Talk:Bella Swan/@comment-176.27.191.240-20130411194212/@comment-4807396-20130416141450

I'm sorry, but I have to disagree about Bella being brave. She seems to wet her pants every time Victoria is mentioned in New Moon and Eclipse; she even tries to use the threat to force Edward to change her into a vampire in Eclipse, to hell with the consequences; that's not just cowardly, that's plain manipulative. In addition, things like sneaking off to face James alone just comes off as incredibly stupid to me, not brave.

As far as Bella herself goes, she demonstrates nearly all the hallmarks of a Mary Sue: Looks like the author? Check.

Her name means "beautiful swan", for crying out loud.

Everyone fawns over her immediately, with the rare exceptions dismissed as evil, jealous or just plain bitchy? Check.

Lone exception to every rule the author sets for her world, just for the sake of making her unique? Check.

Gets everything she wants with no meaningful sacrifices on her part? Check.

Has attributes and flaws described by the author that aren't meaningfully demonstrated in the text and have no bearing on the plot? Check.

Is self-deprecating to an irrational extent in spite of everyone wanting her? Check.

On top of being an absolutely repugnant character, Bella Swan is a classic Mary Sue. That's all I can really say about her.