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LadyLilith said:
I DEFINITELY think so. And none of them are really independent women; they're ALL submissive to the men in their lives. Well, maybe not so much Rosalie (it's somewhat the other way around), but she does seem to have vanity issues. And she's considered one of the bitches of the story because she's not as dependent on Emmett as the other women in the story are dependent on their men, and because she actually seems to THINK for herself and have her own, separate opinion (i.e. not wanting to accept Bella into their lives).
I'm not even going to talk about Bella, as her relationship with Edward and her utter dependence on him has already been discussed many a time. So I'm moving on to Alice. I can see why some people like her, as she appears to have that quirky, weird persona about her. But if you look deeper (actually it's not that deep at all), she really is quite a shallow character. Girls have every right to be girly and like clothes and looking pretty whatnot...we're girls, after all. We tend to like that crap. But it seems all she cares about are clothes and expensive cars and things. She acts like a spoiled little preppy girl, not a weird, interesting character. And though she's described as 'bubbly,' I see her as annoying, and not really actually having much personality at all.
I feel awful for Esme, because she's rarely in the books and for the most part no one knows WHAT the hell she's doing. Did you know that she was an architect? Yeah, apparently she is. I read that somewhere. I don't know if it's true or not (since I haven't read the books since I was a fan), but if it is, I never would have remembered that unless someone had told me. Does Meyer ever talk about her job? Do any of the other girls have jobs? No.
The only female character I really like from Twilight is Leah (ironically my baby sister is named after her :D). She's strong, independent of men, and she actually has flaws and a personality. And she's treated like an unruly bitch, has horrible things happen to her, and then she never gets a happy ending. Whereas EVERYONE in almost the whole goddamn series gets paired up with someone in the end. I think that's another form of sexism in the book, btw. That's not what I mean by a happy ending for Leah, though. Just SOMETHING. She deserved SOME happiness after all the shit she'd went through, and having to endure stupid characters.
Anyway, sorry if I offended anyone. These are my opinions on the issue. Peace!♥
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