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''Twilight'' by Stephenie Meyer is a young adult fantasy novel, originally published on October 5, 2005. It is the first book in the Twilight series.  
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''Twilight'' by Stephenie Meyer is a young adult fantasy novel, originally published on October 5, 2005. It is the first book in [[The Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer (series)|The Twilight Saga]].  
  
 
==Trigger Warnings==
 
==Trigger Warnings==
 
*Attempted murder
 
*Attempted murder
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*Attempted sexual assault
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*Attempted suicide (mentioned, past)
 
*Blood
 
*Blood
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*Child loss (mentioned, past)
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*Depression
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*Gaslighting
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*Kidnapping (implied)
 
*Murder
 
*Murder
*Paranormal creatures
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*Supernatural creatures
  
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==Representation==
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An asterisk (*) indicates that the author '''openly identifies''' with that identity.
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*Native American side characters (Quileute)
  
 
==Tropes==
 
==Tropes==
*[[Forbidden love (trope)|Forbidden love]]
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*[[Forbidden romance (trope)|Forbidden romance]]
*[[Outsider (trope)|Outsider]]
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*[[New kid in town (trope)|New kid in town]]
 
*[[Paranormal romance (trope)|Paranormal romance]]
 
*[[Paranormal romance (trope)|Paranormal romance]]
  
 
==Controversies==
 
==Controversies==
*Ableist content
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*The Twilight franchise has received backlash over the harm that it has done to the native Quileute population (of who the werewolves in the franchised are based off of). <ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/08/opinion/08riley.html</ref>
*Racism towards Native Americans
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*Many argue that Twilight, at its core, romanticizes abusive/toxic relationships and promotes anti-feminist messages. <ref>https://io9.gizmodo.com/official-twilights-bella-edward-are-in-an-abusive-re-5413428</ref><ref>https://medium.com/@ashleyrenfro_31357/time-to-set-bella-down-a-feminist-critique-of-twilight-b695a728556e</ref>
  
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==References==
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[[Category:Young Adult]][[Category:Fantasy]][[Category:Books]][[Category:Series]][[Category:Romance]]
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Latest revision as of 14:03, 12 July 2021

This article is about the book by Stephenie Meyer. For other uses, see Twilight (disambiguation).


Twilight
Cover of Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Author(s) Stephenie Meyer
Published October 5, 2005
Publisher Little, Brown and Company
Genre(s) Fantasy
Romance
Age group Young Adult


Twilight by Stephenie Meyer is a young adult fantasy novel, originally published on October 5, 2005. It is the first book in The Twilight Saga.

Trigger Warnings

  • Attempted murder
  • Attempted sexual assault
  • Attempted suicide (mentioned, past)
  • Blood
  • Child loss (mentioned, past)
  • Depression
  • Gaslighting
  • Kidnapping (implied)
  • Murder
  • Supernatural creatures

Representation

An asterisk (*) indicates that the author openly identifies with that identity.

  • Native American side characters (Quileute)

Tropes

Controversies

  • The Twilight franchise has received backlash over the harm that it has done to the native Quileute population (of who the werewolves in the franchised are based off of). [1]
  • Many argue that Twilight, at its core, romanticizes abusive/toxic relationships and promotes anti-feminist messages. [2][3]

References