For Somebody Else

It is crazy, the things people will do for somebody they care about.  People will sacrifice everything they have for the benefit of someone they love.  This trend is followed through in the book "New Moon" from Stephanie Meyer's Twilight series.  This book is about a teenager named Bella.  She lives with her dad in a small town.  The Twilight series is about Bella, and her boyfriend, Edward.  Edward is a vampire, and lives with his large vampire family.  Edward and Bella are madly in love.  They spend every moment they can together.  But Edward sacrifices things he wants and cares about for Bella.

Bella really wants to be a vampire.  The only way this can happen is if another vampire bites her.  Bella frequently asks Edward to grant this wish for her, but he doesn't.  Bella wants to be a vampire so she doesn't grow older.  Edward and his family don't age; Edward has been 16 for centuries.  But Bella is quickly getting older than him.  She hates this, and the only way to solve this dilemma is for Bella to be a vampire.  Even though Edward also wishes that he could be with Bella forever, he doesn't want to make her a vampire.  This is because he believes that being a vampire is a terrible thing, and that vampires "lose their souls".  Even though he wants her to be a vampire, he sacrifices something he cares about for Bella's benefit.

He also does this later in "New Moon".  After a while, he realizes it isn't safe for his family to be in such a human-populated place.  Even though his family doesn't kill humans, or drink their blood, it could still be dangerous.  When Bella got a papercut at his house, his family went crazy.  They had to go miles away for Bella to be safe.  Edward realizes it is not safe for Bella to be near them, so he moves away.  Even though this hurts him so badly, he knows he has to do this.  He swears to Bella that she will never see him again, and takes away everything from Bella that could remind her of him.  This includes pictures, a CD he gave her, everything.  He even tells Bella that he doesn't care about her anymore.  Even though this hurts him so badly, he realizes it's the only way for Bella to be safe.  So, for someone he cares deeply about, he sacrifices everything.... even that person.