Critical Analysis of Twilight Article: Jessica; A Rant

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posted by renrae

We have a discussion on the forums here about noteworthy things in twilight. I picked Angela, and now I realize that Jessica is noteworthy, too.

We'll start with Jessica!Hate. Besides Lauren, Jessica is probably the most hated human friend that Bella has. Reasons Twilighters give for this are 'Jessica is a brat', 'she ignores her in book two', 'she's too hyper', and 'i just don't like her'. Some of those are just ridiculous. 'Jessica is a brat'. How? How is Jessica a brat? Answer: She isn't. 'she ignores bella in book two' I'll elaborate on this one later, because it's pretty big. 'shes too hyper' Ummm, if you didn't like hyper, then you wouldn't like Alice. Jessica.. isn't what I would say is hyper. 'i just dont like her' Same answer with 'Jessica is a brat'.

I don't see why Jessica is so unliked. When Bella arrives at Forks, Jessica is nothing but nice to her. She invites her to go dress shopping with her, and Bella uses her in this situation. Bella heads off to a bookstore to find out about Edward.

Jessica ditches Bella in book two. This is partly true. In New Moon, after Edward leaves her, Bella becomes... catatonic. She hardly eats. she hardly sleeps. Her grades drop. She becomes less social. She cannot live her life because she was dependent on Edward. Jessica, and Bella's other 'friends', try in vain to help her. It says in the book that jessica calls many times, but Bella ignores it. Eventually, she stops calling because bella is ignoring her. People complain that Jessica is rude to Bella, but if your friend ditched you and did what Bella did, would you still be friends with her? I doubt it!

Jessica has many good qualities. She is nice, she is happy, she is not exclusive, she helps other people... if she had been fleshed out a bit more than she would have been a great character. jessica is open to bella, and accepts her within her group of friends. Bella, again, ignores this and uses them.

All in all, I really like Jessica. She is a great character and I do not understand why she isn't liked. Not the greatest conclusion ever, but she really is a great character.

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Cinders I remember liking Bella's friends in the movie very much, because I felt there was a lot of unexplored potential there that either the script writers, or Stephanie Meyer herself, ignored. They seemed like genuinely flawed characters, or, in other words, realistic human beings. Even though her two girl friends were sometimes self-centered, vain or obnoxious, that's exactly how teenage girls can act sometimes, and it wasn't overly extreme to be unrealistic. Also, I want to say something about Bella's arrival at school. I have moved around a lot, both overseas and in the US. Also, I am very familiar with small Washington towns. These two experiences coupled together told me that a new girl going to a new school in a new, small, close-knit town would NOT be accepted as immediately as she was. Maybe a student would be assigned to show her around, but it's been my experience that these "first day guides" are more polite than friendly. I think Cady's experience coming to a new school in Mean Girls was far more realistic, where a lot of the students didn't give her the time of day. In the movie, at least, Bella was accepted immediately by the school community, gaining instant popularity among both girls and guys. I felt like her two guy friends (who, if I recall, were both crushing on her in the film) were being treated unfairly by Bella, who only had eyes for Edward. A counter-example would be Buffy's treatment of Xander when she was head over heals for Angel, and Xander had his crush on her. She didn't blow Xander off, and she didn't step on his feelings (at least, not intentionally). I felt like Buffy juggled friends, school, romance and slaying expertly, and if she did ignore one, it was more often her duties as slayer or student, which makes sense because teenagers generally aren't fond of academic (or destiny related) responsibilities. I felt that (in the movie at least), Bella treated her supposed friends horribly, and reading your article just makes me feel more justified in thinking that.

moo000 I compleatly agree with you. In real life there are not that many girls who would instantly befriend the 'new girl' like that. People may say 'but all the boys were taking interest in Bella because she was new.' There is a difference with the boys because as Cinders said above, they were all crushing on her. I liked Jessica in the books, but the actor in the movie annoyed me.. I think it was her voice...

HerMelody I think a lot of the people who dislike Jessica got their opinion from Midnight Sun. Edward can hear Jessica's thoughts in Midnight Sun, during the first half of Twilight. Jessica's thoughts about Bella were not nice, they were cruel and two-faced. I'm sure some people liked her until they read Edward's point of view on Stephenie's site and found out what Jessica was really thinking...

renrae See my article on Lauren forf info about the thoughts thing. It puts into perspective why they were being "rude".

sapherequeen I agree with everything you said. I can honestly conclude that a lot of the Twilight fans start to hate any character that disrespects Edward, Bella, or any popular character in the Twilight series or somewhat complicates Bella's and Edward's relationship. It's completely ridiculous...

anna0789 when i read the twilight saga i also didn't really get why everybody hated so much Jessica just because Bella didn't like her i mean jessica was really just a normal teenager with good cualities and with flaws i totally agree with you i mean "too hyper" cmon alice is like 10 times more hyper than jessica ( i love alice character :D) i think that maybe because it is written in bella perspective and bella doesn't like jessica well maybe some readers like start to hate jessica without really giving it a second thought

Ultimately57 Personally, I think Meyer just put rude thoughts from Jessica in Midnight Sun because people were realizing how kind she was actually being.

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Twilight in Short. How many trees could SM have saved?

posted by huddysmacked

Hey ya kittens! I was wondering in how many words could I write Twilight giving the same character development as Meyer and saying obviously the main plot so don’t bash…I had a lot of fun doing it XDD It’s not to offend anyone but think about it trees could have been saved if Meyer had stuck with this version.

So on with reading

Hi! My name is Bella Swan, I’m moving to Forks because I want to leave my mom with his new boyfriend live happily ever after although I hate where my father leaves. Forks it’s a rainy state and so I’m in an airplane to go to it.

When I arrive there’s my...

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Watch The Claws, Kittens!

posted by Dearheart

Hello, kittens and newcomers to the CAT! Don’t worry, none of you are in trouble or anything; I just feel that things have gotten a teensy bit out of hand, so I’m writing this as a reminder to all of you before it gets worse.

Newcomers, if you haven’t already, link It’s very important that people follow them so that we can keep this spot from turning ugly.

For those of you who’ve already read them, let’s review Rule 5:

Make sure the material you submit stays true to the spirit of this spot. Whether it’s a soapbox, image, video, etc...please make sure it doesn’t have excessive language,...

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Rules and Guidelines (Updated!)

posted by Dearheart

1) Bring a good sense of humor. Don’t ever take things personally, and try not to be too sensitive. Otherwise you’ll be miserable. Just let loose, have fun, and be willing to laugh.

2) If someone offends you, don’t blow up. Respond in a polite, mature way, point out what offended you and why you find it offensive. If it’s something serious or happens to be one of the things forbidden in Rule 5, chances are people will back you up and the problem will work out. If it isn’t, reread Rule 1.

3) Twi-hards, this isn’t a place to drool over Edward or gush about how amazing the Twilight...

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How Twilight could have been Great.

posted by TDDD

I don't like Twilight. I find the characters shallow; the plot boring and cliche; and the hidden messages frightening. But in the hands of another author - someone who wouldn't let their religious upbringing, their misogynistic views, and their twisted romantic ideals colour the story - it could have been really fantastic.

First off, the grammar would have to be fixed. The purple prose minimised and the overall writing polished up.

Next the characters would have to be made realistic, their actions have an effect on the plot, and their history an effect on them.

Take Rosalie, for example. If Rosalie's...

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Lauren: A Mini-Rant

posted by renrae

Lauren, Lauren, Lauren, Lauren. She's the blond girl in twilight. The one tricked by a modeling scam, the one that hates Bella. We first meet Lauren in the cafeteria, I believe. Almost all Twilight fans do not like her. I mean no disrespect to the ones on this spot or any others, but I do not think she has a reason to be hated. Reasons people give for hating Lauren are similar to the reasons for hating Jessica. "She's rude", "She's mean to bella and stupid", even "she's blond." That last one made no sense to me. The reason Lauren "hates" Bella is because her crush, Tyler, is infatuated with...

Is it really that hard to explain?

posted by RonGetYourWand

There are some core things about the mythical creatures I wish Meyer would have given an actual explaination for:

Vampires

1. Turning into bats

She could have explained it as bats are attracted to vampires, but she choose not to adress it at all.

2. Sleeping in a coffin

How about that having something to do with them faking their own death or something?

3. Lack of Fangs

An evolution over time to adapt.

4. Sunlight

Related to the fact vampires are considered to be connected to the devil.

Werewolves

1. Full-Moon

They meet at the full-moon.

2. Their Anger Issues (yes, I know that some of the wolves have this)

It could have been explained as a reaction to the moons phases.

3. Pack- Mind

Evolved trait or even a gift from the spirits.

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My view;

posted by AliceHaleCullen

I'm so glad to have found a spot that isn't full of people gushing over how hot Robert Pattinson is. Since the movie came out, the original idea of the series has deteriorated.

I used to feel proud to call myself a 'Twilight' fan. I first read it in 2005, and to be quite honest I loved how nobody had read it, it seemed really special. So called 'Fans' who now go around using the word 'Twilighter' just because they have seen the film have ruined it for everyone else.

Fair enough, it's nobodies fault it has been made into an overated hyped movie, but if they really understood what it meant before...

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Twilight Timeline

added by nuxi

Source: Reasoning With Vampires Tumblr

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The Success Of Twilight Versus The Failure of The Subtle Knife

posted by Cinders

Despite whatever impressions you may have garnered from the title of this article, this is not about glorifying Twilight over His Dark Materials. It's about scolding the movie industry for giving New moon the green light while simultaneously giving The Subtle Knife the red light.

I know that Hollywood is a business, just as book selling is a buisness, above all else. The only time films are made for the sake of making films anymore is if they're independent. I admit that the occasional brilliantly artistic film makes it into the mainstream, and when it does, it's often recognized and lauded....

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The 6 stupidest things I wondered when reading Twilight

posted by Asvini

I've talked about some of the things that crossed my mind when reading Twilight in the past. Thoughts such as "when is Bella going to freak out about the Edward watching her sleep thing?" "Did that say sparkling? I've re-read that passage like, four times and it still seems to say sparkling" "Does Stephanie Meyer think deer is a vegetable? no, really does she? Does she think you can call yourself a vegetarian if you don't eat things like people or those monkeys who know sign language?"
But those are valid thoughts that many people reading the books also thought (well, maybe not specifically...

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They say the full-moon drives us all a little mad...

posted by HecateA

*I'll have mentions to actual werewolves stories in here, so be ready for that

Even before Jacob and palls were called 'shapeshifters' (I'll get back to you on that, I am not letting go), we should have known they couldn't be. And here's why.

First off: the origin or werewolves.

In the year 60, 70 people started believing in werewolf lore. The oldest myth I know about this is Ancient Greek, Lycaon.

Lycaon invited the king-god Zeus to dinner, but he was unsure if it really was him, so he decided to serve Zeus human meat. Turns out, it was Zeus. And Zeus was ticked. So he killed Lycaon' 50 sons...

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O Tempora o mores

posted by Aquilia

O Tempora o Mores
Oh the times, oh the customs

This article is an appeal to all Twilight fans out there, I invite you all to think over your good and bad actions here on fanpop and contemplate them.

I have seen and compared examples of the appearances of the fandoms Harry Potter and respectively Twilight when criticism appear in each other’s sites on fanpop and I am astounded by the comparatively aggressive tone the Twilight fans carried when they respond to the said criticism.

Compare the responses of: link

And: link ;

Notes are to be made that both internet addresses were found by searching...

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Heres the REAL reason why Jacob never answered Bella's calls.

posted by zanesaaomgfan

Jacob: Let me call Bella.*dials Bella's number*
Operator: I am sorry. This person is talking to (Bella's voice)Edward Cullen. Please leave a message after the tone.
*tone never comes up*
Jacob: OH C'MON!

The next day.

Jacob: I want Bella NAO!*calls Bella*
(Answering machine): The Swans are out right now, please leave a message after the beep.
[beep never stops]
Jacob: OH C'MON!

The day after that:

Bella: *makes a new answering machine*
Jacob: *calls*
[Machine]: Hi, its Bella. If its Jacob, stop leaving messages saying "OH C'MON!" and if your not a Cullen or my dad, don't call me. At ALL!
*beep*
Jacob: NOOOOOO!
*beep*
Jacob: ?
*beep beep beep beep*
{This phone will self destruct in 3, 2, 1}
Jacob: OH C'MON!

[Check the TS spot to see who made it, its me. So don't kill me about 'You stole this!'].

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A short summary of Twilight IMHO.

posted by RobynPotter

{i did not write this myself, but i found it ridiculously funny and thought it needed to be posted here}

Book 1. Twilight:
Edward: Hey.
Bella: OMG, I'm so silly. And horny.
Edward: Yes. I'm dangerous. I sparkle.
Bella: OMG you're a vampire!
Edward: Yes. Let's go play baseball.
James: I like your girl, Edward. Gotta eat her.
Edward: Roar.
James: Omnomnom Bella.
Bella: OMG I'm screaming in agony! Yes, I will be a vampire!
Edward: I'm gonna kill you, James! I'm gonna suck Bella as well.
Jacob: Oh, hi there!
Book 2. New Moon:
Edward: Oops, gotta go.
Bella: OMG don't leave me! OMG I'm so depressed and dying in...

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Twilight brings out the inner stupid in me & I actually ♥ it. I think.

posted by rachaelwsz

There are 5 things you need to know-

This article is basically:
1. My story on how I got sucked into the Twilight Universe.
2. My life story on how Twilight has changed me. A lot.
3. A rant on why I like and hate about the series.
4. A confession on why I can't seem to get over with hating and loving it.
5. An opinion about how my life could have been without Twilight.

WARNING: Overall, this article is about... why I think Twilight isn't that 'bad' after all. It's going to be lengthy. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

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This had me wondering for a while and to...

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"Twilight Sucks!" - Witty? I think not.

posted by Cinders

I dislike the books, but after seeing image after image labeled "Twilight sucks", as well as comment after comment with the words, I'm beginning to see why we can be accused of being "haters."

"Sucks" is not a swear word. To say something sucks is not going to send you to hell. But it is derogatory, and immature, and does not lead to any real discussion. Well, unless some mature Twilighter comes along and say, "I see that you think Twlight sucks. Why?" That might spark discussion. But the twilighter has the upperground in that debate, considering the anti has already shown her immaturity by...

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Twilight Jokes

posted by nessienjake

Created:~Alice~

Q: What to Edward and a Christmas tree have in common?
A: Their balls are for decoration.

Bella: You're pale white and ice cold...I know what you are.
Edward: Say it. Say it!
Bella: Vanilla Ice Cream!

Edward: Bella...
Bella: Yes?
Edward: I just want to know how much you mean to me.
Bella: Aaw...
Edward: You know, what with me being an ancient VIRGIN vampire and everything...
Bella: Yeah?
Edward: Well, people were starting to think I was, y'know-
Bella: Gay?
Edward: ...
Edward: Old fashioned.
Bella: ...
Bella: Oh.

Q: How do you kill a brain?
A: Put it in the same room with Ms Meyer and her books and wait for two minutes.

Q: What did bella say when the shops ran low off the glitter?
A: yeeew!!! Edward you suck!!!!

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Curing Involuntarily Twilight association

posted by Asvini

Whether you hate Twilight so much it fills you with a burning rage so powerful it's full extent can only be expressed through the medium of interpretive dance, or love it so much you plan to sail out to international waters to avoid those pesky laws that prevent you from marrying a book, or perhaps even exist in the non crazy middleground between the two, overexposure can be a pain. Especially when it gets to the level where suddenly everything becomes linked to Twilight. You hear the name 'Edward', you think 'Cullen', the word 'sparkles' you think 'vampire', the words 'howler monkey' you think...

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What Twilight Has Brought Onto The World

posted by OneFoggyNight

Yes, it's true, everyone! Twilight has changed our world in several ways!!

No longer are streets near movie theaters and bookstores safe! I haven't seen even one free from screaming fangirls (and yes, screaming fanboys) when the new movies come out and even after it's all been done for about a month or so. Yeah, there are still girls running around in "I <3 guys that sparkle" t-shirts carring on about how great the twilight movie was at the movie theater in my town.

The world now has fewer trees than ever before, just because there where over millions of pieces of paper used for the twilight...

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My C.A.T Family (what boredom can do to you)

posted by Myf_1992

As the title suggests out of boredom I made a family out of the kittehs here who I talk to most, giving kittehs roles within the family from how I view them.

God:
The God of the family is Bastet, She is mighty and furry, and I give Her daily offerings of cream, catnip and balls of yarn. All hail Her Glorious Fluffiness.

MomCat:
Everyone knows who MomCat is(if you don't its DearHeart), she's loving and kind and nurturing. She keeps us in line and makes sure RenCat(renrae) hasn't had too many blue Smarties.

GodCats (AuntieCats and GodMotherCats didn't sound right):
These two I view as funny and kind...