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twi-teen
twi-teen
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High School - 11th Grade

This is totally what you think, not what the book says. Do YOU think Bella should stay human or become vampire?

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Posted by twi-teen on Tuesday August 11, 2009 at 6:27 AM and tagged with twilight.

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  1. lhc
    lhc Teacher
    Middle School

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    I think Bella has no other choice than to become a vampire, if she wants to be with Edward forever.  In a normal human existence, a married couple will grow old together over a period of years, but Bella will never have that because of Edward's vampire status.  The alternative to becoming a vampire is to grow old and eventually look like Edward's grandmother; although Edward says he will always want to be with Bella no matter what she looks like, this is not an alternative Bella wishes to contemplate, much less experience.  Of course, Edward resists the idea of Bella changing over because he doesn't want to deny her the world of experiences she will have as a human being; he also recognizes that once Bella has changed, it is irrevocable.  However, for Bella, this step into immortality is not an option, but something she needs to do to be with Edward forever as an equal-opportunity vampire. 

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    Posted by lhc on Tuesday August 11, 2009 at 6:53 AM


  2. akannan Teacher
    Middle School

    eNotes Editor

    This answer will be completely subjective and not based out of anything but pure supposition.  I think that Bella should remain a human.  I know this might be a bit on the heartless side, but my reasoning is that the love between Bella and Edward acquires a heightened sensibility if they are doomed to forever be apart.  It's akin to any situation where individuals in love are challenged by some type of gulf or divide.  It makes their love that much more compelling and gives an obstacle for which both engage in the love of the other, but realize that it is futile.  It might be as old as Homer.  Part of what makes the love story between Hektor and Andromache so painful is that they both know that Hektor must die.  Their love must be stronger than the forces of mortality.  The love between Romeo and Juliet acquires greater magnitude when set against the forces of social bitterness and feuding between their families.  In Casablanca, Rick's and Ilsa's love is so poignant because we know they will never be together.  I am not trying to suggest that Edward and Bella are similar to these couples (although some claim that they are).  Yet, I think their relationship acquires a greater level of depth when the desire to transcend is something of an impossible level, and in the process making their devotion to one another all the more powerful.

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    Posted by akannan on Tuesday August 11, 2009 at 7:52 AM

  3. valerie31
    valerie31

    yes! There is no other way for her to be with edward because if they got married one day she would look like hes grandmother

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    Posted by valerie31 on Wednesday August 12, 2009 at 3:15 PM