The second book of the Twilight saga has to be one of the darkest period in Bella's. Stephanie Meyer (the author of the Twilight Saga) describes the new moon facing away from the Earth and is completely dark. Bella Swan is the moon and the Earth is Edward, the person who she fell inexplicably in love with and the person who she is very dependent on to maintain her self-esteem high. Without him she is a black void. She is completely dark and empty. There is no one else who completes her. Without Edward life is meaningless. During a period of several months, Bella is in a depression. She avoids any social interactions, she destroyed all her CDs, and she is locked in her room.
In the book, Edward believes that Bella will always be in danger as long as she is around him. Therefore, he decides to leave Bella and save her from future pain. However, there is one flaw in Edward's plan. He doesn't acknowledge Bella's longing love for Edward. He is causing her more pain leaving rather than staying and potentially putting her in danger as he believes. Both Bella and Edward have low self-esteem. Edward believes he is fundamentally evil and there is no hope for redemption. Bella thinks she doesn't deserve anyone and questions why someone like Edward would ever lay their eyes on her. Although, there is a silver lining. Bella gives herself a chance to move forward by interacting with Jacob Black, the werewolf. As time goes by and Bella’s relationship with Jacob grew stronger, Edward became a lesson rather than a necessity in Bella’s life. The second book encouraged fans to side with Jacob. This is where Team Jacob and Team Edward began.
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