“I was addicted to the sound of my delusions. It made things worse if I went too long without them.” New Moon, Chapter 15, p.352

“There was no way around it; I couldn’t resist him in anything.” Twilight, Chapter 13, p.284

“His mouth was on mine then, and I couldn’t fight him. Not because he was so many thousand times stronger than me, but because my will crumbled into dust the second our lips met.” New Moon, Chapter 23, p.512

There are plenty of instances in the series where Bella tries to make a choice, but Edward controls it one way or another. Edward doesn’t let Bella drive more often than not, even if she wants to. Even the decision of becoming a vampire isn’t hers, though she even says she could ask Alice, which makes Edward upset. Edward even messes with her car when she INSISTS on seeing Jacob, trying to take even the decisions of who she is friends with away from her. Even with her human friends, he warns her that he can listen in on their conversations by poking inside the friend’s heads.

But Bella is so addicted to Edward, that she makes the CHOICE of doing suicidal things so she can hear his voice, telling her she’s stupid.

But what do I know? Addiction is the same as love, right?
(Heh, looking at it from a drug standpoint, the fact that Bella doesn’t really love Jacob, but is willing to lead him on for a fix- er, I mean, strong male support, does that make Bella an emotional ‘crack ho’?)

This is very much like a fairy tale, where the characters are acting on a subconscious, intuitive level. In ways they don’t fully understand. And yet Bella’s insistence to break the pact that Edward forced upon her, by jumping off the cliff, causes a chain of events that lead to their reunion. It’s an act of empowerment and an act of defiance over Edward’s insistence that he knows what’s best for her.

funny cause the women who regularly watch brain food shows like desperate housewives, dr. phil, and reality tv are the same women ridiculing twilighters. it’s laughable.

everyone is pretty much sick and tired of america picking apart stories of love and nudity. time really could be better spent ridding our programming of graphic violence.

frankly, im happy my neice chooses to read twilight and wouldnt mind if she were more like bella because rather than modeling herself after the scantily clad hannah montana or britney spears, bella dresses modestly, does her homeowrk and chores without being asked. and bella never reduced herself to just some sex object to gain attention from men; she waited until she found someone she cared for and rightfully fell in lust with him.

and what kind of feminist would be angry that a woman is shown wanting to have sex? and are these feminists saying men are such scum that they could never possibly be the party saying no? my husband made me wait while i was trying to jump his bones on a daily basis. please go worry about something more relevant to the planet. thanks.