▁even ▁calling ▁it ▁" home ". ▁As ▁a ▁v amp ire , ▁she ▁also ▁dis lik es ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁feed ing ▁on ▁humans , ▁but ▁is ▁glad ▁to ▁have ▁found ▁the ▁strength ▁she ▁needed ▁to ▁protect ▁her ▁loved ▁ones . ▁ ▁B ella ▁inherited ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁high ▁per cept iveness ▁to ▁some ▁degree , ▁as ▁she ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁guess ▁Edward ▁was ▁a ▁mind ▁reader , ▁the ▁first ▁human ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁However , ▁she ▁was ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁guess ▁that ▁Edward ▁was ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁her . ▁ ▁After ▁being ▁turned ▁into ▁a ▁v amp ire , ▁she ▁describes ▁having ▁a ▁much ▁clearer ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁She ▁is ▁also ▁very ▁self - control led , ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁ignore ▁the ▁sc ent ▁of ▁human ▁blood ▁on ▁her ▁first ▁hunting ▁trip . ▁B ella ' s ▁private ▁mind ▁that ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁rep el ▁some ▁v amp ires ' ▁mental ▁ab ilities ▁while ▁she ▁was ▁human ▁evol ved ▁after ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁v amp ire ; ▁her ▁skill ▁strength ened , ▁allowing ▁her ▁to ▁shield ▁herself ▁and ▁those ▁around ▁her ▁from ▁other ▁v amp ires ' ▁mental ▁g ifts . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁Bre aking ▁Da wn , ▁she ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁cast ▁the ▁shield ▁away ▁from ▁herself . ▁She ▁is ▁also ▁described ▁by ▁Edward ▁as ▁" very ▁grace ful ", ▁even ▁for ▁a ▁v amp ire , ▁in ▁comparison ▁to ▁her ▁earlier ▁cl ums iness ▁as ▁a ▁human . ▁ ▁Film ▁port ray al ▁In