The infamous twilight quote that so many read and wish that they had themselves, but is Edward REALLY that dreamy? At first read, he does seem like someone that would instantly attract many girls do to how completely flawless his looks are, how his eyes pierce through you, and how smoothly he floats through the air. Take a deeper look. He is stone cold to almost everyone he meets and doesn't interact with others in the high school, unless it is someone from his family. Does that seem very attractive? Once him and Bella become closer, she is completely consumed by just his presence, and the same for him. But you never see any true emotions come through in his actions besides protection. Is protection the only thing that a girl needs? The love between two people is something that no amount of criticism can ever break, but the Edward and Bella kind of love is not for everyone. He is a strong man, but is that the only thing that is important? Jacob allows for all of the emotions that a woman needs from a man to be displayed, but Bella's choice of Edward can taint those kind of men as not being good enough. So is Edward the perfect man that so many girls make him out to be? Not quite.
hm I never thought of it that way! This is a very good point, Edward does not really show many emotions but protection. Edward seems more like a bodyguard instead of a boyfriend. In relationships the guy needs to be more than just a protector. This could be sending out the wrong signal to women and young girls to be in search of just some big tough guy and nothing more.
ReplyDeleteWow I never thought about that! I always thought if I was thrown in Bella's situation I might have chosen Jacob. Well for me I like to take control in a relationship but I also need to feel free to be open with someone but I can't be open with them if they're not going to be open with me. ALso the cold stone thing would really get me. I want my man to be a man for sure and that just doesn't seem like a manly characteristic. Also being social is very important to me. Not that they need to be the popular one but being social and outgoing is a life skill most people will need anyway.
ReplyDeleteCan I be team both? I think both Edward and Jacob have good qualities about them. Edward's intelligence and love for his family. Jacob and the way he doesn't hold back his love for Bella and she can be open with him. They are both attractive! I love the way Jacob is but Edward is good in different ways.
ReplyDeleteIrresistibility can be a vampire's greatest weapon. In vampiric lore, no human can resist the vampire, though it be some supernatural pheromones or the pure danger of a creature that thirst for your blood.
ReplyDeleteI had never thought about it in the way you are talking about. Throughout all of Twilight I thought Bella was an idiot, not so much for not choosing Jacob but for choosing Edward. Why would anyone want to be with such a creepy guy who watches you sleep? Every time I'd go to the bathroom I would be looking over my shoulder just to make sure he wasn't watching. After reading this blog I thought about one of the very few lines that I remember from Twilight and it was Bella saying "It was always Edward". This make me realize that you can't help who you fall in love with. Even if some better looking, funnier, more outgoing person enters your life, it doesn't mean that they will change the way you feel about the person you love
ReplyDeleteI love how you put this. I never really thought about how Edward only displays protection as his main way of showing his love for Bella. Then Jacob puts it all out there for the world to see. It's really cool to see the difference between Edward and Jacob.
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