Talk:Charlie Swan/@comment-121.220.41.220-20150915093657/@comment-7600752-20150930190729

Probably because Meyer was attempting for Bella to sound like she was more intelligent than her parents. It's just Meyer demeaning Bella's parents to show Bella's superiority over them. A lot of times, Bella does refer to Renee as "my mom,' because she had lived all her life with her mother. But had spent relatively little time with her dad - so she viewed Charlie more with his given name. Another reason Bella referred to her parents by their names is because of the story she's telling. It helps to know a person the best by using their names. So, as readers, we get to know Bella's parents better because we know their names.