Edward And Bella In An Abusive Relationship

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Another thing critics found troublesome, were the signs that Edward and Bella were in an abusive relationship. The way Edward tried to control who she was hanging out with or the decisions she wanted to make was a huge indicator. He tried to forbid her from seeing her best friend, Jacob, and in his attempts, he took a piece apart from her truck in the film, Eclipse, to stop her from seeing him. Edward’s high levels of jealousy and possessiveness is a red flag in the relationship. Bella also has a low self-esteem and often refers to herself as awkward, unattractive, and uncoordinated. Edward is put in a position of power over her when he takes interest in her because of her low self-esteem. Although Edward saved Bella from that possible sexual