As I continue read the novel Twilight, I’m starting to understand the perspective of the audience against the series. It makes complete sense that the main characters, Bella and Edward, are the center of attention because the two’s relationship is what keeps the plot in tact. Other readers seem to complain about how Edward is annoyingly described, ranging from his “soft, enchanting laugh” to how his eyes were “a deep, golden honey color” (46, 81). Or, could these haters resent the book because of the consistently witty, mysterious dialogue, which is used to add suspense to the novel? I’m not sure. But, I feel that it is imperative of me to point out that Edward and Bella aren’t the only characters in the story, that there’s more to Twilight than the hyped romantic, mythical relationship portrayed in the media!
What about Bella’s father, for instance? Personally, I think that the father-daughter relationship between them is quite peculiar. They rarely talk to each other, less than the stereotypical family would. I almost think that they’re still living two separate lives; Bella goes to school while her dad works, they have dinner together, and then go to sleep, only to repeat the process. Speaking of dinner, I also notice how Bella is developing the role of a wife, cooking dinner and doing chores. Considering the fact that Bella’s family is divorced, the fact that she’s taking these roles makes sense; Chief Swan has enough stress with investigations in Forks, yet alone with washing the dishes or preparing dinner.
Also, what about Bella’s friends and classmates? As she becomes more involved with Edward, she seems to be isolating herself from her friends. When she goes shopping along with Jesse and Angela, she leaves them to go to a bookstore to research on vampires, promising to meet them at a restaurant, only to leave them unaware of what the hell happened to her. Bella is starting to center her life on Edward, and it isn’t for the better.
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