You already know that I like Edward. That doesn't mean though that I think he's necessarily the best choice for Bella, but neither is Jacob. I think Meyer prevented that with the whole imprinting thing, since the whole series seems to be about finding "the one and only" and Jacob didn't imprint on Bella; it seems to be likely that Bella and Edward will end up together with the Cullens as Bella's surrogate family. To put this a different way to me the problem is not so much who Bella will end up with but with the set-up of the books because they are geared towards teenage girls, and here I agree with you. I've no problem getting lost in a romance that fantasises about similar things, but in this series I'd prefer Bella to grow up a bit, and make a life for herself before she enters a serious relationship. The whole idea of getting married so early and giving everything up for it sounds to me very much like a very totally fantasy that I find problematic in a teenage book. Whatever happened to "try to be your own person and find out what want to do in life?"
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Date: 2008-06-23 05:30 pm (UTC)To put this a different way to me the problem is not so much who Bella will end up with but with the set-up of the books because they are geared towards teenage girls, and here I agree with you. I've no problem getting lost in a romance that fantasises about similar things, but in this series I'd prefer Bella to grow up a bit, and make a life for herself before she enters a serious relationship. The whole idea of getting married so early and giving everything up for it sounds to me very much like a very totally fantasy that I find problematic in a teenage book. Whatever happened to "try to be your own person and find out what want to do in life?"