Physical Appearance Bella Swan’s Character

39 Edward knew that she preferred to be called Bella, because they never had a conversation before and everyone in the town, apart from Charlie, called her Isabella at the first time they met her. She was a careful person although this conversation felt a bit awkward. She was also being careful when she was herded by four men in Port Angeles on page 161. She was careful in calculating her chances of survival against four men before she was saved by Edward. c. Curious Curiosity is one of Bella’s characters. Throughout the novel, Bella has become curious toward Edward and his vampire family. Then, on page 413, it shows Bella’s curiosity on how a person can become a vampire, the conversion. Would you tell me the truth, though? Yes. I will always tell you the truth. Her voice was earnest. I deliberated for a moment, and decided she meant it. Tell me then… how do you become a vampire? My question caught her off guard. She was quiet. I rolled over to look at her, and her expression seemed ambivalent. 412-413 Alice’s answer to Bella’s question then became the beginning of the decision that Bella made to live with Edward forever which also led to an argument between the romantic couple. This would be discussed further in the later stage of this chapter. d. Observant On page 188 when Bella had a conversation with Edward, Edward said that Bella was observant. He said that because of her theory about 40 Edward’s eyes. The truth is actually Bella being observant to Edward’s face only because she could not take her eyes away from his face. She did not even notice the clothes that Edward wore at school for most of the time. Your eyes. I told you I had a theory. Ive noticed that people — men in particular — are crabbier when theyre hungry. He chuckled. You are observant, arent you? I didnt answer; I just listened to the sound of his laugh, committing it to memory. 188 e. Not talkative The conversation between Bella and Eric, her classmate in English class, on page 16 seems like a one-way conversation; Eric asked questions and Bella answered in few syllables without asking back. Readers can see the proof that Bella was not a talkative person, especially during her early time living in Forks when she was still trying to adapt to the new environment. It supports Bella’s statement on page 5. But it was sure to be awkward with Charlie. Neither of us was what anyone would call verbose, and I didnt know what there was to say regardless. 5 Inheriting from Charlie, Bella is more like a quiet person. She preferred to be alone. It shows that she was actually an independent girl. More evidence that Bella was not a talkative person can be found on page 17.