 Meyer has dismissed such criticisms , arguing both that the books center around Bella 's choice , which she perceives as the foundation of modern feminism , and that Bella 's damsel in distress persona is due only to her humanity . Meyer also added , " Just because [ Bella ] doesn 't do kung fu and she cooks for her father doesn 't make her worthy of that criticism " . Shannon Simcox of The Daily Collegian has similarly dismissed the criticism surrounding Bella , commenting , " While Bella plays the perfect damsel in distress that gets herself into sticky situations , she is also very in control of herself . She chose to move to Forks and be in a new place ; she constantly faces a bunch of people who want to suck the life right out of her , and she is constantly pleading to become a vampire , too , so she can take care of herself and Edward . " 
