My mind has been all over the place; like sand in the desert, constantly shifting in the hot wind. Many things plague my mind and weigh heavy on my heart. In attempt to distract myself from my thoughts and find some temporary relief, I watched Twilight: New Moon. I've seen it many times and thought I could just space out to it. Instead, I found myself upset and frustrated.
Bella Swan has an opportunity that very very few women have. She has the unwavering love and devotion of two guys. And may I add that this devotions goes beyond fixing their car in the pouring rain, or running to the next county for her favorite ice cream. No. They are willing to sacrifice their life for her. Now there are many layers to this story and if you go deep enough, it's quite disturbing. But for now that part that is stuck in my craw is Bella and her love life.
First there are two guys who are completely different in race, age, culture, and the most obvious, one is a vampire and one is a werewolf. One is eternally dead. The other is alive with a beating heart that transforms into a wolf. They both love her and desire her.
I tried to put myself in her shoes to see what I would do if I was in her situation. Would I want to live an immortal life constantly on the move and watch my whole family and all my friends die around me as I stayed forever young? Would I give up the simple wonderful little things about life like having a picnic on the beach with the sun on my face? Or enjoying a beautiful dream snuggled in my warm bed? Or the most basic of feeling my heart beat quickening when I go for a morning run? Would I be willing to give that up in the name of love? I could choose to live though and while it wouldn't beforever, I could still enjoy the beautiful things that life has to offer.
Vampires represent death and cold. They're full of despair as they walk through the world carrying their dark secret. They end up forgetting what real love is and what it's like to feel emotions. Only in Stephanie Meyers do the vampires show human emotion. But the legends and stories of vampires are centuries old and they are portrayed as not being able to be be human. They are the shell of the human they once were. They are forced to "live" haunted by memories forevermore. And the way they become what they are is very violent. The way they have to power to attract humans by their beauty is unnatural. So how does bella know she really loved Edward?
Now a Werewolf is no peach either. They kill humans as well. The difference is they are wolves only at night and cant help the transformation. Most have been cursed with it or either they have have been attacked by a werewolf and managed to survive. But either way, they are still alive.
When Bella is with Edward and his family, she literally surrounds herself with death and when she is with Jacob and his people, she's surrounded by life and energy. You can actually see the change in her when she's around either one of them and when she is both Jacob and Edward, she is confused, because you can't be dead and alive.
Now Bella ultimately has a life or death choice. If she chooses Jacob, she lives. If she chooses Edward, she dies. We aren't even going to get in to the fact that Edward abandons her and her taking him back and agreeing to marry him. We are gonna leave those issues alone. So we all know what happens. She chooses Edward. When given the choice, she chooses death. My question is why? What was so much better about being forever dead with Edward than living 60 years alive and having a family with Jacob? Only in the Twilight series can a vampire have children. None of the legends I've read or heard of said it was possible. Infact, they all said it was impossible. (Do your own research and let me know if you find anything different.)
If we put this situation into realistic terms; would you choose to marry and live with your soul mate and best friend who had 6 months to live? Or would you choose the really nice guy you care strongly for who's a sweet heart, financially stable and doesn't have death knocking on his door? Bella chose the really nice guy. I wouldn't have done that. I've seen a lot of relationships and issues with them thanks to my own life and that of my friends and family. I honestly would choose the man who I was in love with, was my best friend and soul mate. I'd rather have 6 months filled with love, devotion and life, than 60 with a man I wasn't in love with, but cared about and could support me financially. Bella loved Jacob and she was pulled towards Edward. I think she took the cowards way. She and Jacob had a powerfully bond that even Edward couldn't break. That bond is love. How can I be sure? Because when Edward abandoned her, she was able to move on and did so with Jacob, but even when she got married, she needed Jacob to be there. When they danced at her wedding, she said everythings perfect now. If it was true love with Edward, then she wouldn't need Jacob for it to be perfect. She would've missed him, but realistically, she would've chucked it up to it being his loss and him not being a real friend. She needed Jacob, and wanted Edward and because it's a story, was able to have them both. But that's never how it is in real life.
What would you do? Choose life? or Death?
Blessed Be
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