by S A Dalton

Created on: April 27, 2009

Every girl dreams of falling in love one day. She dreams of that perfect soul mate who was put on this earth to love no one but her. To share a love with such intensity that the mere absence from each other can stop the air from penetrating their lungs. A man who will not only die for her but die with her as well. To share a love completely absent of doubt. A love that one only reads about. That special, once in a lifetime love that others have not only told her was non-existent, but no other has ever experienced. It's a love that voids all pain and validates the very reason that either of them were born. A love that could never be broken; one that could never be lost. Because of this love, the Twilight series was a huge success!

It had every girl starring in her own romance novel. All the girls were Bella and their guys were Edward. It validates their fantasy that with true love, all things can be overcome. Twilight transformed what is normally a fantasy into a modern day possibility. It awakened hope inside of hearts who had given up. Most importantly, Twilight rekindled a generation that had stopped believing in the good things in life.

In a world today, overcome with violence, divorce, child abuse, child neglect, and drug addiction, Twilight was just the medicine needed to bring some sparkle back. Not only for young girls; but for all ages. Family values are a welcomed sight in todays cold, hard society.

Stephenie Meyer probably never realized the greatness of her creation. The effect it would have on the world. No one probably did. The impact amazed even me. An entire generation was brought to life, in a world so overcome with evil.

Think about it! If vampires, created for evil doing, could overcome and conform to living family lives with extremely high morals, what is that saying about the humans of today. The Cullen's love and desire to be so caring and giving shows us what strength we possess inside ourselves. The fact that Edward was able to suck James poison from Bella's blood and yet refrain from sucking her blood shows the extent of what real love can achieve. Then there's also the fact that even after finding out they were vampires, Bella never judged the Cullen's, but loved them regardless.

I find Twilight a great educational tool. It's a modern day Romeo And Juliet. Just as we loved and learned from William Shakespeare, we can do the same with Twilight.

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