![]() Religious scholars have also pointed out that the romance in Twilight (and the series as a whole) is very chaste, which also follows the Mormon tradition. The idea of agency and free will is extremely important to the Mormon faith, hence the novel’s focus on Bella and Edward’s choice in the matter as they decide to be together. Many thematic ideas in Twilight are rooted in Meyer’s Mormon faith. Some suggest vampire legends stem from a lack of understanding surrounding how bodies decompose (the belief that a body has turned into a vampire if it’s bloated, for instance), or that vampires are a way to try to explain illnesses like rabies (which can cause light sensitivity and bloody frothing at the mouth). Scholars have come up with several theories to explain where these stories come from. ![]() Vampire legends have existed for millennia-there are stories of vampires from ancient Mesopotamia and from the Ancient Greeks. ![]()
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