Comparing Favorite Literary Characters

	Fitzwilliam Darcy	Edward Cullen
Occupation	Man of consequence	Teenage vampire
Income	In possession of a good fortune	Probably richer than Darcy
Home	Pemberley, Derbyshire	Forks, WA
Age	28	17 going on 108
Character flaw	Pride	Self-loathing
Hobbies	Being disagreeable, hunting, brooding, swimming in ponds, fencing, repressing his feelings	Listening to and composing music, listening to the thoughts of strangers, peeping, hunting, brooding, driving fast, repressing his feelings
Turn-ons	Fine eyes, pert opinions	Human blood
Prefers	Brunettes	Brunettes
Instead of television, likes to watch	Elizabeth playing piano	Bella sleeping
Proposing marriage	Not so much successful on the first try.	Not so much successful on the first try.
Cinema Portrayal	Sideburns, wet linen shirt	Perfect hair, glitter skin
Dislikes	Giving consequence to young ladies who are slighted by other men.	Not being able to read Bella’s mind.
Competition	A dashing scoundrel	A lovable teenage werewolf
Cutest quote	“By you, I was properly humbled….You showed me how insufficient were all my pretensions to please a woman worthy of being pleased."	“If I could dream at all, it would be about you.”
Biggest lie ever told	"She is tolerable; but not handsome enough to tempt me.”	“It will be as if I never existed.”

Vampires in our midst

These people have to be vampires. There is no other explanation. 

Chewbacca Logic: It doesn't make sense!

I have no answers to the questions I am about to pose. 

Twilight: Why does Edward wear a white button up sleeveless shirt? Yeah, I've worn one before. IN MARCHING BAND. effing polyester and tuba spittle! Seriously! The Volturi would surely bring the wives from the towers for such a horrid abuse of fashion. 

New Moon Plot: So, if I accidently tried to kill my brother's girlfriend, causing my brother to break up with her and move the entire family out of her reach to keep her safe... which of course breaks my brother's heart and makes him a pathetic shell of a man... wouldn't I feel a little guilty? And when my brother returns from Italy, after almost dying, wouldn't I STILL feel guilty? So my question is, where is the apology scene? Or do I just roll my eyes at my brooding brother for taking everything so seriously? Even Rosalie's apology was a little pathetic. Maybe vampires are just used to drama, and quick to forgive, but it seems like the entire family is just a little too relaxed about the whole situation. 

Eclipse/Breaking Dawn: If Rosalie is really bitter about being a vampire because she can't have children, then wouldn't Bella's situation just make her more bitter? Wouldn't she be extremely jealous that her vampire brother gets to have a family?

New Moon Werewolves: Special FX sneak peek

You want a lullaby? I'll show you a lullaby!

Do you think the vampire transformation would be more painful to Bella than being left by Edward? Or is it just a different kind of pain? I need to know this.

Vampire transformation is physically painful-beyond-imagining, but it is temporary. Bella knows the end is in sight. She is able to control herself and hold herself absolutely still & silent while she is enduring it. Like Edward says, "Mind over matter." Even when she thinks the pain of it might kill her, she is still and silent. This pain has always been, for her, worth risking everything.

Being left by Edward is emotional pain that manifests itself in physical ways: night terrors, sobbing, numbness, and physical pain to the point where Bella feels as if she has to wrap her arms around her body to prevent it from falling apart. This pain is unknown; Bella doesn't know when it will end, if at all. This pain is one that she has to carry with her day and night; she can't give over to the misery, but has to go on. Mind over matter won't let her escape this pain because the pain is emotional at its source.

What if your glittery soul mate left you for no reason and disappeared without even a trace? Ouch.

What if he bit you so you could be with him f-o-r-e-v-e-r? Bring the pain! I can take it!

Fashion Addendum

Since when were floor length khaki skirts considered utterly indecent? 

Especially since the other women in Edward's life have some pretty flashy outfits. Did I just say flashy? 

I like to think that vampires get completely bored with human ideas of modesty, and only wear clothes to blend in, or because fashion provides a distraction. Not because of shame. 

I feel like Rosalie should have a darker fashion style. She's a car fanatic... I bet she could pull off a modified greaser/rockabilly look.  Or a modern version of Olivia Newton John (read: no leather, vinyl, or poodles) . Or a madonna style punk rocker. She should probably also own a jumpsuit -- some sort of car garage/bruce lee hybrid. You know, to complement Emmets track suits. 

Actor Chosen for Jacob of "New Moon"