Christian vs. Edward: Battle of the Titans

One of the most noticeable differences for me is this: Christian gets angry with Ana and reacts by ignoring her. Edward would never do that. He only got mad at her once and that was when she went to La Push in "Eclipse" but even then, he wanted to be with her. Christian gets mad several times and sulks (hides in his office during two fights, goes to Portland for a meeting and doesn't tell Ana--helicopter crashes, ignores her for 2 days when she tells him she's pregnant) so he has personality qualities that are nothing like Edward's. Honestly I don't find many things similar, other than great wealth. Christian is far more dark as a character, in my view, than Edward. I think Edward begins a bit dark, but that's more a side effect of having to keep humans away. He plays a role at school as the disinterested bad boy, but at home around his family he isn't dark at all. Meyer tries to make him soul-less or rather, he believes he has no soul, but I don't find him all that dark. Christian, on the other hand, is dark. Dark, dark, dark. The two leading men have nothing in common in their backgrounds. Edward had a happy and wealthy upbringing with a mother who was attentive and loving. His father, we are told in the guide, was distant, but that really was a time period issue. He was a successful lawyer and in that part of the century, men did not take overly active roles in child-rearing. Even as a human in the early 1900s, Edward never lacked for anything--he was well-educated, had music lessons, lived in a nice home. Christian's life before adoption was horrific. Edward is not stupid. He is quite smart, however a lot of his intellect can be attributed to his vampireness--being a vampire makes your brain unstoppable, apparently. He was well-educated as a human for the time period in which he was living, but all of his college degrees were earned as a vampire and has a photographic memory. Christian gets bonus points for being successful and smart on his own. He did grow up with wealthy parents, but they aren't credited with helping him start his business with a start-up loan--that money came from Elena. Financial success in Twilight seems to be a family pursuit--their wealth appears to be and is presented as a collective wealth. It's never specifically said that Edward has this much, Jasper has this much, etc, etc. They are wealthy as a group. Meyer does let us know in the guide that there are multiple accounts all over the world in multiple names. They all seem to own property--Edward owns his parent's home in Chicago still, as well as inherited their money after their death--and re-inherits from himself after he "dies" every 50 years or so. Carlisle began with money from the Volturi back in the 1700s and clearly has done well for himself. Alice, we are told, sees the future and plays the stock market with that information making their entire family wealthy beyond belief. Add to that decades and decades of that money to make more money with interest, and well.... Christian, on the other hand, announces his worth and income and takes credit for it himself. His family has money, his brother seems quite successful, but clearly not as wealthy, but the money is his and his alone (until he marries Ana, of course.) We also know that Kate and Ethan come from a wealthy family and are bathed in money. Elliot owns his own construction business and clearly lives well and can afford to take a week off and jet to Barbados in a moment's notice in the height of building season. Therefore, like Twilight, money in 50 is a given. Edward, especially if you read "Midnight Sun" is clearly in pursuit of Bella. Christian is more subtle about it. He wants Ana, but his personality is a bit more quiet in his determination. We have no idea how he would have gone about chasing her, because Ana chased as well.