Jessica vs. Bella

Running with wolves and kissing vampires; Bella Swan from the Twilight novel saga leads a mythical and mysterious life. Though I do not run with wolves or kiss vampires, I find that I relate to Bella on a more personal level. Every person can relate to a fictional character based on personality and lifestyle; my personality, lifestyle, and interests resemble many aspects of the character Bella Swan, but there are certain aspects of my life that make me unique.

Bella’s personality is one of the many reasons that made the Twilight novels so appealing to me. In the book Bella is very independent and mature for her age. She took care of her mother emotionally, and when she moves in with her dad she takes over the cooking and cleaning. Growing up my sister and I had to take care of my mom, as she dealt with depression and a bipolar disease. After my parents separated, I took over the cooking and cleaning in my house. I had to grow up fast and learn life’s lessons early, because of my family situation. I find myself more mature than other people my age, which makes it hard to find people to relate to. In the novels Bella is shy around people she isn’t close to. She doesn’t reveal much about her personal life. I find that I am quiet and reserved around people I don’t know, but my close friends can’t get me to be quiet. Bella and I are different in a way that makes me jealous of her. Bella is a lot braver then I. She isn’t afraid of having a vampire boyfriend (Edward) and a werewolf best friend (Jacob). She takes risks, like riding motorcycles and cliff diving. When I was growing up even though I had to deal with a lot of issues that were beyond my age, I had a sister who tried to shelter me from evil. My sister would scare me into not doing things, and I just never grew out of being scared of things that are perceived to be dangerous. I wish I were brave and took risks like Bella. While reading the Twilight series, I was turned off by Bella’s selfish attitude that would arise. For example; she wanted to keep both Jacob and Edward around even though it was hurting them. I always think of others first. I don’t expect to have my cake and eat it too. I spend more time thinking of others then myself. Even though we have many similar personality traits our differences makes us unique.