Talk:Charlie Swan/@comment-7600752-20140204055105/@comment-24917285-20150206110627

I wonder if Meyer made Charlie, (and other humans) look so dimwitted, to make the vampires seem intelligent by comparison.

This is a common approach. For example, the police in Murder She Wrote are normally cognitive idiots, to make Jessica Fletcher look smarter.

Edward, mostly due to his vampire memory retention and speed of thought, isn't any more than academically bright.