Bella Swan

Isabella “Bella” is a character and protagonist of the famous twilight novel series written by Stephenie mayor. The twilight novel consists of four series Twilight saga, Newmoon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn. The Novel and movie became a hit story revolve around the lead character Bella portrayed by actress Kristen Stewart.

Isabella Swan is the protagonist character of the story as she is good, kind-hearted, and very strong mentally. Let’s analyze the characteristic of Bella whether she is good or bad.

Introduction

A seventeen-year-old girl moving from her mother’s home to her father’s hometown Washington since her mother going on a world trip with her second husband. Both Bella and Edward at the first sight itself they felt the connection. Bella got to know that Edward Cullen is Vampire from her childhood friend Jacob Black. Later Edward admitted to Bella that Cullen’s family is a vampire. But they haunt only animals for blood, not humans. Everyone from Cullen’s family accepted Bella with warmth. When Bella and Edward spending their time in the forest the other vampire James noted the presence of the human. Cullen’s family likes to change Bella into Vampire to save her from James but Edward was not interested in doing that.

Relationships

Bella daughter of Charlie Swan and Renée Dwyer, the stepdaughter of Phil Dwyer, and the wife of Edward Cullen, and the mother of Renesmee Cullen, and the daughter-in-law of Edward and Elizabeth Masen. She is also the daughter-in-law of Carlisle and Esme Cullen and the sister-in-law of Alice and Emmett Cullen, and Rosalie and Jasper Hale. Jacob black is a childhood family friend of Bella.

Beautiful

In the novel, Bella physical appearance was described as pale-skinned with brown eyes, Stephenie Meyer explains that she is

From Twilight Novel

“Very fair-skinned, with long, dark brown hair and chocolate brown eyes. Her face is heart-shaped a wide forehead with a widow’s peak, large, wide-spaced eyes, prominent cheekbones, and then a thin nose and a narrow jaw with a pointed chin. Her lips are a little out of proportion, a bit too full for her jawline. Her eyebrows are darker than her hair and straighter than they are arched. She’s five feet four inches tall, slender but not at all muscular, and weighs about 115 pounds. She has stubby fingernails because she has a nervous habit of biting them.”(Mayer 2008, Page 4)

Inquisitive

Bella is described as exceptionally clumsy, dropping over everything in sight, and so she is easily described as the fragile person in the world. But this thought changes once she is turned into a vampire after 3 series. Bella is very reclusive, quiet, sometimes she is insecure but kind-hearted, compassionate, and caring for her family and friends. She cares for the Cullen family, her father Charlie and mother Renée, and her childhood friend Jacob Black wolf family. She is very silent but her eyes show love and care towards the person(Edwards feels that love and warmth). Bella is stubborn and curious by nature to know what was going on. The nature of Edward’s love towards Bella is so protective

From Twilight Novel

“What you want ?..” you owe me an explanation”..”don’t owe you anything” you don’t know what you talking about:… What do you want from me, Bella says “I want to know the truth” pg 63,64( This conversation happened during Tyler’s car accident, he saved her and destroyed the car with his fist)

Intrepid

Bella is an exceptionally patient and responsible person by nature she accepted the strange behavior of her boyfriend initially who is a vampire. Also, the boyfriend has the urge to drink Bella’s blood. He knows that the part of Edward can kill her anytime and she is very easy prey. Yet she believes in the thing of unconditional love.

In the movie Breaking Dawn

“Childhood is not from birth to a certain age and at a certain age.”

“The child is grown, and puts away childish things.”

“Childhood is the kingdom where nobody dies.”

―Bella quoting Edna St. Vincent Millay in Breaking Dawn:

At Some point when Edward leaves Bella, she became mentally unstable. She had hallucinations about Edward and gets a glimpse of Edwards’s face whenever she is in danger. So she put herself in danger to get a glimpse regardless of her life.

Negative Shade

Bella doesn’t like cold and wet climates, which is why she initially hated to live in Forks. But, after meeting Edward, she felt the Forks more comfortable, even she started enjoying the place.

In the movie Twilight Eclipse

“Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice.”

“From what I’ve tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire.”

“But if I had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate to say it for destruction”

“Ice is also great and would suffice.”

―Bella’s quote of Fire and Ice in Eclipse

After knowing that her life is in danger by other Vampire. Bella’s main goal throughout the series is to become Vampire. So that she can live with Edward without any fear. She never thought about leaving her family and friends behind. His father is so concerned about her relationship with Edward. SHe constantly hurts her father’s feelings and runs way twice with Edward. She always takes her childhood friend Jacob for granted but Jacob and his wolf friends helped Bella in many dangerous situations.

Later she got pregnant with Edward’s baby who is half-vampire and half-human. She took the risk and delivered the baby and saved the baby from James’s girlfriend and Volturi.

Conclusion

After the character analysis of isabella Swan as the lead character of the famous Twilight novel, the writer concludes that physically she is beautiful pale-skinned, brown-haired and eyed, heart, shaped face. She was also passionate, Curious, Honest, and brave. She can Sacrifice her life for loved ones. She also has some negative shades like Introvert and pretender.

Websites:https://twilightsaga.fandom.com/wiki/Bella_Swan#Personality_and_traits

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephenie_Meyer

Book: Twilight series-Stephenie Meyer

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Mithila