What makes bella see illusions of edward

In "Midnight Sun," Edward's intentions are more clear. You're aware the prom is simply Edward's way of having one last good night with Bella before he eventually decides to part ways with her in "New Moon.

Edward only decides to take Bella to prom — and allows Alice to doll her up — when he envisions her recalling the moment to her children later in life. He thinks he owes her a fond memory of high school that she'll always remember, and one with him in it. In the movie, Angela and Eric wind up with one another after Bella encourages her friend to ask Eric to the prom. In the books, Angela starts dating a boy named Ben after Edward pushes him in her direction.

Edward wants to do some small kindness to repay Angela for her kind thoughts and treatment of Bella. He and Emmett make Ben think Edward is into Angela. When Ben overhears them speaking in Spanish class, he gets the courage to ask Angela out. In "Midnight Sun," Edward notices they're the only two people who look blissfully happy at prom.

The moment makes him smile. The scene between Jacob and Bella is a fleeting moment in "Twilight" as the two chat while Edward is gone for a moment. Jacob gives Bella a brief warning about Edward from her father. He wants the two to break up. Edward watches on as the two have the same, slightly extended conversation. As Edward looks on, he briefly considers that Jacob and Bella may wind up together. He refers to it as a "strange" thought, "half imagination, half fear. Perhaps his very pure, open mind had that effect on people Would that pretty cluttered little house be in La Push?

Out of all of the guys in Bella's life, Edward is most welcoming of Jacob because his thoughts toward Bella are shown to be pure and well-intentioned. He knows Bella's in good hands with him. That's just the problem. By the book's end, Edward is a bit threatened by Jacob because he's exactly what the vampire isn't: human.

In the movie, when Edward refuses to turn Bella into a vampire, he asks Bella if it's enough to just have a long and happy life with him. Edward never would have said that line in the book. One of the last lines he says to Bella is that he'll stay with her before asking if that's enough. The subtle change of the line masks his true thoughts where his inner monologue says he'll stay with Bella "as long as it's allowed, as long as it doesn't hurt you. Until the sign comes, until it's impossible for me to ignore.

The movie makes it seem as if Edward is promising Bella a lifetime together forever. But in the book, Edward chooses all of his words carefully to avoid lying to Bella and overpromising something he can't deliver. At the time, he wasn't planning on staying with Bella for her definition of "forever.

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There's a larger meaning behind Jess' reference to Bella as a "shiny new toy" than you may have realized. Jasper was having a tough time controlling his craving for blood when we first meet him. You may remember laughing at Edward's over-the-top reaction to Bella in biology class when they first meet.

Bella thinks it's because she smells. That's not even the half of it. When Edward doesn't show up in class the next few days, he escapes to Alaska. Edward appears so awkward during his first real encounter with Bella because he's barely breathing and because the movie left out a subtle interaction between the two.

Edward is slightly offended when Bella asks if he wears contacts. Jasper and Rosalie are ready to kill Bella after Edward saves her from Tyler's van. Rosalie is annoyed and jealous of Bella partly because Edward finds her attractive. Edward asks Bella to distract him because he's trying to hold back from killing a man who went after her. Edward could have killed Bella in the meadow when he first took her there.

Billy and Edward's awkward stare down makes more sense when you know Billy's thoughts. There's a reason Laurent, James, and Victoria didn't realize Bella was human right away. Edward only stops drinking Bella's blood because he hears her voice. Edward isn't being honest with Bella while she's in the hospital. Edward only took Bella to prom so she would have a fond memory of him to recall to her children later in life long after he was out of the picture. Edward actually helped set up Angela and her boyfriend, not Bella.

She ultimately gives in after three months. Renesmee inheriting a reversed counterpart of her father's power can implant images and thoughts in her mind without hindrance by the shield, and it has been speculated that she has inherited a reversed counterpart of her mother's gift as well.

In addition, she has also inherited Bella's chocolate brown eyes. Before the arrival and judgment of the Volturi , Bella gives Renesmee a golden locket inscribed with the words "plus que ma propre vie" which means "more than my own life" in French. Bella puts her love for her daughter on an equal level as her love to Edward: a different kind of love, but just as intense.

Bella's best friend: Jacob Black. He falls in love with Bella after some time and spends a lot of time with her during the period of Edward's absence. While Edward was away, Bella found that Jacob's presence soothed the "hole" in her chest that resulted from Edward leaving her. Being around Jacob brought a measure of happiness back to Bella's life, though he was unable to replace Edward. Bella felt that Jacob was a good friend, and that he was her own "personal little sun" which would beam happiness in every direction wherever he went.

When Jacob underwent his transformation into a werewolf, it put a distance in their friendship. In Eclipse , Jacob acts upon his romantic feelings for Bella, and tries to convince her to leave Edward for him. Jacob thinks that, since he is more human than Edward, he will be safer for Bella to have a relationship with. Edward sees this, but is still willing to fight for her. Jacob forcefully kisses Bella, resulting in her punching him, breaking her hand and almost ending their friendship.

Sometime later, Jacob overhears that Bella and Edward are engaged and makes Bella kiss him, saying that if she doesn't he will get himself killed. She does so, and realizes that she is in love with Jacob. But Bella soon realizes that her love for Jacob is not as strong as her love for Edward.

She later tells Jacob that she has chosen Edward over him, breaking his heart. A devastated Jacob remains at odds with Edward and Bella after this. Eventually, Jacob imprints on Edward and Bella's daughter, Renesmee, ridding him of his heartache for Bella.

Bella and Edward are furious and, after hearing that he nicknamed her Nessie, after the Loch Ness Monster, Bella loses control of her anger and tries to kill Jacob. But she soon regains self-control, and Bella, Edward, and Jacob make peace. She comes to accept Jacob's imprinting on Renesmee during the Volturi crisis, and they remain best friends.

In addition, Jacob continues to think of her as just Bella rather than a vampire with a powerful gift. In many ways, she doesn't feel fit in with anyone, including her mom. At a young age, Bella held more responsibilities for the house than her mother. Her career as a kindergarten teacher was the one thing that Bella respected. She visits her mother in Eclipse after Edward talks her into using the plane tickets she'd got from his parents, and finds herself in torment as her time as a human is shortening by the day.

She supports her daughter's choice to marry young wholeheartedly when she first tells her about the engagement, despite her great dislike of young marriage, and attends her daughter's wedding.

Also, she combines her name with Esme's, naming her newborn granddaughter "Renesmee", in honor of her mother and mother-in-law.

Bella's father: Charlie Swan. Charlie Swan is Bella's father. Bella's relationship with her father is also very odd. Even at a young age it became clear that Bella hated Forks, and when she visited Charlie would take her fishing, which Bella also hated. Bella moved to Forks to live with her father in Twilight to give her mother space with her new husband, Phil. She finds it much easier to live with her father, because he respects her privacy.

Even though they hardly talk, the two really care for each other. Her father is very protective and therefore very suspicious of Edward Cullen, for having caused great emotional pain to his daughter.

Among other " Bella moments " he has shown great concern for her when she has been in the hospital for her broken leg, in Twilight , and a check-up. Bella fully reciprocates.

After Bella became a vampire and mothered a half-vampire half-human child, Jacob told Charlie about the mystical world to keep the Cullens in Forks.

Though Charlie was shocked by the sudden information, he adjusts to it very quickly and demands to be told as little as possible about the supernatural in order to keep Bella and her in-law family in Forks. Renesmee's middle-name of "Carlie" is a portmanteau of both Carlisle and Charlie. It is very likely that Bella inherited her personality and power from Charlie, who has a similar, though less powerful mental defense. Bella's adoptive father-in-law: Carlisle Cullen. Carlisle Cullen is Bella's adoptive father-in-law.

Like Esme, he was worried for Edward's sake about lacking happiness, therefore he is very grateful to Bella when she brought him to life. From then on, he thinks of her as part of the family and welcomes her with his heart.

In New Moon , he tells Bella of Edward's last moments as a human, and later agrees to let Bella join their family as a vampire in order to protect Edward from committing suicide.

When she became pregnant with Renesmee, Carlisle and Edward wanted to abort the child for her health, but Esme, Emmett and Rosalie siding with Bella compels him to think otherwise. In the movie of New Moon , Bella comforts him that he cannot be damned to be a vampire. Renesmee's middle name of "Carlie" is derived from a combination of Carlisle and Charlie to honor them.

Bella's adoptive mother-in-law: Esme Cullen. Esme Cullen is Bella's adoptive mother-in-law. Esme loved Edward so much that she wished for him to find happiness that he was lacking. When he fell in love with Bella, Esme discovered the change in him and was grateful to her for it.

Despite her family's partial protests, she wholeheartedly embraces Bella as one of them. Bella combines her name with her mother's to name her daughter "Renesmee" in honor of her mother and Esme. Bella's adoptive sister-in-law: Alice Cullen. Alice Cullen is Bella's adoptive sister-in-law. Aside from Edward and Renesmee, she is the closest to her in the Cullen family.

Alice has been eager to become her friend after she saw their united future; she eventually gets her wish when Bella becomes romantically involved with Edward. Alice likes to dress her up and provide any kind of fashion to make her look pretty, although Bella dislikes the idea of fashion.

Bella allows Alice to arrange her wedding after her endless pleading and made her maid of honor, although she retains veto-power on the guest list. When the Volturi prepare to end their family, Alice runs away with Jasper but leaves clues for Bella to find a lawyer named J.

Jenks to help her arrange legal paperwork for Renesmee to escape. Alice and Jasper return with a half-vampire, half-human hybrid named Nahuel. They arrive just on time to prevent the confrontation from turning into an ugly fight and save their family from slaughter. That same night, Bella angrily confronts her for leaving her cryptic clues that caused her endless mental pain. Bella's adoptive sister-in-law: Rosalie Hale. Rosalie Hale is Bella's adoptive sister-in-law. Rosalie initially disliked her for the attention she was receiving from Edward, and later for wanting to become a vampire; something she would never have considered if she'd had a choice.

Her dislike of Bella began to fade a little bit after she risked her life to save Edward from committing suicide, but she still wanted her to remain human. Rosalie tells her life story to Bella in Eclipse , hoping to make her consider her options before making her decision.

Although she still chose immortality over mortality, Rosalie volunteered to help do Bella's hair on her wedding day. When Bella was pregnant with Renesmee, she asked Rosalie to be her guardian, knowing that she would side with her. During pregnancy, Rosalie cared for and protected Bella, though she mostly focused on the baby. After Bella gave birth to Renesmee, they shared a genuine love for the baby and became close sisters at last.

Rosalie admitted that she envied Bella in Eclipse, because she wished she was still a human. Bella's adoptive brother-in-law: Emmett Cullen. Emmett Cullen is Bella's adoptive brother-in-law. Bella found him intimidating but fine to be with, describing him as the kind of big brother she'd wanted but much more horrifying. When Edward saved Bella from a car accident, Emmett was upset that he had exposed their family secret, but quickly warmed up to her involvement after finding out that Edward had fallen in love with her.

He likes to make Bella blush. He votes in her favor of becoming one of them in New Moon , despite Edward's suggestion of hiding Bella and fighting the Volturi in the process. After she becomes a vampire, she challenges Emmett to an arm-wrestling match and wins the right to prohibit him from joking about her sex life with Edward. He demands several rematches, only to fail over and over again.

When he is put in charge with teaching Bella how to fight, she notes that he's using the opportunity as a vendetta for all the losses of arm-wrestling. Bella's adoptive brother-in-law: Jasper Hale. Jasper Hale is Bella's adoptive brother-in-law.

Jasper wanted to kill Bella after Edward used his strength and speed to save her, but Jasper waited until the Cullens had a talk about it, and in the talk Alice says that Bella is going to be her friend, and convinced Jasper to let her be.

Jasper initially disliked Bella for her involvement with the family, but later warms up to her, though he keeps in distance to avoid losing control of his bloodlust, which happens in New Moon , when Bella cuts her finger. He tries to attack her, but Edward and Emmett are able to stop him. He votes in her favor to become one of them, partly because he wants to stop the constant urge to kill her, but also because he already thinks of her as part of their family, like the others.

On occasion, Jasper would use his power to calm Bella. They become closer to each other after Bella became a vampire. He initially expected her to act like any newborn vampire; vicious and uncontrollable by thirst, and was always near her side to immobilize her; however, to his surprise, she is very in control of her new instincts. This allows him to re-evaluate his view on newborns.

Bella's best human friend: Angela Weber. Angela Weber , kind and shy yet insightful, is among the human friends Bella made after moving to Forks. Although she is a minor character in the books, she becomes Bella's best friend on the human category, comforting Bella during her depression in New Moon and attending Bella's wedding in Breaking Dawn.

Her kindness towards Bella also appeals to Edward. Bella always finds Angela better to be around than Jessica, though she would avoid her sometimes to save her worries. In Eclipse , she admits to herself that Angela will be one of the people she will miss the most after graduation.

In Breaking Dawn , Angela is the one who catches Bella's wedding bouquet at her reception. Bella's friend: Jessica Stanley. Jessica Stanley has an on and off friendship with Bella, particularly since Edward and Bella started dating.

She was 'practically' the first person Bella had a full conversation with in school as well as being her first friend, although Bella initially disregarded her as "superficial". In New Moon , Bella hangs out with Jessica to avoid her father, but ends up angering her by putting herself in danger and ignoring Jessica. Jessica later ignores Bella and starts hanging out with Lauren. She tends to get overtly excited, such as on graduation day, where she states that they were friends right away, even though at one point she ignored Bella for most of the semester.

This allowed the two of them to end their relationship on friendly terms. She was later invited as a guest at Bella and Edward's wedding. Jessica has an on-and off-relationship with Mike , though is seemingly jealous of Mike's affection towards Bella. Bella and Jessica have a closer friendship in the movie adaptations than in the books. Mike Newton is a generically popular boy at Bella's new high school who is instantly attracted to Bella.

He is friendly and Bella thinks he possesses traits like a golden retriever: his happiness and loyalty in walking her to class and speaking with her every day. Mike frequently tries to ask Bella out, but she always declines. He becomes jealous when he realizes that Bella and Edward Cullen are dating. In New Moon , after a movie date with Bella, Jacob and Mike, Mike has seemingly given up on Bella, and tells her that "girls are cruel".

Mike develops a new romantic relationship with Jessica Stanley when he accepts that Edward is Bella's boyfriend. In New Moon , Bella tries to rekindle their friendship after four months of "being a zombie" after the Cullens left Forks.

Mike becomes her friend again, although not with the same enthusiasm and also never forgets his fondness of Bella. Mike apparently never got over his infatuation for Bella. At Edward and Bella's wedding reception, Edward commented that Mike was having improper thoughts about her again. Bella's friend: Tyler Crowley. Tyler Crowley is Bella's schoolmate in Forks, and her "almost-murderer" in Twilight : his car skidded on the icy parking lot and spun out of control, which wound up almost killing her until Edward stopped the van.

He is the reason Edward accidentally exposed his inhuman features to Bella. After nearly killing Bella in a car accident, Tyler feels obliged to make things even. While Bella declines, insisting that she must be in Seattle that day, he insists on taking her to prom. He tells the whole school and convinces most of the students that he is taking Bella to prom, much to her annoyance.

He shows up at Bella's house on prom night, only to be told over the phone by Edward that she would be unavailable every night as far as anyone but himself was concerned. They drifted apart after Twilight , mostly interacting at school without much conversation topics.

Bella described him as being the "overtly eager" chess club type, and he was one of the three boys namely Mike, Tyler and himself who asked Bella to the spring dance, though she declined all three. He develops a rivalry with Mike Newton, and later a dislike for Tyler as well.

His friendship sways and mostly falls after Bella goes through a depression in the absence of Edward and the rest of the Cullen family. He later develops a romantic relationship with a redheaded junior by the name of Katie Marshall , who lives next door to Bella, as stated in New Moon. In the movies, he begins a relationship with Angela Weber after she asked him to be her prom date. Jenks is a lawyer and a forger, and has counted Jasper as his priority client for over twenty years.

He knows nothing of vampires , but he is well aware the Cullens never age and that he is dealing with the supernatural where they are concerned. They bond through this business, and Bella decides to take over Jenks's business relationship with Jasper to spare him a heart attack. Publishers Weekly states that, after her transformation into a vampire, "it's almost impossible to identify with her" in Breaking Dawn.

Lilah Lohr of the Chicago Tribune compares Bella's character to the story of the Quileute wolves and describes it as "less satisfying.

During sed on magic, Kirkus Reviews stated that "Bella's appeal is based on magic rather than character", but that her and Edward's "portrayal of dangerous lovers hits the spot. Laura Miller of salon. Entertainment Weekly's Jennifer Reese, in her review of Breaking Dawn noted, in regard to Bella, "You may wish she had loftier goals and a mind of her own, but these are fairy tales, and as a steadfast lover in the Disney princess mold, Bella has a certain saccharine appeal", and that during Bella's pregnancy "she is not only hard to identify with but positively horrifying, especially while guzzling human blood to nourish the infant.

Washington Post journalist Elizabeth Hand noted how Bella was often described as breakable and that "Edward's habit of constantly pulling her onto his lap or having her ride on his back further emphasize her childlike qualities", continuing to write that "the overall effect is a weird infantilization that has repellent overtones to an adult reader and hardly seems like an admirable model to foist upon our daughters or sons.

Gina Dalfonzo, in an article posted on the National Review website, calls Bella "self-deprecating" before her transformation into a vampire, and afterwards she is "insufferably vain. Some fan critics argue that Bella is a "Mary Sue" due to the striking resemblance between Stephenie Meyer's and Bella's physical traits and personality characteristics, suggesting that Twilight may have been an expression of Meyer's personal fantasy.

Bella also does not have any acknowledged flaws in the novels, besides her clumsiness, which is generally agreed to be depicted as endearing and cute.

The fact that she is also an exception to many established rules, such as Edward's inability to read her mind, and her exceptional control over her thirst, which no other character in the novels have, is also indicative as another "Mary Sue" trait—the fact that she attains and learns skills significantly faster than what is thought to be normal. Bella is a short form of Isabella. Stephenie Meyer said on her website that Isabella is the name she had planned to name her daughter, if she had one.

Kristen Stewart portrays Bella Swan throughout the franchise. Since she has green eyes, brown contacts were required to match Bella's eye color. Meyer stated that she was "very excited" to see Stewart play the part. The young Bella in Twilight was played by Catherine Grimme. Twilight Saga Wiki Explore. Forever Dawn. Local staff Blogs Contact Us News. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Bella Swan. History Talk Do you like this video? Play Sound. I was born to be a vampire.

But dying in the place of someone I love seemed like a good way to go. Chin-length dark hair framed her face, which was alabaster pale. It was hard to tell if her features were beautiful, twisted as they were by rage and thirst. The feral red eyes were dominant—hard to look away from. She glared at me vigorously, shuddering and writhing every few seconds. Vincent Millay in Breaking Dawn: Part 1. The alien creature in the glass was indisputably beautiful, every bit as beautiful as Alice or Esme.

She was fluid even in stillness, and her flawless face was pale as the moon against the frame of her dark, heavy hair. Her limbs were smooth and strong, skin glistening subtly, luminous as a pearl.

I just did the best with what I had, never quite fitting into my world. So this was really different. Book three in the Twilight Series, Eclipse , is in the final stages of editing.

Midnight Sun is only a side project. Which means I have to do my real work before I can play with it. Right now, my real work is book four, so Midnight Sun will have to wait for a while. I have no idea when it will be released, because I have no idea when it will be finished. Is it true that there will be no advanced readers copies of Eclipse? For a million other questions and a thousand other answers, try the Twilight Lexicon.

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