Twilight Characters

The protagonist of the novel, Bella is a 17-year-old high school junior. She’s pale, with brown hair. She’s very intelligent and observant, though she’s physically rather uncoordinated. Bella cares deeply for those around her and… read analysis of Bella Swan

Bella’s love interest, Edward is a 107-year-old vampire masquerading as a 17-year-old high school junior. He was dying of the Spanish flu in 1918 when Carlisle changed him into a vampire. He practices vampire… read analysis of Edward Cullen

The antagonist of the novel, James is a nomadic vampire who initially comes to the forests surrounding Forks out of curiosity about the Cullens. Aside from the vampiric physical traits that make him attractive (the… read analysis of James

Charlie is Bella’s father and the police chief in Forks. He’s lived on his own since Mom left him months after Bella’s birth. Like Bella, he’s somewhat shy, awkward, and uncoordinated—Bella implies that she… read analysis of Charlie Swan

Carlisle is Edward’s adoptive father. He works at the county hospital as a doctor and surgeon, and he’s responsible for changing Edward, Esme, Emmett, and Rosalie into vampires. An immortal vampire, Carlisle… read analysis of Dr. Carlisle Cullen

A vampire, Alice is one of Edward’s adoptive sisters and his closest confidante. She’s in a romantic relationship with Jasper. Alice is tiny with short black hair, and every movement makes it seem… read analysis of Alice Cullen

Jasper is one of Edward’s adoptive brothers and a vampire. He’s in a romantic relationship with Alice and, around humans, Jasper poses as Rosalie’s twin and Carlisle and Esme’s foster child. He’s… read analysis of Jasper Hale

Emmett is one of Edward’s adoptive brothers and a vampire. He’s in a relationship with Rosalie; sometimes the two of them pose as a young married couple and live apart from the rest… read analysis of Emmett Cullen

Rosalie is one of Edward’s adoptive sisters and a fellow vampire; though not related to Jasper by blood, the two pose as twins and the Cullens’ foster children in the mortal world. She’s in… read analysis of Rosalie Hale

A vampire, Esme is Carlisle’s wife. She’s small and curvy, with brown hair, and she takes on a maternal role with all of her and Carlisle’s adopted family members. More than anything else, Esme… read analysis of Esme Cullen

Billy Black’s son, Jacob is one of Bella and Charlie’s old family friends. He’s about a year younger than Bella, is boyishly handsome with long hair, and is a member of the Quileute… read analysis of Jacob Black

Billy is an elder in the Quileute tribe that lives near Forks and is one of Charlie’s best friends. However, Billy and Charlie’s relationship has been rocky for a while when Bella arrives in… read analysis of Billy Black

Jessica is one of Bella’s closest friends in Forks. She’s short, but she has dark curly hair with enough volume to make her almost as tall as Bella. Jessica loves to gossip and is… read analysis of Jessica

Mike is one of Bella’s classmates at Forks High School. They connect on Bella’s first day because Mike was born and raised in California, so he understands what Bella is missing in rainy Forks… read analysis of Mike

Angela another of Bella’s closest friends in Forks. Like Bella, she’s quiet and doesn’t need to fill every minute with chatter. But when asked, Angela is also more than willing to give Bella information… read analysis of Angela

Tyler is one of Bella’s classmates at Forks High School. They meet in the emergency room, after Tyler loses control of his van and almost hits Bella. Following this, Tyler develops a crush on… read analysis of Tyler

Eric is the first classmate that Bella meets at Forks High School. He’s tall, with black, greasy hair. Bella describes him as an “overly-helpful chess club type.” Eric develops an immediate crush on Bella and… read analysis of Eric

Phil is Mom’s new husband and a minor-league baseball player. Bella moves to Forks so that Mom can spend more time with Phil, who travels often for away games. He never appears in the… read analysis of Phil

Laurent is a vampire who travels in James’s coven. Though he acts like the leader of the coven when he first meets the Cullens, he later reveals that this was entirely a ruse. Though… read analysis of Laurent