Breaking Dawn Cover…
May 30th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Book News
It has been officially released! Make sure to leave your speculations in the Comments section! We want to know what you think this cover means for Breaking Dawn!?!?!?
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I think The White chess represents Edward, becasue bella always describes him like stone and that looks kind of like stone and it looks colder. I think the Red chess piece represents jacob becasue it is red and that is like a warm color like werewolves. So since Edward is up front( or at least that is what i think) I think It shows bell will choose Edward, and Jacob will be in the background. And I also think the basic i dea of chess being a compicated game symbolizes how hard this is going to be for bella.
i pre-order the book last week. now to wait til august 2nd….
I totally agreed with allison’s theory about the cover. Clearly, edward is the white piece representing him and his vampire traits. Like we all hoped(?),… Bella will choose Edward over Jacob. She will most likely choose Edward over anyone else in general, so maybe that’s why he’s up front…
hmmm…
I’m not sure that the front piece represents Edward. It looks like the Queen piece to me, and although I haven’t a clue as to what the pawn behind it is supposed to represent(all I can think is that somebody is being used for something greater to happen, but I don’t know who or what), I do know that the Queen is the most powerful piece in a chess game. So, I think it may be representing Bella as something very powerful.
I feel that the piece in the front, the Queen, represents some sort of ‘after’ Bella. Perhaps Bella after she has been turned - cold, white, strong. It is the Bella that we see at the end of the story, triumphant and glorious somehow. The red pawn in the background may represent Bella before the change, fragile and easily conquered. Or, it may represent someone she must leave behind.
you know…. this sucks. the more i read about Breaking Dawn news and all of your thoughts of it. It makes me wanna read the damn book already! The truth shall be reveallll…. well, eventually.
Hmmm. It’s certainly a different cover from what we’re used to seeing of the Twilight series. The first thing that came to mind was that the white queen represented Bella, perhaps AFTER she has been changed into a vampire (assuming it happens). Some kind of Queen of the Vampires, perhaps? Though, maybe that’s too obvious. But I gotta admit, with all these speculations flying around about Bella’s possible power, I wouldn’t necessarily leave this theory in the dust. As for the red pawn? I believe it represents sacrifices (as in the mortal, dieing kind). Though this isn’t the most popular of theories, I do believe that at least one of our beloved Cullens will die; I just have a very strong feeling that this will happen. If I had to put a guess to it, I would predict that Alice will die (though it saddens me to no end)
It is absolutely breath taking. When I first saw it I just had to gasp.
I agree with the Edward/white and Jacob/ red Theorie.
So the white figure is in front so Bella chooses Edward over Jacob ¨!
(Team Edward!!!)
Or another Theorie of mine is that it may be the last of Bella`s
days as a human and will turn into a red bloodsucker = )
Let`s hope so…
= )
just putting this out there:
maybe it doesn’t represent anything. Like Stephenie has said for the cover of New Moon, she doesn’t know what the flower represents. But, i’m probably wrong, Jessica just told me that she got to choose this one, so never mind!
Well, the fact that’s it’s a chess board has to be SOME sort of a clue. I’m thinking, that every move that the white team makes (edward) causes a consequence from the red team (edward). SO like, if say, the white team moves their queen out of it’s protective “zone” (edward bite’s bella and so the wolves arn’t on there side), the red team will try and capture her (start a fight because of the truce)…
That’s just an example. Maybe it will all be left to the kings (aKa the other pieces are killed off, so now it’s Jacob & Edward protecting/fighting for Bella without the rest of their teams of wolves/cullens) at stale mate. Who know’s?
But it makes sense because of the preface the queen example. You’ll understand once you have read it.
Sorry for the long theory but i think, maybe the chess board is giving us a clue because of the intresting choice of pieces and twist of colours…. (White normally represents good, and red bad.. Queen is more dominant over a pawn)
ooops, the red team is meant to represent jacob… not edward. sorry, just used to typing the name =]
White figure is definately Bella, because this is “queen” in chees, not “king”. So that’s no way Edward
The theory I agree with the most so far is MML’s that the queen piece is something very powerful, but I have a lot to add.
Okay, first of all, the queen is white, not red. White symbolizes purity, and I think it represents humanity where as the red symbolizes lack of humanity (or vampirism). The queen is worth, I believe, 9 points in chess. Although she is worth the most point wise, she is the second most valuable piece, second to the King, which ends the game. The queen can also move in any direction as many checks as long as she stays in the same pattern; however, the king can move in any direction, but only one space at a time.
The pawn is red, which, as I said before, I believe symbolizes some lack of humanity and vapirism. The word pawn has several meanings. First of all, the pawn is worth the least in a game of chess. Also, dictionary.com states a pawn is “someone who is used or manipulated to further another person’s purposes.” It also states, to pawn is “to pledge; stake; risk: to pawn one’s life.” Also, (sorry this is getting really long) “a person serving as security; hostage,” and also something deposited for security. That word pawn is so full of hints. Each of the listed definitions is full of hints toward what may happen in Breaking Dawn. I just have too many theories to list them for each definition.
Also, I find it fascinating that the queen piece is placed on a black square, and it’s surrounded on all sides by white squares.
Now, here is the part where I will attempt to draw parallels that aren’t so abstract and “go figure”. In Twilight, when Edward is telling Bella about Carlisle’s past, he mentions Carlisle’s father lead witch, werewolf, and vampire hunts. Witch? Very interesting. We already know werewolves and vampires exist in the Twilight world, but witches? Stephenie Meyer wouldn’t mention witches randomly. There must be something about witches. I just know it. Also, there are other interesting facts about Bella that hint that she may be more than human. For example, why can’t Edward read her mind? He has drawn his own conclusion to comfort himself, but he doesn’t really know why he can’t.
Assuming, the queen piece represents Bella, and the queen is essentially the most valuable piece, I have a feeling Bella is going to discover she is more than human, but she will be able to remain human. That’s why I think the queen piece is still white.
Okay, I hope this all made some sense. I wrote it at 2 in the morning, so I’m sorry if this is unclear.
I don’t have a clue what is means, but it sure looks damn cool. =)
My theories aren’t as specific as the others but I think the ideo of a chess game may represent a war, because its so strategic. Based on the colours of the pieces maybe its Volturi/Cullens.
The fact that the chess board is a marble one is interesting because thats how Bella describes the Cullens. My other theory is that whoever the read piece represents is being used. Like the phrase “just another Pawn in the game” It could be Jacob because he’s warm-blooded which would explain the red. But another option would be Bella because she still is a hman and has blood (Not for long hopefully)! I really hope I’m wrong with that one…
Another theory is that it represents Bella’s transformation from Human to Vampire. As she becomes a vampire she gains a new talent and becomes more “durable” so the status of the chess piece moves up.
The last thing it reminds me of is when Edward and Alice are playing chess in Twilight and doing the whole thing telepathically. I don’t know if there are any clues there…
Okay, I’ll shut up now! Can’t wait to hear your opinions on the show!
I think it has something to do with choices, and Bella making the right move, for example, choosing life or death, Edward or Jacob etc.
It’s pretty
Oh, and do you guys have a Myspace?
I dont know if anyone else has said this…
But now that I think about it, I think that in all the covers, the white represents good and perfection, and the red taints it. Edward and Bella’s love for each other is perfect, but the vampiric [is that a word?] habits sort of screw it up. The black represents all the secrets kept from everyone.
With that being said…. The white queen is true love between Edward and Bella. The red pawn messes it up. But a queen, being the awesome chess piece that it is [and me, being the chess freak I am] can take out a pawn easily without putting herself in danger. So, true love will conquer all.
Twilight–Finding True Love
New Moon–Loosing True Love
Eclipse–Choosing True Love
Breaking Dawn– Binding True Love
Chess, for me, represents choice and strategy, right?
Well, one thing I really don’t get is that I remember a person said something about:
Twilight being about FINDING love,
New Moon LOSING true love,
Eclipse CHOOSING BETWEEN true love,
And now Breaking Dawn choosing between true love again? Maybe it’s not about Edward and Jacob but something to do with family.
” When you loved the one who was killing you, it left you no options.”
Oh, I just thought about it.
I say now–I am a chess geek. But I suck, so don’t expect much from me. But I looked at the cover again, and noticed the possible moves.
The pawn–the evil vampire habits–are screwed. The pawn has only one move, and that is to go one space forward, in a place where the queen–who moves in all directions–can take it out. So, going with what I said before, once again, True Love conquers all.
Oh, and about the pieces being Edward and Jacob, while I would love that to be it, it can’t be. They would have to be more equal–say a rook and a bishop–because nothing is equal to a queen. [unless the pawn had found a way to the other side of the board--then it is equal to a queen--but that is highly unlikely. just saying]
EPIPHANY ALERT!!!!!!!!
I think the preface is talking about Bella losing her human life to the Vampire life. Read it from that pov. Sorry if someone already said this.
I still think that whatever move the white queen makes will cause a retaliation from the red pawn. But, THT that sounds like a possibility; i have just read it from that POV and it makes perfect sense. However, from what we have read in the previous books, Edward doesn’t want to take away Bella’s life. In fact, that’s the last thing he want’s……. I’m guessing that their will be a war between two sides, one representing the white and one the red team; whether that would be the Culen’s vs the Volturi, or the Vampire’s vs Wolves, or Edward vs Jacob or even humanity vs vampirsm. But one thing’s for sure, the results of the war will change Bella’s life dramatically.
The white queen is Bella as a vampire, strong and powerful, the red pawn is her befoe the change weak and likly to get hurt. This makes me sure Bella will be turn into a vampire in breaking dawn so thats one less thing we have to worry about for things that could go wrong.
wow.
its sure nice!
it was spoiled last week when someone put that pic as
“roumored cover for breaking dawn”
on a myspace bulliten so i had a hunch that this could have been the cover
its nice tho!
i agree with the Edward/white Jacob/red theory
so hopefully…TEAM EDWARD
is gonna win! XD
yey!!!
x
I agree with MML. That’s what I always thought about Bella, and the red pawn is someone who will be used seems very likely
I think it will be about conflict between Vampires and warewolves becaue of the black/white board
but also the new found strength of vampire Bella because the white Queen is so much more superiour and large then her inferiour red pawn (human life)
It reminds me of Noughts and Crosses cover has anyone read that??
but thats about the conflicts between white people and coloured people so i dont think that is going to be anything big
I think that the Queen will definitley represent Bella. It is the queen. The most powerful, strongest, and most sought after piece to get rid of. Maybe it represents Bella as being the most powerful but it is making her a beacon for danger. I agree with Erica on that the red pawn represents Bella’s former self. I’m so excited im getting that book in like 5 minutes!
i agree with and Erica and Halle from above.
i think it just means the coversion hmm from being a normal human to being a vampire which would better than a human (no offence)more powerful, beautiful etc just as that move its called “promotion”from being a pawn to a queen i think thas a big change just as bella’s!
hmm just something like that, but there might be something else and that might include jacob but i dont want to think about that haaving read the first chapter the jacob thought cleared my mind (thank god, i think) i cant wait till agust 2nd!!!
I think the chess set is Bella’s life.
I think it is saying that Bella’s life is a game of chess. That there are many people that are trying to play to get Bella… Edward, Jacob,the Volturi
I also find it interesting that the game board is marble… could there be someone changing?
i also find it weird that the queen is on a black space… i think it means some type of trouble but i dont know excatly what it would be.
not wat i was expecting but AMAZING! also scary in a way because each cover and title in the series have a meaning and this scares me because what will this book bring? still haunting but i love it!
AHHH! I WANT THE BOOK NOW!!!!! <3
I am team edward but if you look back at the other books red usually means vampire so the white in the way that i am thinking is either bella or jacob…..i am hoping it is bella and choosing to be with edward
Very insightful Lauren! In any case, I think this book will be awesome! And I’m thinking we may not have to wait until the end of the book for some huge elaborate fight scene either. I think it will be a non-stop action fest throughout the entire book. Oh! And Lauren mention something about witches. I believe Bella said something like, “If Angela turns out to be a witch, she can join the party, too.” ( Ch 6 Switzerland in Eclipse) Not sure if that means anything, I may just be on a fishing expendition there. Anywho, I can’t wait until 8/2/08! And I’m really looking forward to a podcast on this subject Kallie and Kassie!
I REALLY like what Lauren said about the whole Queen and surrounded by white, but what I am thinking is a little different…
Okay, so first of all, I agree that since the piece is a Queen, it represents Bella, and since it is white, it represents her being human. Now i just got the special edition of eclipse today and it sent me into a frenzy. in the book it had iron-ons to put on a shirt, one was team edward, and the other was team jacob. team edward was RED and team jacob was BLACK. i think that since the queen is on a black piece, she will go with jacob and the red pawn is easily conquered, and i think it represents bella choosing jacob instead of edward and leaving him behind because the red could symbolize the blood that edward drinks. bella is also surrounded by white pieces and black pieces, meaning that she could still be able to live with her family and the werewolf pack will like her again.
I also have another part to add, i read somewhere that stephenie meyer was basing Breaking Dawn off of A Mid-Summer Night’s Dream. incase anyone is not familiar with it, it is about four people who fall in love with someone else’s loved one because of the faerie’s spells. I think that Bella and Edward wont love one another anymore and bella will realize how much she loves jacob and edward will find another human to love, because the red pawn is standing on white. What i dont understand though, is the reflection of the red pawn on the white part of the board and bella has no reflection, this has to mean something because they would be able to take out the reflection if they didnt want it in the picture so it has to be there for something. although i DO NOT want bella to end up with jacob (because i am a die hard TEAM EDWARD fan) i think she is going to anyway. i really hope im wrong about this guess, and i also dont know what to add about the chessboard being marble, im uncertain about that, so maybe (and hopefully) i am wrong about my guess.
AHHHH THIS COVER IS GOING TO DRIVE ME INSANE!! hahah..ive been reading everyone’s theories and they all sound so oo good and now i just want to read the book even more! i feel like i have been waiting for this moment forever!! I cant wait to read it!!
It might have something to do with Bella’s power when/if she turns into a vampire. Also in the third book, Bella was saying how interesting it was to watch Edward and Alice playing chess, because Alice can see his move and Edward can hear Alice’s next move in his thoughts.
To me, the meaning is crystal clear. My theory about the cover is the following:
Both chess figures, the pawn and the queen represent Bella. The red pawn symbolizes Bella when she’s still a human. Because red is the color of blood, it could be a sign of being human. A pawn is also usually seen as the weakest figure in chess so that’d be another hint. Edward is always saying how fragile and breakable Bella is to him, so the red pawn would represent that perfectly. On the other hand, a pawn can be a powerful figure if used wisely. If a pawn makes it to the other end of the chess board, it can be TURNED into any other figure… usually, it’s the queen. A hint at the change into a vampire?
That brings me to the white queen (and yes, that’s a queen. I wonder why so many people here think it’s a king and that it represents Edward O_o). I think that the white queen represents Bella after the change. A queen is the strongest figure in a chess game and wouldn’t that be a perfect hint at Bella being strong and not a “weak human” any longer?
That’s my theory and although it contradicts the other theories (red is for vampirism, white for purity/humanity), I still think it’s highly possible. White doesn’t always have to be the color of purity and red doesn’t have to mean “being tainted by something”.
I just came up with 2 more theories but there kinda lame…
Maybe, the red pawn shows Bella as a human and the white one as a vampire since they are white. So, since they are far apart it’s like stages in a chess game.
Also you can see the letter “K” in Breaking has a long end and is pointing at the queen so the “K” could be “King” for Edward, giving us the idea that Edward wins Bella. Also if you flip the cover around the “D” in Dawn can be a “P” and it reads pawn. So, the title reads Breaking Pawn. Which is intresting, because the red pawn could indicate Jacob & because of the whole Edward = King, might mean the fact that Edward wins Bella, consequently breaking Jacob!!!!!
I ALSO HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD THAT I FORGOT EARLIER!!! haha, sorry for the caps, i got excited..
okay, well the whole title thing, that has been left out with a lot of posts, so what i am thinking is…
bella always refers to jacob as her personal sun, and jacob mentions “The clouds I can handle. But I can’t fight with an eclipse” well i am thinking that breaking dawn will mean that the eclipse has left, and that the sun is starting to shine brighter now, i think that it is either A) bella realizes how much her love truly is for jacob and she will leave edward, or B) edward will find someone else, because edward mentioned in the first book that he asked emmett about the whole bella situation/smell and the strong urge to kill her and emmett mentioned that he experienced it, once STRONGER than the other, i think edward will find a stronger call in someone else’s blood and that will leave bella to love jacob.
but what i am also thinking is that **small very slight spoiler alert ahead for the first chapter of breaking dawn**
what i am thinking is that since jacob ran away and he is in canada for the first chapter of breaking dawn, i think he will find the girl he is to imprint upon, and i really hope i’m right, so that would leave bella to love edward forever and more certainly.
Maybe the Denali family will be visiting Canada and he runs into them, and Jacob imprints on Tanya! *shocker!*
I definitely think the red pawn is Bella as a human (blood= red) and the Queen is the vampire Bella (white= pale) which is obviously in front meaning Bella will FINALLY become a vampire (just the thought makes me SUPER EXCITED.) I really liked Alexandra Lander’s comment about the “Breaking Pawn” and K for King Edward (that name sounds soooo HOT!) I can’t wait until August and I hope my prediction comes true!
I actually was a bit disappointed by the cover art for BD. Well, I think the red and white chess pieces symbolize Edward and Jacob. I think Edward is the red(vampire) and Jacob is the white. But the white is closer. Does that mean Bella pushes Edward away? (If she does, can I have Edward? hehe) Or does it mean the whole Jacob-Bella-Edward love triangle will be like a game of chess? Stupid love triangles.
i’m sorry if someone has already posted this, but I think both chess pieces represent Bella before and after the change.
the red pawn is when bella is a human. red meaning blood. the pawn shows that she is weak. The white queen is when bella is a vampire. white being the coldness and color of her skin. the queen shows that she is powerful.
one thing though, if it was a game of chess and it was the red’s turn to move, the pawn can only go forward. white wins.
sorry, this is my third comment, but…
Okay. If the red pawn has reached the other side of the board, it could be turned into a queen–this is called queening. So, then, red could be Jacob because he is equal to Edward–but not appearance-wise.
Just though I’d mention the whole “queening” deal.
I don’t know what I think of the cover but I just finished the FIRST CHAPTER and I am so mad at Bella!!! She has the perfect guy and she just won’t let Jacob go. Just forget Jacob already. Is this going to be another book of her going back and forth or can she just move on with Edward like she promised? I seriously can’t take much more of it and her saying “The empty seat where my best friend should be” about the wedding? That’s so annoying. Why would you have a man you admitted to loving at your wedding to the man you love more and who you have decided to move on with. I don’t think my husband would be as willing to let me stomp all over him like Edward is being.
Do a podcast quick, I have to know what you guys think!
I have a theory, though not about the cover. After reading the first chapter my mind got pretty creative.
By the way, the following all happens (in my mind) before Bella is changed, but after they get married.
Seth said that Jacob is up north, Canada, right? Close to Alaska, where the Denali coven is. I think that Irina will seek revenge on Jacob for killing Laurent, which we all remember she was bitter about in Eclipse. I think that Edward and the Cullens’ will go up to help, and they will have to kill Irina, which will make the two covens enemies. Jacob will be fine, he’ll come home. He won’t be happy about Edward and Bella’s marriage, but he won’t interfere with it. Bella will be changed, which sends Jacob over the edge, so he tries to attack her, forgetting that she is still Bella. That is where the Preface comes in. And then I’m not sure what will happen.
Yeah, it’s a long shot, but I just had the idea.
Oh no, now eveyone thinks the chess pieces represent Edward and Jacob. Please let this triangle end. Jacob needs to move on and so does Bella. But I just had to add that the “team edward” and “team jacob” iron ons make me nervous. Aren’t we past the team stuff in book 4? Apparently not.
I guesse not….. But I’m going to have the Team Edward ironed onto my t-shirt….
It’s not really possible for the chess pieces to represent Edward AND Jacob, seeing that the queen is a female & Edward certainly is not.
Hmmm….
Well, the title has to mean she is breaking dawn, entering the dawn of a new “life”. As for the cover…
Well, the queen can’t be Edward- I think it has to represent Bella. So either something is lurking in the backround haunting Bella (her past human self, Jacob, Charlie, Rene, the Volturi, even Tanya), and is trying to catch up to her, and even Bella as a vampire, would feel threatened, even if thier insignificant. Also, we could looks at it more deeply- say Bella, to enter her new life, had to use strategy and make a choice, the only choice that there is open- and that is taking out the pawn haunting her (seeing as the pawn moves forward one.). So the pawn may be Charlie, or Jacob, etc that she has to literally kill in order to move on- that or it could represent human blood- a life she is going to have to take to stay alive- maybe she won’t stay vegetarian.
I think that cover represents Bella actually…like the red pawn represents her as a human because throughout the whole series she’s been the one that’s been manipulated and used (James in Twilight…Victoria sort of in New Moon…and Jacob in Eclipse!) I think that it might represent her transformation into a vampire because once she becomes one, she’s no longer as vulnerable as she was as a pawn. And in Chess, that pawn needs to be knocked out so it’s like she’s moving past her history if that makes any since. I also believe that the cover is all about choices that Bella makes!
That’s just me thinking!
*I also have a theory that involves the next book’s title in the series which I think should be–Northern Lights–and I think it should be from the Denali clan’s perspective…but of course this theory only means anything if the Denali clan plays a huge role in Breaking Dawn!*
Sabrina, I completely agree with your theory and want to take it a little further:
Isn’t the queen normally used to checkmate the king? Perhaps Bella as the white queen has to fight a black king? First she is this insignifacant pawn, then becomes the queen and has to destroy the black king, perhaps the Volturi??
I totally love it and I think the queen is bella now and after she has chosen edward completly and the red pawn is the small peice of bella that loves jacob and she is going to have to deal with that part of her again. it’s just not going away. kay <3 it!!!!
I also agree with the whole pawn gets knoked around theory. pawns are the most vunerable whereas in chess the queen is the strongest peice, stronger than even the king. i think this means that bella will be incredibly powerful not just physically but with her mind but she ned to be able to controll that power.
Dunh Dunh Duuuunnnnhhhh no i think she can handle it along with her king. Oh wait, I had a thought. maybe edward(because the king is actually the weakest peice and needs to be protected) is going to be in trouble and bella being a strong but capable newborn needs to save him but instead of being all bloodthirsty and psyco something will happen with her power and she will be able to save him with out anything really bad happening.
ok i was reading the theories above and one from LAUREN said that SM wouldn’t mention witches randomly. I think you may be onto something. she mentions werewolves in the 1st book but really briefly and she mentions witches in the 1st and 3rd books she also says apart from the quote you had, that bella says”if angela turns out to be a witch she can join the party too” along with carlile’s dad leading vampire, werewolf and witch hunts. so idk if ti will turn out to be anything but it could be interesting.
I think that the white queen represents Bella as a vampire. She is now strong and powerful but is still in constant danger from the red pawn (her enemies) as long as it is on the board. Like in chess, even though the pawn is the weakest piece, it can still capture the queen, the strongest piece, if you play your moves right. Sorry if this doesn’t make any sense, but I couldn’t think of any other way to explain it. I hope you can kind of see where I am going from this, but we all won’t know for sure until the book comes out. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.
The white queen could be Bella after she changes. the red pawn could be anything. I was thinking maybe Seth… Jacob’s in Canada, in trouble, Denali, and Bella and Seth have to find him. Just a shot. We’ll have to wait and see.
Totally exciting!!! Love it!
Yet again, I have another theory. I still believe that the queen is Bella after she changes, and the pawn is Bella before she changes. But, as people have said before, their is only one available move to the pawn and that will still get it capturered by the queen. Maybe something will happen where Bella HAS to be captured by the queen, signalling the end of human life and the start of vampire life. The queen is also on a black square, which could mean danger is ahead. Maybe there’s a problem with being a vampire.. The Volturi or the wolves. Perhaps even Tanya’s family come to visit and all hell breaks loose (Remember the marble chess board / marble vampires). Hopefully the wolves will stick with the Cullens, i wouldnt want them to fighting against eachother.
Like i said before, the “K” is pointing at the queen. So this could mean Edward = King. King & Queen end up together, but because the “K” is pointing towards the white queen, Bella will not be in the human form.
Sorry for the long post and the fact that I have been posted a tonne of theories, but my imagination is creative today =]
BOOK! BOOK! BOOK!
I ttly agree with allison…
Edward is the King!!! Jacob is the stupid pawn in the backround.
And the fact of the chess board is about thw dificulties of this triangle of love…passion…and some serious problems!
First theory: I think Bella (still human) is the White Queen, and Edward the pawn, but with the way they are placed on the chessboard the pawn can’t actually take the Queen, because it can’t make diagonal moves. So basically they are soooo close, but they will never touch… So she won;t be changed.
Second theory: Same as the first except that IF another piece (Jacob?) comes along next to her and gets taken by the pawn (’cause pawns take other chess pieces by moving diagonally over them) and THEN the Queen could be taken.
Does that make any sense?
The white represents Bella (and the Cullen family), and the red is the Volturi (that might be spelled wrong). If this was an actual chess game neither piece could take out the other in one move.
This suggests that their will be an intense (and strategic) war between the Cullens and Volturi. In that scenario, White, or the Cullens, are the stronger force thanks to their new addition (Bella) making them the Queen piece which is a very versatile and useful chesspiece.
The white piece is the queen (Bella) stands in the forefront. She is the dominate winner. The white is an interesting pick as opposed to the black piece. Edward is often described as white marble. So…. Bella must be a vampire!!!!! The red pawn is ominous, usually chess pieces are not red and it could represent the Voulturi but the Vouturi to me are not pawns. the pawn could represent Bella coming blood lust!
OMG! OMG! the preveiw was amazing!
WOW! Everyone’s opinions about the cover are simply amazing! All of them sound possible and i agree with a lot of them. Even so i felt like posting one of my millions of thoughts(even if this one’s WAY out t.here!) about the cover art so i hope u enjoy!
**sorry if anyone’s already said this!**
The red pawns represents Bella’s emotions and the white queen represents Bella as a vampire. My explanation is that red is the color of passion and emotions are passionate. White usually means purity but it can also mean rebirth as in Bella’s rebirth as a vampire. Chess is a stratigical game but it was origanally a game of war for nobles to play and pratice war SO i think the whole chessboard thing means that Bella is warring with her emotionsand since the emotions are the pawn Bella will have to sacrafice those emotions that make her Bella to protect her new life as a vampire.
***SORRY IF THIS OFFENDS ANYBODY IM SORRY!***
***********on that last sentence (near the end) i meant her new family NOT her new life! SORRY!!!!***********
I don’t know if anyone else was curious about this but because I am naturally looking for hidden meanings in everything I looked up the pieces on the cover to see just what they were and here’s what I found.
The white piece in the front is the Queen and the red piece in the back is a pawn.
That’s very, very interesting to me. I think it has something to do with Bella and Jacob, very obviously, because I don’t think Edward, were he a chess piece, could be classified as a pawn. He would be a knight at the very least, or maybe even a king. It’s just something cool I found. Kind of makes you think, huh?
I have another theory about this cover, but i am going to the theory where both pieces are bella.
i think that bella is the pawn before she is turned and the red represents her blood, but the shadow shows her blood being spilt, by what i’m not sure, maybe during her transformation or some accident that ends up MAKING her transform into the vampire, and i think that the white queen is bella after her transformation, but the black square means the danger has not left and there is still a threat for bella, im not sure what the white queen’s shadow means though…
ok so i think the white queen is deffinately Bella! omg yes! ok, i havnt even read the first chapter of Breaking Dawn and someone better tell me what its about cause im freaking out here!! so anyways I think the white queen signifies bella as a vampire stronger than any other vampire, because you know how the world seems to revolve around bella, no matter what happens she seems to get her way, no one can get into her mind, she reads peoples emotions soo well, and seems to know what their thinking, i think that she will have the most amazing power over everyone! I also think that because she doesnt like blood at all and when you become a vampire even though she might have cravings i dont think she would like blood maybe it sickens her when she is a vampire as well.
As for the chessboard being marbel i think that that means she is in a sea of vampires, she has finally become one herself and is on the battlefield. the battle zone of the vulturies and all other vampires, the vampire wars, etc.. you get the picture, and i think jacob is the red pawn, at the end of eclipse he was running away and made the hint that he would never return. i think its one wherewold in a sea of vampires and bella at the head cause she is the strongest, I think the red pawn is jacob all alone, vulnerable, “in pain” whatever i totally think im right! so hahahaha HA =)
OK so…
I get the whole Edward vs. Jacob thing however,
Shes already chosen Edward and explained the kind of love she has for Jacob is not the same as she has for Edward.
Im sure that the cover has to do with something that has not already been dealt with. (not saying that there is no chance for Jacob). I like Jacob but I definately believe in Edward and Bella. ( go Team Edward!!)
I also LOVE the idea of the queen (the most powerful piece in chess) as Bella in her “hopefully” vampire transformed self and the pawn being left behind as all things human.
Now I may be reading waaaayyy to much into this but here is a random fact:
TThe queen is archaichly known as the *minister which could have something to do with Carlisle and the rest of the Culllens(including Bella). Maybe the queen or minister represents the Cullens as the knew and improved “Volturi” making them vampire royalty which in turn would make the world a better place.lol
and the red represents the defeated volturi?
I dunno…that was my shot at sounding somewhat smart. haha
I am probably completely way off.
Just a different way to look at it. I didnt want to repeat anyone else so if I did…sorry
let me know what you think and please correct me if Im wrong about the minister thing I just remember hearing it somehwere.
That’s cool! Perhaps the Volturi come up with a crazy plan to conquer the entire vampire world / human world and only Bella & the Cullens can stop them! *SHOCKER*
Ok so I know that this theory has pretty much been beaten to death but I figured I’d throw out there how I personally came to this conclusion.
I think the two chess pieces both represent Bella ( the red pawn and the white queen)
Now I really don’t know much about chess ok I hardly know anything I avoid the game like the plague but usually the chess pieces are black and white. I think I’ve seen them made out glass or crystal and I may have seen them as other colors but generally they’re black and white.
So the fact that the pawn is red could represent Bella as human with blood pumping through her veins. The pawn itself could represent the weakness and fragileness of her humanity compared to the vampires. Also I think and I’m not positive but if the pawn is able to advance all the way to it’s 8th rank it is almost always promoted to a queen.
Which brings me to the queen which represents Bella after the change. It represents the strength and near indestructibility that she has gained as well as the humanity she has lost (the white color of the queen representing the vampire qualities)
If you want to look deeper in to the use of the game of chess in general I agree with a lot of the other comments that it may represent war and the strategy and planning it takes to win a war.
I completely agree with you Siren Erin. I too have been remembering my chess rules from long ago.
In the past the covers have always represented something beyond just characters, with the exception of New Moon.
Twilight - Knowlege of Good vs. Evil
New Moon - No idea, it looked cool
Eclipse - There is never truely a clean break
Breaking Dawn - Pawn to Queen (Weak to Strong)
I really can’t wait to read the rest!
I thought that the pawn could represent Bella as a human - weak, but once it gets to the other side of the board it can be anything. The Queen could be Bella as a vampire - the strongest piece on the board. Plus, the red and white motif works with it, too: red pawn: blood in a human, white queen: marble, no blood
Okay Seriously!!! Why does everything have to be about SEX?!! Its so annoying. Sorry just I really hope it is not in the Breaking Dawn. it would ruin the whole book for me. I would throw it away. No joke. Im not going to read porn.
Forget my last comment. Not for this blog
I think that the red pawn represents mortality of humans which she will probably leave behind for the white queen which represents the immortality and dominance of the vampires and obviously chess is a complex game one which I don’t play or know rules too but I think it shows that the book is going to be complex and and every move Bella makes is going to have big consequences.
I like Jena’s idea above.
“Pawn to Queen = Weak to Strong”
It works and makes sense and it’s what I want so there!
And, it’s simple!
While agree all the theroys are plausible I have one thing to add to them. Am I the only one that has noticed that EVERY cover was red black and white? I almost wonder if the color has nothing to do with it. Just the peices alone… Time will tell I suppose but its killing me not knowing lol!!!!.
I was looking at the cover again, and as i was looking at the way the chess board is set up, if you just glance at it for a second or two, it sort of looks like a path or road because of the way the black surrounds it and is cut off, i hope this is making sense to someone other than me, but what i am thinking is that it shows the path that bella took, from being the red pawn (human and weak) to the white queen (strong and immortal). but that is just me.. haha, just another theory to throw out there! : ]
I think it is refering to some sort of power that Bella will have once she is turned, (like how Alice and Edward used their powers to play chess in Twilight)but the Team Jacob/Teamd Edward White/Black theories sound good.
We probably will not be able to guess. I hope Stepenie has some faulous theory that none of us can come up, because that will make the book good.
Did anyone read the section under the “poster” of the breaking dawn front cover that is on the back of the cover of the new edition of eclipse? What in the world does that mean?
Correct me if I am wrong but can’t the pawn bring back any piece that the player wants if it reaches the other side? Maybe the pawn isn’t complete weakness. They do serve a huge purpose. I don’t know. Just a random thought. Hope this can add to someone’s idea.
Okay, I think the white queen represents Bella as a vampire and the tiny red pawn is… well, food? Kind of creepy theory, but I’m sure the cover art has a more sophisticated meaning in reality.
And now that I’ve read the entire comment thread, I wanted to add that I seriously doubt that there will be witches in BD! As a matter of fact, didn’t Meyer crack a joke somewhere on her site about Buffy similarities and her story just lacking a witch? I just don’t see how witchcraft can fit into the mythology when were down to the last book of the series and there already are many other things that needed to get wrapped up.
For the person who is worried about the Team stickers, those actually go with the special ed. of Eclipse, not Breaking Dawn. It actually makes perfect sense because Eclipse is the book where there is competition between the two guys.
Another thought about this BD cover is that the covers generally reflect Bella’s feelings. One can even argue that the sad-looking flower on New Moon represents Bella’s mourning the loss of Edward. Anyway, the chess pieces would not likely represent Edward and Jacob, since she already made that choice (and we see that represented on the cover of Eclipse with the ribbon ripping in two like Bella’s heart). So the choice, if one is being shown here, would probably not have a whole lot to do with Jacob at all.
I almost wonder if the the queen represents Jane and the red pawn is her brother in the background. It almost seems ominous the way the pawn is positioned. Just another theroy though.
People may have already thought about this, but I’ll say it anyway:
Okay, so looking at it from a larger perspective (that is, including different types of chess pieces) I think the Cullens, in whole, is the white king, and Bella is the queen. I mean, the king (Cullens) is the most vital piece, and can move anywhere on the board. However, they can only do this one square at a time.
The queen (Bella), on the other hand, is the strongest player because she knows everything from both sides; vampire and werewolf. She can move anywhere on the board, and take in any piece she wants if she’s clever enough.
Now, if a red horse was on the cover, that would probably be the Volturi. This is because it’s important enough to keep on the board since it has the most likely chance of getting the queen. However, any piece can take the horse, and the Volturi aren’t super duper, people just stay out of their way because they enforce rules.
This leaves the red pawn…I really think it’s Jake.
I know he’s not a bad guy or anything, but who knows? He can only move forward to get what he wants (which is Bella, obviously) but he can’t since there are so many pieces that can block his way. But, if he can move to the opposite side of the board, he can be almost as powerful as the queen (Bella).
It’s sorta weird looking at Jake as the bad guy, but it’s the only person that matches a pawns movements, advantages, and disadvantages…sniff…I really don’t wasn’t Jacob to be the bad guy in the end, so in all, i hope I’m wrong…
i think the white piece is bella and the red is edward. isn’t it called a pawn? sorry, i’m not much of a chess person. but i think that it represents edward (red) protecting bella (white) and following her moves to keep her safe.
I agree 100% with what Sabrina said earlier about the two pieces representing Bella, with the Queen as her vampire self and the pawn as her human self. The pawn seems to have reached the end of the board, which means it must become something else (usually a Queen). This could show Bella becoming a vampire. This was the first thing I thought of when I first saw the cover of the book.
But, there could be even more to it than that. The reflections of the pieces seem to also have some importance. The reflection of the red pawn could represent Bella’s past (human life, beliefs, etc…). The red reflection is much more dominant over the Queen’s reflection (which is barely there, almost impossible to see), even tough the Queen piece is supposed to be more dominant over the pawn. Therefore, this could mean that Bella’s past, her beliefs and feelings, is more dominate the bloodthirsty power of the vampire.
I have a couple more theories, but I don’t want to take up too much space here. They all seem to be so long. A lot of the theories sound interesting though! But, for all we know, we could be reading way too much into this. It could be so simple that all of us have missed it. I guess we’ll just have to wait of the book to come out in August. But, I have a feeling that something disastrous is going to happen before there is a happy ending, and that has me a little worried. The preface didn’t help with that one at all either. Especially since I’m kind of an Edward x Bella Fan. We shall see on August 2nd!
OMG!!im soo xcited bot the new bk, but this iz wat i think it means.
I think tht thw white queen represents bella as a vampire, and the pawn represents her blood lust cz its red. but the pawn is in the background and is quite small, so maybe shes paying 2 much attention to edward.then, maybe some thing happens 2 edward or bella tht makes her blood lust get bigger, ie the pawn moving forward. ihope ive not offended anyone, this is purely a theory.
GO Team Edward!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think the white queen represents Bella + the red pawn represents her blood lust. As Bella it is mentioned Bella hates blood but needs to rely on it to stay alive so maybe she’ll find a way around it and the red pawn indicates her thirst in the background as if its un-important?
In all reality bella would be the pawn ( small defensless) but also in all reality Edward would be the King (large powerful) but the pawn even being worth the least points is still there to protect the king. And in the third part of reality bella becomes a vampire and protects edward from the player (jacob), So Jacob is trying to get the king (edward) out (dead) and to keep bella in (alive) but she is there to protect edward so to conclude There is no way to seperate bella from edward without getting bella killed and Jaco cares WAY too much about bella to kill her just to get to edward. (Bella will become a vampire)
oh sorry meant Jacob as the opposing team (werewolves)
I think that the color red represents “humanness” and the white represents “inhumanness” in all four covers. In this one, the red is a pawn-weak, small- while the white is a queen-strong, powerful.
the white queen being infront of the red pawn showing that bella has turned and her human life is behind her now, she is beginning her vampire life with Edward and the rest of the Cullens.
For Isabella, I don’t think the werewolves are the bad guys…at least, not all of them. If Jacob just went over to the dark side, he wouldn’t take Embry, Quil, Sam, or even Leah with him. And Seth would NEVER be on Bella’s and the Cullens’ bad side (if you read the first chapter of Breaking Dawn, you’ll know why). So…Jacob won’t pull in the whole werewolf pack just because he went bad…Instead, I think the opposing team would be Bela’s and Edward’s problems. That would include Jacob, the Volturi, and maybe death would be considered as a chess piece…
We think that if you think about it logically, Edward is the white becuase he is always discribed as very pale and marble like (stone) statue. Jake is the red because he is discribed as hot (temperature wise) and hot-tempererd. Bella is the chess player and everything she does effects both of them. If you think about a game of chess, one person wins and the other loses, there is no ties. Everything that happens in chess effects the other persons players, it is a cause and effect cycle. Bella has to chose one or the other.
*We think in the book, the words you would say in chess ( like checkmate ) will said.
I think both chess pieces symbolise Bella. The red one before the change and the white one after. I think the chess board symbolises all of the obstacles there will be before Bella becomes a vampire…….
i think the white queen represents bella and the pawn jacob. I think it symbolizes that she’s ready to move on forward with her love edward and her life with him would be the eqivalent of the white queen- powerful & hard as a rock after she becomes a vampire, which is the plan. i think the red pawn is jacob because she kind of feels like he was a pawn in her life. he was there when edward wasn’t, she was in love with him while edward was gone, and as soon as he got back she went right back to edwards side but never stopped her love for jacob either. i think she’s guilty about that. and i think it symbolizes that she’s trying to move on and “win” by spending the rest of her days with edward, but she can’t win with jacob still there trying to “win” the “game.”
also, if anyone has bought the new version of eclipse that comes with the poster, you’ll notice that it shows an excerpt of bella talking to someone saying she’ll love them forever, but i have this nagging feeling that stephanie is making a point to not say who bella is speaking to. that makes me nervous.
so i read a few of these theorys..
idk if anyone has addressed what mine are yet but ill put um out there anyways.
theory #1:
white chess piece = edward.
bella obviously see’s only him.
red chess piece = jacob.
he comes back. somehow bella does see him. maybe he makes his way back to bella…. possibly into her heart?
i dont really trust that one but idk its just a random thought… dont get me wrong im all about edward. but i do have a soft spot for jacob.
Theory #2.
same deal with the while piece but the red is bella after she has changed. and edward is infront protecting her. ?? guiding her.
just a thought. (;
oh my gosh i read what sarah said on the 13th.
thats a really great theory everyone should read it.
ALSO, Lauren posted a really great theory on may 31 i believe.
amazing.
I have two theorys about the cover and one is that the red pawn represents a less strong and “durable” bella in edward’s case and the white queen represents her transformation and how she will be much more strong and beautiful
And that means she can spend eternity with edward!!!!!
my other theory is that the pawn represents the volturi and the queen represents the cullens.
i think that because at the end of eclipse jacob realy finds out that bella does not want her the way he thinks she does and he knows that if he tries to fight edward over her [sorry this is taking so long] it wouldn’t make bella love him so theres realy no point right?
so that makes me think that the cover dosnt represent jacob and edward
[ps. i wonder what happens to jacob???]
First of all, the Queen on the cover DOES have a reflection, not just the Pawn. and Second, Kaleigh had a revalation, and it’s a pretty good one. She thinks that obviously, the Queen is Bella and the Pawn is Jacob, because there isn’t a move that the Pawn could do to make it close/next to the Queen. So that means that Bella has to make a choice to become a vampire, or move next to the Pawn. The Queen can move next to the Pawn, but the Pawn can’t move next to the Queen unless it jumps another chess piece (Edward could move in there somewhere)
I, Sara, on the otherhand think that the Queen is Bella ALREADY in her vampire form. I think that the Pawn is Jacob, but i think that the Pawn being behind the Queen means that she is having to leave Jacob behind her to be with Edward. I also think that all of the theories about both the pieces being Bella are clever, but maybe too obvious.
that’s our 2 cents! =)
by the way. if any of you don’t already frequently check stepheniemeyer.com for updates you should! starting today they are posting a “Breaking Dawn quote of the day” they will have a different excerpt from Breaking Dawn on the site everyday! just thought i would let you know. the one today is:
Alice: “I’ll play you for it.”
Edward: “Why don’t you just tell me who wins?”
Alice: “I do. Excellent.”
=) it makes me smile! seth (who updates the site) says you can decipher the quotes and try to find what they mean yourself.
Everyone is so creative! I especially like the idea that the person trying to kill her (from the preface of Breaking Dawn) is Jacob, whom she loves, vs. one of the Cullens. Even though I do have a soft spot for Jacob, I would much rather that be the case than one of her ‘family’ being the one who has turned against her. Hmmm… very creative indeed!
This is all getting kinda confuzzlin, but I love everyones theories and they probably aren’t all that far off, but has anyone else noticed that the covers always have red and white in them, apart from eclipse, which is just red.maybe the color red symbolizes something…
GUYS! PLEASE!.
a few things first.
1. jacob did NOT imprint on bella and never will.
2. did u realise that the pawns and queen r floating!!!??? so that would/ might mean that there going to heavan, or they are dead since u don’t usaly float when ur alive? if u don’t belive me about the floating thing then ask the author
3. in twilight it was all about eward and bella, and only a little bit about jacob.
4. since jacob did not imprint on bella that means he won’t and he will find someone else and bella no’s this.
5. the whole storys been about edward and bella, it probaly wont change to bella and jacob. i won’t read it if that happens.
I think the Queen chess piece could be Tanya.
If anyone has been reading the breaking dawn quotes, there is one in there from tanya, greeting Edward.
Maybe she decided she wants him, and therefore the white vampire holding herself above bella, feeling like a pawn.
Maybe theres a battle between vampires and werewolves, or vamp vs vamp. They go to Tanya for assistance and tanya and edward team up to defeat them and so bella feels threatened.
Get me?
Its possible…it would be horrible. But possible.
Wow you guys are very creative!
Has anyone seen the new update on Stephenie’s website though?
She told EW in an interview that the wedding definitely happens, but towards the beginning of the book.
Which leads me to believe that it won’t exactly be the happy ending we are all hoping for :/
I love your ideas about the cover and I’m undecided as to what it could mean. I’m leaning towards the White symbolizing Bella after the transformation and Red prior to it–but like I mentioned, I don’t see it ending up well for Bella and Edward (as much as that pains me to say). Like some of you mentioned, I think that because the pawns job is to protect the queen, I think that one of them (Edward or Jacob) will die defending Bella–and it just might be Edward
Also- The quotes on the poster also make me nervous because of the third sentence from Bella– her being “abruptly overwhelmed by the truth of her words” which makes me think she may be referring to Jacob.
Lastly, (sorry this is so long) I am also concerned by what some of you said earlier because I have been thinking the same thing… Jacob is referred to as the sun…making Edward possibly the moon? and so far:
Twilight : (the moon is out) Edward and Bella first fall in love
New Moon: (when the moon disappears from the sky) which makes sense because Edward is absent for like 300 pages of the novel.
Eclipse: (when the sun moves in front of the moon) Bella’s feelings for Jacob become apparent, and though they are still not as strong as her feelings for Edward, they definitely outway them, at least for the whole Jacob-Bella make out seshhh.
Breaking Dawn: The sun is completely out and the is gone……
Twilight started with Bella and Edward, and it should end that way.
P.S. Sorry this was excrutiatingly long–I had to get it all out, and sorry If these theories were already mentioned a million times, I didn’t have time to read them allllll :/
i agree, twilight should only be about edward and bella and jacob winning in the corner. ( on offense to jacob fans)
i found something else out. someone like renee or alice is going to die. i no it has nothing to do with the cover, but its something interesting.
how do you know thatttt ?!
the Quotes hint it.
Sam: “This is not something our treaty anticipated. This is a danger to every human in the area.”
Rosalie: “I’d like to beat you dead.”
Jasper: “I can’t understand. I can’t bear this.”
Seth: “You’ll hurt her. Let her go.”
Carlisle: “I’ve seen vampire venom work miracles, but there are conditions that even venom cannot overcome.”
Jacob: “I’ll kill you myself! I’ll do it now!”
its pretty ovbvous someones going to die.
Jasper: “I can’t understand. I can’t bear this.”
jasper is a strong charater hes used to death and sadness so something big must have made him hurt, and its possible that hes upset about alice. or its possible that tanya dies. its pretty obvous someone is. but i don’t no who.
Carlisle: “I’ve seen vampire venom work miracles, but there are conditions that even venom cannot overcome.”
and this probaly means that hes saying he can’t bring someone back from the death.
AHHHHHH WHY WON’T BREAKING DAWN COME OUT QUICKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
although i have never read these books i believe the girl is indeed the white queen piece but here is where i disagree i believe the weaker red pawn piece is her newborn still half human and full of life. red meaning blood which humans are full of and vampires are not so the girl lost her blood becoming a vampire and is now represented as the white chess piece. this is where it gets tricky, i also think that the queen will eventually have to kill the pawn piece as you must do in the game of chess, and on the cover the pawn is only one space away from being taken by the queen. i also dont play chess bu thats my synopsis of the cover.
I think it’s like this.
Chess is based on strategy and what move you choose next can help or hurt you. That can represent whether the choices Bella make are gonna save her or kill her.
Also, the white piece can represent Edward, and how he is the biggest thing in Bella’s life.
The red piece can represent Jacob, and how Bella also loves him, but it isn’t as strong and powerful as her love for Edward, causing Jacob to fade in the background small and alone.
The black around the chess board represents the secret moves the Bella doesn’t know about which could have helped her along her way.
i agree white being edward and red as jacob
edward is the queen and is stronger and pale (white)
jacob is red (i think thats the colour kinda of his wolf fur )
any way the book was awesome
the queen piece is bella..and the pawn is reneesme…since she’s half human half vampire
For me, in a simplest comprehension and analysis, the red pawn represents BELLA, a human, weak in a sense (since the pawn is the weakest piece of a chess game), a human with blood running to her veins (that’s why it is red). Since the Breaking dawn highlighted the transformation of bella to vampire, the white queen represents Bella as the VAMPIRE, the most powerful (like the queen in a chess game, can be moved to any directions to protect other pieces from losing the game).