Standing My Ground

Author’s Note: This is an essay about the theme “bravery” as shown through Jason in Vampire Beach. These examples demonstrate how bravery can help you , and others.

Charging at the cold blooded beast that almost killed Jason, his emotions were mixed as he ran towards the vampire. Jason knocked the monster off of Zach, saving his life. Running at Luke and knocking him off Zach could be a life or death situation, lucky it worked out. The rouge vampire went for Jason forgetting that Zach was behind him, this small mistake caused Luke’s death.  In the book, Vampire Beach, by Alex Duval, the theme that is woven throughout the book is bravery.

When Jason secretly saved his friend from being killed by the vampire council, I though it took immense bravery. I believe this because, Jason didn’t think about how he was putting himself in harm’s way, all he could think about way saving his best friend. Just like in Cold Kiss, Gabriel didn’t care if he was putting himself in harm, he wanted to help the one he cared for. Wren had troubles with life, she kept it to herself and she needed someone there, yet there was no one. Gabriel came into her life, and helped her through everything. Loyalty and devotion lead to bravery. Bravery leads to self-sacrifice.

Once Jason sent Tyler safely on his way back to Michigan, he had to be the hero and fix Tyler’s mess. This makes me think about how much farther Jason will go to correct a wrong. He helped Tyler get away, and helped the vampire council get the challis back in the correct hands. As brave as Jason is, the vampire council can be very intimidating, but this didn’t hinder Jason from correcting Tyler’s error. Just like in the book They Don’t Know About Us, Niall helped Nicole. Niall had to take a massive step and send Nicole to therapy. Making Nicole go to therapy was the last thing Niall wanted to do, but he had to. This made Niall and Nicole drift apart, but she came around towards the end. Bravery is believing your doing the right thing against all odds, and that nobody can teach you. 

Jason the main character from the novel Vampire Beach built up bravery as the story advanced. It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, and just as much to stand up to our friends. I don't think that bravery is about skin. Bravery is about a willingness to show emotional need.