DISQUS

Thank you for putting into words what has bothered me about the Twilight series. Bella is one-dimensional and not a modern character. What is interesting though, is that in talking to girls in my classes who have read the series, I've discovered that they focus more on the characters of Edward and Jacob. Very few of them actually like Bella or respect her. Teenagers are a tough bunch. They have grown up in a world where their mothers work outside the home and many do it to retain an aspect of their self, to have something that defines them as a human being outside of just being a mother.