Twilight Rant

Yes this is a rant. I am sure it will annoy some people. That's kind of the point of a rant. I have read all of the Twilight books and seen all of the movies. They really are well written books with a fairly unusual plot. My issue with them is that they are marketed to teenage girls. In particular I have a problem with New Moon.

In New Moon Edward breaks up with Bella in order to protect her. Bella's response to this was to go into a deep depression and wander around like a zombie for months. She starts coming out of this depression not by pulling up her big girl panties but because of another guy. That would be Jacob.

Then she realizes that if she puts herself on the brink of death she can see Edward's ghost or image or something. Evidently Bella doesn't have much of an imagination and must put her life at risk to be able to see him. Which in itself is kind of crazy.

So, she's running around trying to kill herself. Edward hears that she's dead and he decides to kill himself. This is some messed up Romeo and Juliet teenager crap. You'd think a vampire who is over 200 years old would know that LIFE GOES ON!

In the other books Edward is always saving Bella. She has that whole indecisive love triangle thing. She wants nothing more than to die and become a blood thirsty fiend despite everyone fighting against the idea. Her boyfriend stalks her and sneaks into her room to watch her sleep. She does finally stands up for herself and her child in the last book.

Basically what this teaches teenage girls is that all you need in life is a guy. A guy to protect you. Then a guy to fix you. That love and your personal feelings are all that matter. These girls need some real role models.