For this culture blog post I decided to write about the different cultures I read about in one of my favorite books, Eclipse, written by Stephanie Meyer. Throughout the novel, there are two separate cultures that clash not only with each other but also a culture that resembles our own. One of the cultures is that of the vampires. As vampires, there is a large range as to how one chooses to live given their circumstances. Since they live forever, some choose to blend into society and try to live a life as normal as possible or some choose to live through their desires and become killers. The family in the spotlight in Eclipse chose to live like humans. In this way, they not only deal with our struggles but also those of their desires to kill and that they don't age. As part of being a vampire, they naturally don't like werewolves. These two groups are enemies but are civil and only fight when it is necessary. By nature, werewolves are called to protect humans from the threat of vampires all the while humans not knowing either exist. In the culture of the werewolves, they live in a pack. They are all connected through their instincts and also their ability to hear one another's thoughts. Eclipse gave me a unique perspective on different cultures... whether or not they actually exist. I saw as the reader the purpose or goal of each group of people and how they live each day to fulfill it. Also, since our culture was apart of the story, I was able to see the contrasts between each different culture.
Meyer, Stephenie. Eclipse. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2007.
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