Talk:Jane/@comment-90.191.122.48-20140504124032/@comment-7600752-20140505010547

I read somewhere...and I'm not sure if it was one of the books, or Meyer, herself in an article. But the twins are borderline immortal children (they're supposed to be anywhere between 10-12). Aro wouldn't have chosen to make them vampires so early, but he had little choice since they were being burned alive at the stake. But it's clear that they can rationalize and think. They are not stuck in an infant-like or small child-like state. The immortal children were created from children so young, that they could not yet rationalize for themselves...nor could they be taught to rationalize for themselves. Their minds were just too underdeveloped.