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The Awakening - Summary

Elena Gilbert - most beautiful & popular girl in all of Robert E. Lee High School. She is driven by a desire
to be the best at everything. Elena feels an intense, immediate and indescribable connection with a
handsome new student named Stefan Salvatore. Stefan eventually rescues Elena from Tyler Smallwood
on the night of the Homecoming Dance. Afterward, the two gradually bond, leading him to reciprocate her
affections. As the pair fall deeply in love, their town, Fells Church is being terrorized by inexplicable,
horrifying 'animal attacks', with Stefan becoming a suspect. Elena tries to confront Stefan & discovers his
secret. Stefan is a vampire, born in the talian Renaissance during the late fifteenth century. But Stefan
isn't the one who has been committing the murders; the perpetrator is Stefan Salvatore's diabolical older
brother, Damon Salvatore, who lives to wreak havoc and distribute misery on Stefan's life. The two
brothers were turned into vampires by a Lady called Katherine Pierce, whom both brothers fall in love
with. Katherine was sent to stay with Stefan and Damon's family to recover from her family being killed.
When Stefan and Damon had an argument over Katherine and asked her to choose between them, she
refused to do so and she got upset and ran off. The next morning, her dress was found with a pile of
ashes and her ring that protected her from the sunlight under a tree. The two brothers had a fight to the
death, in which they both killed each other. They woke up days later inside their tomb. The reason why
Stefan initially avoided Elena was because Elena is a doppelganger of Katherine and brought back
memories of his life with his former vampire girlfriend. For this same reason, Damon also chooses to
pursue Elena, following her around in the magical disguise of a crow and he invades her dreams. Despite
the duress, Elena rejects Damon's advances and remains stoically loyal to Stefan. Elena's rejection
angers Damon. n a fit of rage, he provokes Stefan to fight. n the aftermath, Stefan disappears. The
townspeople of Fell's Church believe Stefan's disappearance cements the truth that Stefan is behind the
attacks. However, Elena's sure she doesn't know what had really happened. She thinks that Damon is
responsible for Stefan's disappearance, and she knows that Stefan is in grave danger.

CharacLers
EIena GiIbert: A beautiful and popular 17-year-old human girl from the town of Fell's Church. She is the
main female character and the main protagonist of the series. There are repeated references in the series
that state that she looks like an "angel" or "angelic" in appearance. Physically, Elena is described as
having eyes the color of lapis lazuli with gold flecks in them but in some lights the blue appears violet. Her
hair is long, straight and a soft pale gold, described as being a few shades lighter than Katherine's, while
her eyebrows and lashes are a darker blonde. Her skin is very fair and almost translucent, it is described
as being like a magnolia flower, swan's, alabaster or porcelain, and she doesn't tan. She's extremely slim
and doesn't eat much, about average height for a teenage girl. Elena is taller than Katherine by "a good
handspan." Elena has endured tragedy in her life. Her parents died in a fatal car accident when she was
younger because she distracted her father when he was driving because she saw something pretty which
is later revaled to be the dark dimension because the guardians let her see it for a moment, and she was
supposed to die in the books to become a guardian not her mother and father,and she is raised by her
Aunt Judith. She has a younger sister named Margaret. Personality wise, Elena is described active,
optimistic, loyal, protective, and loving towards her friends and family. However, she initially starts off as
selfish, vain and overly headstrong. Elena's selfishness and vanity was a facade which she used in order
to hide her inner emptiness and sadness. Although Elena is very beautiful and popular, she feels painfully
lonely. Elena transformed from an .e Prin.ess to a compassionate, kind, selfless, and open-minded
person in the beginning of the first book. The major reason for this significant "change" in Elena, mostly
had to do with meeting Stefan Salvatore. Elena is best friends with Bonnie McCullough and Meredith
Sulez. She also used to be friends with Caroline Forbes until they became rivals. Bonnie comments in
Elena's diary when she first died that Elena was far from perfect and while she was never an angel, she
died a good person. Elena breaks up with her long-term boyfriend, Matt Honeycutt around the time when
school starts, feeling he has become more to her than one of her disposable boyfriends from the past;
she loves him like a best friend, cousin or brother. Elena is good at leading and initiating action but can be
overly aggressive at times. Elena also has a tendency to be rather stubborn at times. Elena's life changes
forever when she meets the mysterious, handsome new student at Robert E. Lee High School, Stefan
Salvatore. Elena is immediately and intensely drawn to Stefan after their first meeting. The two form a
bond, and eventually fall deeply in love. However, there are many obstacles that get in the way, including
the unexplained deaths and unusual events occurring in Fells Church and also, Stefan's older brother,
Damon trying to influence and persuade Elena into joining him so that he and Elena can live in the
darkness for all eternity. However, despite Damon's requests, Elena repeatedly rejects Damon's
advances and remains fiercely loyal to Stefan. n the beginning, Stefan initially makes attempts to ignore
Elena. He does this because Stefan is overwhelmed by the intense connection he shares with Elena and
also, Stefan realizes that there is a strong physical resemblance between Katherine and Elena, which
initially caused suppressed pain and hurt feelings to come up within him due to grief and heartache. He
makes comparisons between her and his former vampire girlfriend, Katherine, although Stefan realizes
that beneath the looks, Katherine and Elena are two completely different people with Stefan stating that
Elena is a much more emotionally stronger person. Her school reputation is important to her, so she
makes up a fake boyfriend in order to hide the fact that Stefan has rejected her advances. She dies two
times throughout the series, changing from human to vampire (after she gets enough blood from both
Salvatore brothers, where her killer, Katherine, thought she only got blood from one vampire) to spirit
(after an unknown power brings her back). n The Return: Nightfall, she comes back a perfectly normal
human albeit with supernatural powers intact, making her blood irresistible to all supernatural beings,
especially vampires. n Shadow Souls, Elena had an out of body experience and saw the silver cord
connecting her soul to Stefan's soul. Elena has an incredibly strong, passionate romantic relationship with
Stefan Salvatore, which is the basis of the whole series, although in later books, she starts to develop
feelings for Damon, too, although she thinks of him as wild and dangerous. n fact, that might just be why
she finds herself drawn to him. And it was also revealed that Elena's twin flames could be Damon. But
there are still unresolved issues regarding whose brother she really wanted. Because in the later books,
Elena finds herself falling in love with Damon too and even dreaming of him during his absence.
$tefan $aIvatore: Damon's younger, moral, and benevolent vampire brother. Stefan is 500 years old, but
physically has the youthful appearance of a teenager. Stefan has an "old soul" aura about him Stefan is
described as very classically handsome with fine facial features which are #42,n in appearance pale
complexion with wavy dark hair, fine classic features and forest green eyes. Stefan is taller than his
brother, Damon but not imposingly. Stefan is said to strongly resemble his older brother Damon. Stefan
tends to wear very expensive clothing. Part of this is because he was once a member of the talian
nobility and his tutor taught him to dress as befitted as his position. Stefan wears a lapis lazuli ring to
protect himself against the sunlight. Stefan is deeply tortured by his vampirism, but he has a hold on his
humanity and the belief of doing the right thing. Like Elena, he also has a strong tendency to be rather
stubborn. Stefan has an inner darkness and it comes out from time to time. He has strong morals and
values and a strict code of ethics. According to Damon, Stefan spends his time "among books and
paintings," and has never had to face reality because of his sheltered life. He also says that Stefan is
attached to his friends, family, and his duty to Florence. n regards to his relationship with his brother
Damon, Stefan has felt guilty for the longest time for "damning" his brother for all eternity and killing him,
as well as transforming him into a vampire. Although it is evident that there is tension between Stefan and
his elder brother, Stefan deeply loves and cares for Damon and always tries to see any humanity within
him, no matter how much Damon tries to conceal it through immoral acts. Unfortunately, Stefan often
ends up disappointed because of his naivety when it comes to Damon. Following Katherine's "suicide"
and his transformation into a vampire, Stefan spends the next 500 years consumed with guilt. He refuses
to drink human blood under any circumstances and chooses to live in the shadows. Upon his arrival to
Fell's Church, he attempts to blend in with the other high school students at Robert E. Lee High School.
Yet, his reserved nature keeps him from making friends easily until Matt Honeycutt, the high school
quarterback, comes along. Stefan plays on the high school football team with Matt, and plays the position
of wide receiver; Matt plays the position of quarterback. Though Stefan is usually gentle by nature, he has
a bit of a temper, especially whenever his brother Damon is involved. Stefan is the "weaker" brother in
terms of Power because he chooses not to survive on and drink human blood, which is the essence of a
vampires strength. nstead, Stefan lives on an animal blood diet, which lessens his powers, although he
often shares blood with Elena throughout the course of the series. He does possess the standard and
basic vampire powers such as superhuman strength, super speed, agility and he also has the ability to
influence people's minds (mind compulsion). n The Struggle, Stefan breaks his promise to himself and
drinks human blood. This gives him the power to change and shape shift into animal form and he
transforms into a hawk. Stefan deeply and strongly loves Elena and he is willing to do anything to protect
Elena and keep her safe from harm, especially from his dangerous and impulsive brother, Damon, even if
it means having to kill him if he attempts to harm her in any way. When Stefan first 2eets Elena when he
arrives at Robert E. Lee High School, he is automatically able to sense her mind and presence and he is
able to notice that her mind is significantly "different" from all of the other human minds within the school.
He and Matt Honeycutt become very close and best friends during The Awakening. Stefan admires Matt
because of his goodness and his giving nature, even though Stefan is aware that Matt still has feelings for
Elena.

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