Breaking Dawn is divided into three separate parts. The first
part details Bella's marriage and honeymoon with Edward, which they
spend on a private island owned by Carlisle who bought it for Esme,
called Isle Esme, off the coast of Brazil. Two weeks into their
honeymoon, Bella realizes that she is pregnant with a half-vampire,
half-human child and that her condition is progressing at an unnaturally
accelerated rate. After contacting Carlisle, who confirms her
pregnancy, she and Edward immediately return home to Forks, Washington.
The fetus continues to develop with unnatural rapidity, and Edward,
concerned for Bella's life and convinced that the fetus is going to kill
her, urges her to have an abortion. However, Bella feels a connection
with her unborn baby and refuses.
The novel's second part is written from the perspective of
shape-shifter Jacob Black, and lasts throughout Bella's pregnancy and
childbirth. Jacob's Quileute wolf pack, not knowing what danger the
unborn child may pose, plan to destroy it and kill Bella. Jacob
vehemently protests this decision and leaves, forming his own pack with
Seth and Leah Clearwater. The fetus in Bella's body grows swiftly and
Bella soon gives birth. The baby breaks many of her bones, including her
spine, and she loses massive amounts of blood. In order to save her
life, Edward changes her into a vampire by injecting his venom into her
heart. Jacob, thinking that Bella is dead, and blaming Bella's daughter
Renesmee as the cause, tries to kill Renesmee. Instead, he "imprints"—an
involuntary response in which a shape-shifter finds his soul mate—on
her.
The third section shifts back to Bella's perspective, describing
Bella's painful transformation and finding herself changed into a
vampire and enjoying her new life and abilities. However, the vampire
Irina misidentifies Renesmee as an "immortal child", a child who has
been turned into a vampire. Because "immortal children" are
uncontrollable, creating them has been outlawed by the Volturi. After
Irina presents her allegation to the Volturi, they plan to destroy
Renesmee and the Cullens. In an attempt to survive, the Cullens gather
other vampire clans from around the world to stand as witnesses and
prove to the Volturi that Renesmee is not an immortal child. Upon
confronting the gathered Cullen allies and witnesses, the Volturi
discover that they have been misinformed and immediately execute Irina
for her mistake. However, they remain undecided on whether Renesmee
should be viewed as a threat to vampires' secret existence. At that
time, Alice and Jasper, who had left prior to the confrontation, return
with a Mapuche called Nahuel, a 150-year-old vampire-human crossbreed
like Renesmee. Nahuel demonstrates that the crossbreeds pose no threat,
and the Volturi leave. Edward, Bella, and Renesmee return to their home
in peace.
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