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Could someone please tell me why that verse is in the front of the book and why there's a picture of Eve holding the forbidden fruit on the cover?
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I guess maybe to let readers know of how the story plays out in the end, gives them a hint of the essence of the story.
It's not Eve. Apples were much smaller back then. Also, her hands look too clean and manicured to be Eve's. I bet Eve had dirty hands most of the time... I believe she had to work very hard.
Im pretty sure most people have some knowledge of Adam and Eve and the apple...
All the covers have some meaning and significance to the stories, if you do a little bit of research you'll find the info easily. Plus there are loads of threads under the Twilight book heading that already discuss this question over and over.
i know the meaning of the title and the cover of eclipsei found that out when i was reading eclipse
but im not sure about twilight
:P
Well said!Haidi wrote: "I believe it symbolises Edward as being the "forbidden fruit" and that by entering into a relationship with him (eating the fruit) Bella's life as she knows it is over and will never be the same ag..."
On stephanie meyers website that she had up around the time of when the first book of hers came out "twilight" she said fr the cover she didnt really have a reason for picking it and unlike the oter books she actually just thought it was cute and its not a bible metaphor but represents when edward caught the apple that bella drops in the begining of the book. the other book covers had hidden messages but her first and actually her third also had no meaning she just liked it.
Chanin wrote: "On stephanie meyers website that she had up around the time of when the first book of hers came out "twilight" she said fr the cover she didnt really have a reason for picking it and unlike the ote..."Pretty sure that was just the movie and never happened in the book - he caught her keys that she dropped in the book. They created that scene in the movie to mimic the book cover. The cover is symbolizing the forbidden fruit. Either Bella is the forbidden fruit for Edward or it can be seen the other way - Edward is "forbidden" to Bella because he is not human.
Clare wrote: "I believe she had to work very hard."Work? And hard, too?
Pah, talk about Paradise... no wonder she wanted to get of that deal.
A metaphor. Edward is forbidden fruit.
I agree that she could be talking about Edward or Bella being the "Forbidden Fruit". It could also have nothing to do with the book at all. It is just a cover..
no its true go to her website at stephaniemeyer.com i think its called if i remember and look it up
or what i just found is it seems she changed her answer her is her updated one taken directly from her website.What's with the apple?
The apple on the cover of Twilight represents "forbidden fruit." I used the scripture from Genesis (located just after the table of contents) because I loved the phrase "the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil." Isn't this exactly what Bella ends up with? A working knowledge of what good is, and what evil is. The nice thing about the apple is it has so many symbolic roots. You've got the apple in Snow White, one bite and you're frozen forever in a state of not-quite-death... Then you have Paris and the golden apple in Greek mythology—look how much trouble that started. Apples are quite the versatile fruit. In the end, I love the beautiful simplicity of the picture. To me it says: choice.
just like said in my original post...
Chanin wrote: "or what i just found is it seems she changed her answer her is her updated one taken directly from her website.What's with the apple?
The apple on the cover of Twilight represents "forbidden fru..."
The cover she said had no meaning and was just for looks was the New Moon one with the flower.
wasnt that also with the eclipse one?
Chanin wrote: "wasnt that also with the eclipse one?"I think the torn/broken ribbon symbolized her decision to break from the normal human life? I thought I read that somewhere anyway.
what would happen if they eat that apple thats on the cover of the book.
Meiyu wrote: "what does the Chess board mean?(Breaking Dawn)I don't get that.Is it like the strategy that the Cullen's had planned out when the Vultari were coming?I honestly have no clue."I decided to go back to Stephenie Meyer's website for her answers. She did not say anything about the cover of Eclipse that I could find.
From Stephenie Meyer's website:
"What's with the apple?
The apple on the cover of Twilight represents "forbidden fruit." I used the scripture from Genesis (located just after the table of contents) because I loved the phrase "the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil." Isn't this exactly what Bella ends up with? A working knowledge of what good is, and what evil is. The nice thing about the apple is it has so many symbolic roots. You've got the apple in Snow White, one bite and you're frozen forever in a state of not-quite-death... Then you have Paris and the golden apple in Greek mythology—look how much trouble that started. Apples are quite the versatile fruit. In the end, I love the beautiful simplicity of the picture. To me it says: choice.
What kind of flower is that on the cover, and what does it mean?
That is a ruffled tulip. As for the meaning... If you've read the Twilight FAQ, you know that the apple cover had a lot of meaning for me, and I was an active part of the covering process. However, that experience is more the exception than the rule in the publishing world. Something to keep in mind if you intend to embark on a career as a writer: lots of things you might expect to be under your control are not. Covers, for example. Those are mostly up to the publisher and the marketing and sales departments. So I don't know what the tulip means—I didn't have anything to do with this one.
What does the cover mean?
Breaking Dawn's cover is a metaphor for Bella's progression throughout the entire saga. She began as the weakest (at least physically, when compared to vampires and werewolves) player on the board: the pawn. She ended as the strongest: the queen. In the end, it's Bella that brings about the win for the Cullens."
Clare wrote: "It's not Eve. Apples were much smaller back then. Also, her hands look too clean and manicured to be Eve's. I bet Eve had dirty hands most of the time... I believe she had to work very hard."You're right, that's not Eve...that's me. they wanted me on the cover as Bella (this was before the movies) and I didn't want to be recognised as the girl from Twilight for the rest of my life so I only let them photgraph my hands.
Diamond wrote: "what would happen if they eat that apple thats on the cover of the book."HAHAHAHA funny!
guys. im catholic, so I would know.The Forbidden Fruit wasnt an apple.
It was just.
The. Forbidden. Fruit.
xDDDD
Shoe-mena wrote: "Diamond wrote: "what would happen if they eat that apple thats on the cover of the book."HAHAHAHA funny!"
haha y yhur laughing i knew to this
Haidi wrote: "I believe it symbolises Edward as being the "forbidden fruit" and that by entering into a relationship with him (eating the fruit) Bella's life as she knows it is over and will never be the same ag..."
Though she didn't actually "eat the fruit" til breaking dawn.....;p
Though she didn't actually "eat the fruit" til breaking dawn.....;p
Helen wrote: "Clare wrote: "It's not Eve. Apples were much smaller back then. Also, her hands look too clean and manicured to be Eve's. I bet Eve had dirty hands most of the time... I believe she had to work ver..."
Amazing hands, if i were an apple id want you to hold me
Amazing hands, if i were an apple id want you to hold me
Chanin wrote: "On stephanie meyers website that she had up around the time of when the first book of hers came out "twilight" she said fr the cover she didnt really have a reason for picking it and unlike the ote..."the third did have a meaning....
or my own meaning at least
Amy wrote: "Chanin wrote: "On stephanie meyers website that she had up around the time of when the first book of hers came out "twilight" she said fr the cover she didnt really have a reason for picking it and..."yeah
it doesnt say anything about the apple thing in the book
What's the meaning of New Moon and Eclipse's cover??
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I believe that is why Genesis 2:17 is noted in the front of the book. It's a forewarning of what happens to Bella's life because of the choices she makes.