| Quote #4 [Bella to Edward:] "I just was trying to explain that, for a human, well, I can't imagine that life gets any better than that." (5.168) |
Bella seems to believe the lovemaking is the epitome of human life. What's your take on that?
| Quote #5 [Edward to Bella:] "I spoke to my brothers, too. They told me that it was a very great pleasure… Second only to drinking human blood (5.175) |
For a vampire, drinking blood is still the greatest pleasure. What pleasure in our human life might compare to how a vampire feels about drinking blood?
| Quote #6 [Bella:] "I started slow with innocent ivory satins, worried that revealing more of my skin would be the opposite of helpful, but ready to try anything." (6.8) |
Bella struggles with her burning desire to seduce Edward and her knowledge that she needs to hide her intentions as much as she can.