this moment.

This can also be thought of as a rebirth for your hero. A moment when they shed all the things that have held them back throughout the story. The resurrection is when your hero applies all the things they’ve learned through their journey.

The final moment can be a physical battle, or again, it can be metaphorical. This is also a moment when allies return to lend a last-minute hand. But, as with any ending of a story, you need to make sure your hero is the one who saves the day.

So, here’s where things start to get a little clumsy. There are a couple of moments that could be a resurrection for our hero J. It could be the moment he faces off with Edgar. This is right before Edgar is killed. But, it’s K that pulls the trigger and kills Edgar. Based on our explanation J needs to be the one who saves the day. Maybe by stalling for time J is the one responsible for saving the day? It’s hard to say what the filmmakers’ intention was here.

The second moment that could represent a resurrection for J might be when he wipes K’s memory. It is the final dramatic hurdle that J faces before he can become a true Man in Black. But, this moment doesn’t resolve the conflict of the film.

Notice that the Hero’s Journey framework isn’t always followed to the letter by all storytellers. We’ll get back to this point at the end of the article.

What final challenge will your hero face?
How will your hero use the skills they’ve used to overcome their last challenge?
How will your hero’s allies help save the day?

Return with the Elixir

The ending of your story. Your hero returns to the ordinary world, but this time they carry with them the rewards earned during their journey. They may share these rewards with others who inhabit the ordinary world. But most important, is that you show that your hero has changed for the better.

The elixir represents whatever your hero gained on their journey. Remember, the elixir can be an actual physical reward like a treasure. But, the elixir can also be a metaphorical prize like knowledge or a feeling of fulfillment. This is a moment where your hero will return some sort of balance to the ordinary world.

Be sure to show that the journey has had a permanent effect on your hero.

In the final scene of the movie, we see that J has taken on a mentor role for Dr. Weaver, an MIB recruit now. He has physically changed- his clothes are more representative of his personality. This physical transformation is meant to show that J has fully embraced his new life and journey. No longer a rookie, J has stepped into his mentor, K’s, role.

How will you show that your character has changed from their journey?
What reward will they bring back to the ordinary world?
In what way will they change the ordinary world when they return?

Should I Use the Hero’s Journey for My Story?

This is a question you should ask yourself before embarking on your journey. The Monomyth works well as a framework. This is pretty obvious when you realize how many films have used it as a plotting device.

But there’s a downside to the popularity of the Monomyth. And that’s that audiences are very familiar with the beats of this kind of story. Sure, they may not be able to describe each of the twelve sections in detail. But, audiences know, intuitively, what is going to happen in these stories. At the very least, audiences, or readers, know how these stories are going to end.

This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. If your story is exciting, well-paced, and the stakes are high, people aren’t going to mind some predictability. But, if you want to shock your readers-

(And if you’re interested in how to shock readers with a plot twist, click here. )

this might not be the best story structure. And, despite how popular it is, the hero’s journey ain’t the only game in town when it comes to story structure. And, you can always take artistic liberty with the Hero’s Journey. The fact that audiences are expecting certain beats means you have an opportunity to subvert expectations.

You can skip parts of the hero’s journey if they don’t fit your plot. With my example, Men In Black it was difficult to fit the story neatly into the hero’s journey framework. This is because aspects of the movie, like the fact that it’s a buddy comedy, don’t always jive with a hero’s journey. Agent K has an important character arch, and so he ends up killing the villain rather than J. But, K’s arch isn’t at all a hero’s journey.

The point is, don’t feel locked in by any single structure. Allow yourself some freedom to tell your story. If there’s no purpose to a resurrection stage in your story then skip it! No one is going to deduct your points.

With that said, here are a few resources on the Hero’s Journey, and some alternate plot structures you’ll want to check out!

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Further Reading on Plot Structure and the Hero’s Journey

The Hero With 1000 Faces by Joseph Campbell

If you’d like to learn more about the Hero’s Journey, or Monomyth, why not go straight to the source? The Hero With 1000 Faces is a collection of work written by Joseph Campbell. His version of the hero’s journey has 17 stages. This is less of a writing manual and more of an exploration of the evolution of myth and storytelling through the ages.

The Seven Basic Plots , by Christopher Booker, is another academic study of storytelling by Christopher Booker. Booker identifies seven basic plots that all stories fit into. They are:

Overcoming the Monster
Rags to Riches
Voyage and Return

How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method

The Snowflake Method is a teaching tool designed by Randy Ingermanson that will take you through a step-by-step process of writing a novel. The Snowflake Method boils down the novel-writing process six-step process. You will start with a single sentence and with each step you build on that sentence until you have a full-fledged novel! If you’re love processes then pick up a copy of this book today.

In The Writer’s Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers, Hollywood consultant, Christopher Vogler teaches writers how to use the Hero’s Journey to write riveting stories.

Resources:

Wikipedia- Joseph Campbell

Wikipedia- Hero With 1000 Faces

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Wield Untold Power in Crucible of Justice

Ho, wanderer! Since our last content update, players have searched through the Devouring Mists, gained new Legendary Items, and reaped aplenty in the Temptation’s End Phantom Market. Our third major update of the year introduces the next chapter of the main questline Crucible of Justice, Vanguard co-op mode, new Legendary Gems, and much more.

The shattered Worldstone shards mar your body and mind, leaving you unable to wield the archangel Tyrael’s sword, El’druin. Steel yourself and prepare your most stalwart allies to face challenges in the new Vanguard co-op mode. Gain incredible power from felling vile monsters fight for your very soul before Diablo’s return in Crucible of Justice!

As with previous content updates, there will be server maintenance starting on September 10, from 5 p.m.–7 p.m. PDT for Oceania, China, East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Europe servers, and on September 11, from 1 a.m.–3 a.m. PDT for servers in the Americas. After the maintenance has concluded, all items mentioned below will be live—specific dates for any features going live afterward are provided below.

Crucible of Justice Main Quest

Vanguard co-op mode, new legendary gems, festival of the ancient moon limited-time event, new chapters of the hero’s journey await, toil of virtue limited-time event, new prodigy’s path updates, returning events, feature updates.

Crucible of Justice is the next chapter of Diablo Immortal's main questline, available to those who have reached Paragon level 30 and completed the final leg of the Southern Dreadlands main quest, No Salvation . After retrieving the angelic sword El'druin from the Dreadlands, you have been tormented by your inability to wield it. A torment now taking on a life of its own. The Sword of Justice rejects the darkness that has crept into your body and mind with the shattering of the Worldstone shards. To contain the evil festering within and to prepare for your confrontation with Diablo, you must travel to the icy, beast-ridden Cold Isles—home of the Tempests— and fight for your very soul.

Hordes of implacable enemies have amassed in the Lidwinter Woods. As you look out at the seemingly endless ranks of invaders, their lust for power becomes palpable, so you quickly realize they will not waver easily and begin to weigh your options. To overcome such terrifying odds, you must band together with other warriors. Together, you have a shot at fending off this gigantic threat to Sanctuary.

Vanguard is a new co-op activity where you cull foes in parties of four across various objective-based runs. The objective your party is tasked with depends on the Vanguard Difficulty Tier you’re playing on. In total, there are 5 objectives, some of which will only unlock in higher Difficulty Tiers. Objectives may be tasks like escorting a Guardian Spirit, felling a Helliquary Boss, or halting a demon invasion, all to the tune of vicious demons clawing at you from every direction.

To bolster your strength, Vanguard skills empower your party to face these great challenges. Each can be upgraded and improved by playing through Vanguard, increasing your power through each successful triumph.

Join the Vanguard

To begin your co-op adventure, unlock Hell I and head to Deckard Cain’s basement. Once there, you’ll find the Vanguard portal within. Select it to begin, then bring your own 4-person party or matchmake to find eager allies.

Your chosen difficulty determines what challenges you’ll face within Vanguard, and there are several increasingly difficult obstacles that can only be overcome with cooperation. The two highest levels include facing off against a Helliquary Boss, who have returned to curse the land you walk and smite you down.

Upon triumphing within Vanguard, exit through the extraction portal to earn your final rewards. These rewards will increase based on the number of your party members that survive, and the higher your completed difficulty, the better the reward.

Hellish Power Ripe for the Taking

New tools are at your disposal to help you rise to the challenge ahead. Vanguard boasts mode-specific skills that will kick your character’s build up a notch. These skills can be acquired from various Vanguard Charms which are earned on successful Vanguard runs.

There are four different categories of Vanguard skills, with two skills in each category. Note that the skill values listed are based on a character with 35,000 Combat Rating and 10,000 Resonance. Percentage values and durations of these skills will not vary based off Combat Rating or Resonance Levels.

Vanguard Skills

Might skills focus on offense and helping allies deal maximum damage.

Valor’s Call (Might): Call upon inner strength to empower yourself and nearby allies and their summons, increasing Critical Hit Chance by 27% for 8 seconds.

Broadside (Might): Arm and empower yourself and nearby allies for 20 seconds, during which Primary Attacks fire additional piercing attacks that deal 51,627 damage.

Defense skills focus on helping everyone take less damage.

Aegis (Defense): Grant yourself and nearby allies a shield that absorbs 185,859 damage for 8 seconds.

Martyr (Defense): Selflessly bind yourself to nearby allies for 8 seconds, taking 27% of the damage they receive.

Heal skills focus on replenishing the team’s Life.

Healing Field (Heal): Conjure a Healing Field for 8 seconds that continuously heals all allies and their summons while they remain within for 15,488 Life per second.

Mending Orb (Heal): Conjure a Mending Orb for 8 seconds that tracks and follows allies, healing them and their summons for 15,488 Life per second while near the orb.

Bane skills focus on debilitating and de-buffing enemies.

Warpstrike (Bane): Call a Warpstrike down on a target area, dealing 51,627 damage to up to 12 enemies and reducing their Attack and Movement Speed by 27% for 8 seconds.

Blight Orb (Bane): Conjure a Blight Orb for 8 seconds that tracks and follows enemies, increasing the damage they take by 27% while near the orb.

Powerful Vanguard Charms

Fight through the Vanguard to successfully earn Vanguard Charms which provide new skills or can be used to upgrade other Vanguard Charms. These Vanguard Charms can be upgraded to a maximum Level of 20. Upgrading these skills initially increases the number of affixes on the skill, and eventually improves the quality and potency of those given affixes.

Vanguard Charms can also be broken down into Shards, which can then be used to upgrade any Vanguard Charm. Note that Vanguard Charms only function within Vanguard.

New Helliquary Affixes

New Helliquary Affixes put the formidable, sweeping attacks traditionally wielded by Helliquary Bosses in your hand. These Affixes can be found on Off-Hand and Main Hand items that you’ll receive as rewards for completing Vanguard runs on its highest 2 Difficulty Tiers. Helliquary Affixes can be used anywhere in Sanctuary.

There are three powerful Affixes to earn from Vanguard. For each of the following Affixes, during your Ultimate, each Primary Attack has a 10% chance to trigger a Boss Skill when hitting an enemy.

Twofold Barrage

Unleash the power of Iscea, Twofold Rebirth, releasing a barrage of projectiles that deals damage to surrounding enemies.

Deluge Maelstrom

Unleash the power of Yamnaal of the Deluge, conjuring a massive whirlpool that pulls in nearby enemies. When the whirlpool dissipates it bursts, dealing damage to all nearby enemies.

Flame-spun Eruption

Unleash the power of Lassal the Flame-spun, gathering immense strength before slamming the ground, dealing damage to all nearby enemies and shattering their armor, increasing the damage they take by 30% for 8 seconds.

Three new Legendary Gems are coming in this update. All tremble before their awesome might. The below values for each gem reflect their power at Rank 10:

Wulfheort (Five-Star Gem):

Dealing damage grants you Savage Heart for 6 seconds, causing your attacks to mark enemies. At 5 stacks the marks are consumed and slash the heart of the enemy, dealing 95% base damage + 385. Marks can be applied and stacked again on the same enemy 0.3 seconds after they are consumed. Savage Heart also causes you to howl, granting 14% increased Attack Speed to you and nearby allies for 3 seconds. Savage Heart cannot trigger more often than once every 20 seconds. To unlock the full power of this gem, obtain the following five Resonance Gems:

Maw of the Deep
Igneous Scorn

Cold Confidant (Two-Star Gem):

Dealing damage summons a pillar of ice at the enemy’s location with Life equal to 500% of your maximum Life. Enemies near the pillar are Chilled and dealt 85% base damage + 344 each second. The pillar persists for 6 seconds or until destroyed. Cannot occur more than once every 20 seconds.

To unlock the full power of this gem, obtain the following three Resonance Gems:

Viper's Bite
Lo's Focused Gaze

Entropic Well (One-Star Gem):

Increases Skill damage by 18%. Increases Skill Attack Speed by 4%.

To unlock the full power of this gem, obtain the following two Resonance Gems:

Exigent Echo
Blessed Pebble

Modify Your Drop Table

From September 11, 2:59 a.m.–October 2, 2024, 2:59 a.m. server time , players will have the option to enable a modified drop table for their Legendary Crests when running Elder Rifts. Once enabled, whenever you receive a Five-Star Legendary Gem as a drop, there’s a 50% chance it will be Wulfheort.

Legendary Gem Trial

The Gem Trial has returned for you to try out newly released Legendary Gems. From September 11, 2 a.m.–October 2, 2024, 2:59 a.m. server time , you can find the trial in Wynton’s Grand Marketplace, where you can read about the Legendary Gem’s powers and activate a one-time use trial of the gem to see it in action. This trial features the new Wulfheort Five-Star Legendary Gem. The Gem Trial is time-limited, does not raise your Combat Rating or Resonance, and cannot be used in competitive modes.

While defeated demonic forces lick their wounds and gather strength for a future assault, the people of Sanctuary have reaped their fields before the winter’s chill. Take care and share in the good cheer of this bounty. The Festival of the Ancient Moon celebrates the heart and tidings of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Earn Aspirant’s Keys by completing daily tasks to earn even more glorious rewards from Iben Fahd’s Sanctum.

From September 13, 2:50 a.m.—September 27, 2:59 a.m. complete daily and weekly tasks to earn resplendent rewards. Daily tasks include playing through Iben Fahd’s Sanctum, Castle Erebban and the Abyssal Verge to earn Runes, Moonrite Flora, Aspirant’s Keys, and more.

Weekly Tasks include levelling Runes, participating in the Rite of Cleansing, and more, to earn Telluric Pearls, Set Items, Legendary Items, and more.

Key milestones within the event will earn you Rare Crests, Moonrite Flora, Runes, and a Legendary Crest.

Tales are oft enjoyed with the wisdom of experience and sage knowledge of hindsight. Bask in the joy of these tales with new chapters of the Hero’s Journey.

Players above level 55—or those that have completed the Frozen Tundra main quests—will be able to unlock Chapters 5 and 6 of the current Hero’s Journey with this major update. You will not be able to make progress towards activities in the next chapter without having completed the previous chapter. Carve your way through tasks featuring some of Diablo Immortal’s newest additions while earning handy rewards and the Exalted Expedition Portal Cosmetic .

Complete each individual Chapter to review the following rewards:

30 Aspirant’s Keys
1 bound Legendary Crest
50,000 Gold
36 Aspirant’s Keys
Exalted Expedition Portal Cosmetic

Additionally, in Chapter 2 of the Hero’s Journey we have updated the task of catching 1 Legendary fish to instead be 1 Rare fish instead.

Developer’s Note: We are updating this task because it was taking players longer to complete than expected from the randomness of getting a legendary fish. This update should make it a bit easier to complete.

To seek justice in a perilous land is to walk the knife’s edge; stray too far to either side and meet your peril. But this is your destined road.

From September 11, 3 a.m.–September 25, 3 a.m. server time , there are two separate lists of tasks to conquer. The first list has challenges that earn you Champions’ Commendations, which can be completed multiple times with no limit on task completions. You can earn 1,200 Champions’ Commendations each week, exchange these Commendations for rewards throughout the event.

Spend your Champion’s Commendations to earn:

Telluric Pearls
Bound Legendary Crest
Legendary Items
10 Enchanted Dust
100 Scrap Materials

The second list of challenges requires you to party up and complete a separate list of Vanguard challenges with allies at your side. These tasks reset weekly and will earn you Gold, scrap, dust, and Battle Pass points.

A new Prodigy’s Path is upon us, wanderer. The new Seasonal Prodigy’s Path will run from September 12, 3 a.m.—December 13, 3 a.m. local server time .

The Seasonal Prodigy's Path unlocks when players reach Paragon Level 140. Players can win rewards by increasing five Levels every time until all have been claimed. Unclaimed free rewards will be sent via in-game mail 14 days after season end. Once the Seasonal Prodigy's Path has been purchased, all unclaimed—including locked—rewards will be sent via in-game mail 14 days after the season ends.

Trial of the Hordes

You may be experienced, but emerging victorious from the Trial of the Hordes is the true mark of a champion. From September 13, 3 a.m.–September 20, 3 a.m go head-to-head against another player while earning rewards and climbing your way through the event’s Ranks. Each player has an enclosed lane in which broods of demons will flood in waves—your goal is to cull the demons from Hell with steadfast dedication. For more information about this event, visit this article .

Infernal Knowledge limited-time event

In Sanctuary, few are capable enough to stand against the darkness and wager their life for the defenseless. But you, adventurer, have consigned your days to thinning out the ranks of the Burning Hells, ushering in safety where all hope was once lost. Your quest to serve the downtrodden grows in complexity—equip yourself with Infernal Knowledge to prevail.

From September 14, 3 a.m.—September 21 at 3 a.m. server time , completing daily tasks will unlock various milestone rewards for your heroics, such as:

Complete 3 tasks: 1 random Legendary Item
Complete 5 tasks: 3 Rare Crests
Complete 8 tasks: 1 Telluric Pearl
Complete 10 tasks: 1 Legendary Crest

Fractured Plane

In a place like Sanctuary, even those with the utmost mental fortitude can find themselves lost to the unrelenting darkness spread by the Burning Hells. Broken. Shattered. Trapped in the deepest recesses of their mind. Entering the Fractured Plane is the only way forward. This event will run from September 20, 3 a.m.–September 27, 3 a.m. server time . For more information about the Fractured Plane event, please visit this article .

An ancient fighting pit where the Fahiran aristocracy held brutal games has been uncovered in Shassar. Fight tooth and nail September 20, 3 a.m.–September 27, 3 a.m. server time during the Conqueror limited time PvP event to bring honor to your name and riches to your collection. For more information about this event, please visit this article .

Hungering Moon

The moon, underfed, demands sustenance… providing you with an upcoming opportunity to sate its seemingly endless appetite for blood!

The moonlit path you’ll take to heed your lunar overlord’s howl is ready to be travelled. Players can complete up to three tasks a day between September 21, 3 a.m.–September 28, 2:59 a.m. server time . For more information about Hungering Moon, please visit this article .

New Tales of Sanctuary in the Adventurer’s Chronicle

A new tab for Tales of Sanctuary has been added to the Adventurer’s Chronicle. These are longer multi-part stories, which breathe life into the squalid splendor of Sanctuary.

When obtaining a readable item, selecting its banner will immediately open the item to be read if unlock conditions are met. If you have yet to unlock the contents, it will be added to the Adventurer’s Chronicle in Deckard Cain’s Workshop.

We also implemented a new hint system in the Adventurer’s Chronicle. If a Journal, Book, Letter or Note is available, visiting the ‘Tales’ tab in the Adventurer’s Chronicle can provide a hint for the location of the missing story.

Abyssal Verge Changes

We’ve made a few changes within the Abyssal Verge to make the mode more approachable. Abyssal Verge will drop the daily limited normal gems when playing in a 4-player party, which shares a cap with any other mode that drops normal gems. The boss’s final location will now be marked on the map, who also spawns much earlier in the mode. Additionally, footsteps will appear directing you towards the final boss location.

Castle Erebban Castle Difficulty Updates

We’ve updated the difficulty of Castle Erebban when playing in a group to scale by .6x difficulty rather than 1x.

Solo: unchanged
2-person party: 1.6x difficult from 2x difficulty
3-person party: 2.2x difficulty from 3x difficulty
4-person party: 2.8x difficulty from 4x difficulty

Familiar System Quality-of-life Updates

We are introducing several updates to the Familiar system. The goal is to improve the overall system to make it easier to use and understand. The first part of those improvements focuses on improving mission guidance, levelling up Familiars, End Pack, Melding, and other daily tasks within the Familiar system.

Empowering Familiars has been adjusted to allow all Familiars that have not yet reached Level 30 to be upgraded simultaneously. Ending multiple Familiar Pacts has also been upgraded, allowing you to filter and select Familiars to end pacts based off their skill quality. Ending Pacts now has the option to provide a Conversion Stone shard when your pact with a Familiar that has six Magic traits. Earning two Conversion Stone Shards will automatically combine into a Conversion Stone.

A new option has also been added to Familiar Melding, which lets you directly use Conversion Stones to increase the number of Rare skills on the Familiar.

Plus, now you can see your primary Familiar on the character select screen.

Developer’s Note: We’ve heard community feedback that the current Familiars system is difficult to use. This is the first phase of changes we’re making to the overall system, and we have more planned to arrive with future updates.

Challenge Rift Changes

We are making several updates to Challenge Rifts. Upon completing a Challenge Rift, a Blacksmith will now spawn at the exit portal. You can now skip up to 10 levels at once when completing a Challenge Rift, depending on how fast you completed it. Combat Rating requirements are now displayed on the UI when entering the Challenge Rift so you know how difficult the monsters will be when entering. On selecting a Challenge Rift, we’ve now included buttons on both sides of the selected Rift to quickly toggle between the next available Challenge Rift or one of a lower level.

Magic Affix Updates

We are updating Magic affixes to now have categories that help to identify and categorize these affixes based off their effect.

Endure - Limits damage through evasion or improved health.

Clandestine – Invisible and able to move unhindered through enemies.

There are several affixes that will no longer appear on new items in-game. Any items that currently have these affixes are unaffected.

Primary Attacks reduce the cooldown of Healing Potions by 0.09 seconds.
Recharge 1.5% of your Healing Potion for every 5 yards moved.
You have a 0.9% chance to restore a charge of your Healing Potion when you Immobilize an enemy.
Damage taken reduced by 6% while your Healing Potion heals you.

Also, the following affixes have been improved:

Endure: Evasion Rating increased to 0.8% (previously 0.6%) for every nearby enemy, up to an increased maximum of 8% (previously 6%).
Endure: Evading an attack has a 12% (previously 9%) chance to grant you a shield equal to 10% of your maximum Life for 5 seconds; cannot occur more often than once every 6 seconds.
Endure: 8% (previously 6%) of overhealing is converted into a shield, up to 20% of your maximum Life.
Endure: Heal 1.2% (previously 0.9%) of your maximum Life every second while out of combat.
Endure: Heal for 0.4% (previously 0.3%) of your maximum Life for every 10 yards you move.
Endure: Heal for 0.2% (previously 0.15%) of your maximum Life when defeating an enemy (enemy players heal for 2%).
Restrain: Loss of control durations on affected enemies are increased by 16% (previously 12%) when you Critically Hit them.
Restrain: Skills have a 6% (previously 4.5%) chance to pull enemies towards you; cannot occur more often that once every 4 seconds on the same monster and 12 seconds on the same player.
Restrain: Knockbacks now have an 8% (previously 6%) chance to Stun enemies for 2 seconds; cannot occur more often that once every 4 seconds on the same monster and 12 seconds on the same player.
Restrain: Control Skill cooldown recovery rate increased by 0.5% (previously 0.6%) after killing 10 monsters or 1 player enemy, stacking to an increased maximum of 9.75% (previously 7.5%), resets on defeat or zone switching.

Fabled Wisps Stacking Updates

Fabled Wisps can now stack up to 9,999. Stash Tabs everywhere, rejoice!

Random Dungeon Finder Matchmaking Changes

When matchmaking using the Random Dungeon finder, you can now vote to remove a member of your party before inactivity is detected. Initiating a vote requires you to select a reason as to why the party member is being removed, and if all players vote in agreement that member will be removed.

Each player will be able to start a vote every 30 seconds. If someone is voting a third time in a single dungeon instance (regardless of who they’ve elected to remove), their cooldown to initiate a removal will be increased to one minute a vote.

Voting to remove a member from your party will not prevent the loss of the final 4 player chest. Additionally, the inactivity detection system will still be active under these updates. If a vote is enabled and the kicked already meets those conditions, the player will be immediately removed without a need to vote. This update also removes the ability for the party leader to kick players while using the Random Dungeon finder.

Weekly Battle Pass Points Updates

Battle Pass points earned towards completing the Battle Pass now have a rolling cap that increases by 2,400 each week. Previously, if you were unable to earn all your Battle Pass points within a given week, you would permanently lose the ability to earn those points.

For example:

If Week 1 of the Battle Pass ends, and you were only able to earn 2,000 of the total 2,400 points available, during Week 2, your cap will increase, and you will have 2,000 of 4,800 total Battle Pass points available to earn.

Developer’s Note: The goal of this change is to give you more freedom in completing the Battle Pass, and to give you a chance to catch up and claim all the rewards if you started late in the season.

Changes to Fading Embers in Elder Rifts

Elder Rifts now grants 10 Fading Embers, increased from 8. Crests continue to grant 1 Fading Ember towards the Bonus Fading Ember cap.

Once you’ve earned all 150 Bonus Fading Embers from using Crests, the 1 Fading Ember per Crest used will contribute towards the base Fading Ember cap. The base Fading Ember cap remains at 280, and Bonus Fading Ember cap remains at 120, for the 400 weekly total.

This change lets you continue to use Crests more quickly to efficiently earn your Fading Embers for the week.

If a group of four players all use 10 Crests, you can now cap your Fading Embers after completing 8 Elder Rifts, instead of what previously took 35 runs to complete.

Hilts Trader in Westmarch Changes

We’ve updated Lieutenant Fizriah—the hilt trader in Westmarch—to offer some merchandise on a weekly cadence instead of daily. We’ve also removed the requirement to have Hell I difficulty unlocked to purchase certain materials.

Each week, Fizriah now offers:

14 Rare Crests
35 Aspirant’s Keys
15 stacks of 50 Reinforced Scrap Materials
15 stacks of 5 Beguiling Dust

For Immortals, Fizriah offers:

14 Sigils of Dominance
7 Rare Crests

Elite Quests Adjustments

Taite, the Adventure Seeker in Westmarch, has received some improvements. Elite Quests can now be viewed if you are Level 20. Previously, they would only be viewable once you had reached Hell I.

All Elite Quests are now viewable at Taite and now display the requirements to unlock. The Adventure Seeker will now display an exclamation point when an Elite Quest becomes available.

Clan Leaders Name Changes

Clan Leaders can now change the name of their Clan at the cost of 1,500 Platinum. To prevent overuse, there is a 7-day cooldown period after a name change before another one can be purchased.

Bounties Party-Finding Pop-up

The prompt to ask players if they would like to look for a party has been removed from the Bounty Board. Instead, we’ve added a button directly on the Bounty Board if you would prefer to search for a party.

Level Boost for Returning Players

Returning Players will receive a free boost to Level 60. You’ll be able to access this boost through the ‘Return to Sanctuary’ event on Characters between levels 20 and 60. This free boost is optional, and stacks with daily log-in items and experience rewards available throughout this event.

Currency Description Pop-ups

When trading with a merchant, you can now select the different currencies listed in the top bar for more information.

Battleground Damage Reduction Changes

The damage reduction in Battlegrounds and Rite of Exile has been increased from 30% to 40%.

Developer’s Note: We’ve heard community feedback that many players deal too much damage and can often kill other players instantly in Battlegrounds. This adjustment is aimed to make duels last longer.

Blood Knight Skill UI Updates

We’ve fixed an issue which caused the Blood Knight’s Abomination subskills descriptions to be too small and unreadable. They are now displayed larger.

Looking for the latest round of hotfixes and bug fixes implemented for Diablo Immortal? Check here for all-platform fixes—updated on Tuesdays.

May you earn untold power and triumph in the Vanguard! -The Diablo Immortal Team

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I was writing New Moon and editing Twilight simultaneously. So, when Jacob Black started taking over New Moon, I was able to go back and weave Jacob and Billy throughout Twilight more centrally. Lots of people give me more credit than I deserve; they think I knew Jacob was a werewolf from the very beginning. This is not the case.
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The Twilight Saga: New Moon: Directed by Chris Weitz. With Kristen Stewart, Christina Jastrzembska, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke. After Edward leaves because of an incident involving Bella, Jacob Black becomes her best friend. But what Bella doesn't realize is that Jacob also has a secret that will change their lives suddenly.
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As we have predicted, Twilight wasn't a perfect story-line of "The Hero's Journey". There were two big themes of the whole story: First, the romance part (Bella choosing between Jacob and Edward), and second, the life-and-death plot. We focused on the life-and-death plot of the story. Nuri:) 님이 4th October 2011 에 게시.
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Her journey of obtaining everlasting love with her soulmate, Edward, is tattered and broken through her using Jacob to help fill a void within her psyche. Abandoned by Edward in "New Moon," Bella's struggle for self-actualization is hampered by her inability to reconcile her feelings of grief after Edward's departure.
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Hero's Journey - Film Study: Twilight. The Hero's Journey of Bella. 1) Ordinary World: For Bella, this is living with her mum and step dad in Phoenix. 2) Call to adventure: This is when Bella is told that her step dad will be travelling and Bella has to move to Forks with her dad, Charlie. 3) Refusal to call: Bella is unsure whether she wants ...
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New Moon (stylized as new moon) is a 2006 romantic fantasy novel by author Stephenie Meyer.The second installment in the Twilight series, the novel continues the story of Bella Swan and her relationship with vampire Edward Cullen as she enters her senior year of high school. When Edward leaves Bella after his brother attacks her, she is left heartbroken and depressed for months until Jacob ...
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New Moon, a young-adult fantasy romance by Stephenie Meyer, continues the adventure begun in the bestselling novel Twilight about a teenage girl, Bella Swan, who falls in love with vampire Edward Cullen.When Edward leaves her, she struggles with grief and begins spending time with a boy, Jacob Black, who is a vampire-hating werewolf.Published in 2006, New Moon became a number-one New York ...
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
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New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2) by Stephenie Meyer
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Twilight: New Moon Review. After an unfortunate near-death incident at Bella's (Kristen Stewart) 18th birthday party, vampire Edward (Robert Pattinson) vows to leave his true love for her own ...
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Twilight Hero's Journey Analysis
837 Words. 4 Pages. Open Document. Twilight Monomyth. A mythologist Joseph Campbell's belief, of "the hero's journey" is a pattern that is found in many, many stories world wide. It's a way we analyze a text, film, music…. A movie that is a perfect example of Joseph Campbell's monomyth is the 2009 film, Twilight, in which the main ...
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Spoiler The Hero's Journey in Twilight Princess
Feb 9, 2011. #1. So as we studied the Hero's Journey in English today, I realized something: Twilight Princess follows this journey! What I write below is simply my own opinion on the Hero's Journey, and if you think something else, go ahead and reply to this with your own ideas. Departure.
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About TWILIGHT: NEW MOON. Edward leaves Bella after an attack that nearly claimed her life, and in her depression she falls into yet another paranormal relationship - this time with werewolf Jacob Black. Release date: November 20 2009. Available Now. Digital. BUY NOW. Amazon. Fandango Now.
List of The Twilight Saga cast members
List of The Twilight Saga cast members
Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse & Breaking Dawn
Stephenie Meyer is the author of the bestselling Twilight series, The Host, and The Chemist.Twilight was one of 2005's most talked about novels and within weeks of its release the book debuted at #5 on The New York Times bestseller list. Among its many accolades, Twilight was named an "ALA Top Ten Books for Young Adults," an Amazon.com "Best Book of the Decade So Far," and a Publishers Weekly ...
A Complete Guide to The Hero's Journey (or The Monomyth)
A Complete Guide to The Hero's Journey (or The Monomyth)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
The Twilight Saga: New Moon | Xfinity Stream. The Twilight Saga: New Moon. Kristen Stewart Robert Pattinson Taylor Lautner. (2009) After the abrupt departure of Edward (Robert Pattinson), Bella (Kristen Stewart) develops a deep friendship with Jacob (Taylor Lautner) and is drawn i... more. Start Shopping.
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New Chapters of the Hero's Journey Await. Tales are oft enjoyed with the wisdom of experience and sage knowledge of hindsight. Bask in the joy of these tales with new chapters of the Hero's Journey. ... The moon, underfed, demands sustenance… providing you with an upcoming opportunity to sate its seemingly endless appetite for blood! ...
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