Esme Cullen
Emse Cullen (born Esme Anne Platt, later Esme Anne Evenson) was born in 1895. Not much is known about her life except that she lived near the outskirts of Columbus, Ohio. She met Carlisle for the first time when she was 16 and had just broken her leg climbing a tree. He soon moved out of town, but shenever forgot the experience. Esme had originally wanted to move out West and become a teacher. Her parents pressured her to stay and marry.
At the age of 22, she married Charles Evenson. She hoped this would please her parents. She soon found out though that her husband was an abusive man. He abused her behind the bedroom doors, but she kept her mouth shut, wanting to be a good wife, despite Charles’ abusiveness. Her parents coached her to keep face, and much to her relief, her husband got drafted during World War I.
Esme was very happy while Charles was gone. But he came back and abused her greatly around the 1920’s. She soon ran away from him and fled north to become a teacher.
In 1921, her son was born, but died a few days later of a lung infection. After the baby’s death, Esme felt that she no longer had any reason to live. She tried to commit suicide by jumping off a cliff, and was presumed dead when she was brought into the morgue, but her heart was still beating. Dr. Cullen was working in the area at the time and recognized her as the young girl he treated ten years earlier. Carlisle did not want Esme to suffer any longer so he decided to change her into a vampire as she was dying anyway.
After her transformation, Carlisle and Esme fell in love. Carlisle told Esme all about the vampire world. Esme joined the Cullens’ coven in 1921, and later married Carlisle. She welcomed Bella as a part of their “family” because of her warm nature, and has always treated the rest of the Cullens like this, too. She has a special spot in her heart for Edward because he was the first of her adoptive children.
She is described as being 5′6″, with caramel-colored hair. She also has gold/black eyes, pale skin that sparkles in the sunlight, and purple circles under her eyes like the rest of the Cullens. However, these fade when she is well-fed. She has a heart-shaped face and her figure is described as being slender but rounded. She is described to be extremely beautiful, like the other vampires . Bella describes her as being similar to “one of the ingenues of the silent movie era”. Carlisle describes her to be “utterly stunning, as desirable as a goddess”. In the books, Bella is always amazed by Esme’s youthfulness and beauty.
Esme is an extremely warm individual who is gifted with the ability to love passionately. She always has a maternal ache in her, which is why she is able to open her heart to her adoptive children and Bella. This was caused because her first and only child died when it was only a few days old. She is very family oriented.loves Carlisle, her adoptive children, including Bella and her granddaughter Renesmee dearly, and is very protective of them. She is also described to be intelligent as well.