It’s a complex argument. On the one hand, Bella trips so many times and is constantly being characterized as a delicate, breakable thing that Edward Cullen feels he must protect. But at the same time, she does score a ticket to immortality and becomes a powerful, badass vampire by the end of the series after falling in love and deciding to be with Edward on her own. Stephenie Meyer recently divulged her thoughts on the matter with these words:
