Talk:Rosalie Hale/@comment-24846719-20151108030831

Carlisle's intentions with Rosalie and Edward's reaction to her after she was gang-raped have unsettling implications for the characters, given the situation. Carlisle found her dying, realized what had happened to her, and then turned her into the eternal undead without her permission through an agonizing process. One of many horrible aspects of this is that Edward revealed that the reason was that Carlisle decided to turn Rosalie — whom he had just found  beaten, raped, and near death  — was that he wanted her to to be Edward's  mate, despite little — if any — interaction between her and Edward beforehand and nothing to indicate that they would even be compatible. Then while she was still turning, Rosalie overheard Edward sounding  disgusted  and even  insulted  over Carlisle's choice in turning her (remember, Edward can read thoughts, so he knew that Carlisle hoped Rosalie would be Edward's mate). He said this while Rosalie was in the room, conscious, in pain, and in the aftermath of a vicious beating and series of rapes. And since he could read her mind, he  knew that she could hear him. He  knew  what she was going through, and yet he  still  talked about her like that, without even having the decency to address her directly and try to comfort her, or to at least say it out of earshot. It becomes all the more appalling when you remember the Cullens' views on sexual "purity" and the views they would have had of rape due to the time they lived as humans — not that it was a horrific attack on a human being, but that it "spoiled" women for marriage and robbed them of that "purity." Edward's disgust at Carlisle's choice in intending Rosalie for him, and the way he treats her afterward, might well stem from deeper issues than him not liking her attitude... With a "family" like that, it's no wonder Rosalie's so freaking unhappy all the time.