Is Twilight Bad News for Girls?

Is Twilight Bad News for Girls? Chapter Three

First of all, we have to acknowledge that something about Bella resonates with girls around the world. At the time of this writing the Twilight series has been translated into more than forty languages. Even when readers dislike Bella (and lots of them do, as we’ll see in a moment), there are many ways in which she is Everygirl, especially in how she awakens to love and to her own sexuality. When she is around Edward, Bella experiences exactly the same feelings girls everywhere have when falling in love for the first time—the electrification, the obsession, the amazement. She can’t believe that anyone could be so gorgeous, so perfect as her Edward. No one has ever loved the way she loves. These are feelings girls understand...