TWILIGHT BY STEPHENIE MEYER: PLOT NOTES / CRITICISM

QUOTES - IMPORTANT QUOTATIONS AND ANALYSIS

27.) Another fateful echo is provided when Bella must force herself away from Charlie and his house:

"Just let me go, Charlie," I repeated my mother's last words as she'd walked out the same door so many years ago. I said them as angrily as I could manage, and I threw the door open. "It didn't work out, okay? I really, really hate Forks!" (394)

The decision to repeat what Renee said when she left Charlie is a calculated move by Bella, designed to make him stop protesting in her decision to leave Forks suddenly.

28.) Edward soon after describes what motivates James:

"I got a good look at his mind tonight," he began in a low voice. "I'm not sure if there's anything I could have done to avoid this, once he saw you. It is partially your fault." His voice was wry. "If you didn't smell so appallingly luscious, he might not have bothered. But when I defended you... well, that made it a lot worse. He's not used to being thwarted, no matter how insignificant the object. He thinks of himself as a hunter and nothing else. His existence is consumed with tracking, and a challenge is all he asks of life. Suddenly we've presented him with a beautiful challenge - a large clan of strong fighters all bent on protecting the one vulnerable element. You wouldn't believe how euphoric he is now. It's his favorite game, and we've just made it his most exciting game ever." His tone was full of disgust. (397)

The seductive appeal of Bella is played up with the amusing phrase "appallingly luscious" - that is, someone so attractive (and tasty, in this case) that..........

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