| Quote #7 [Bella to Edward:] "I like this part of being human. I don't want to give it up yet. I don't want to wait through years of being blood-crazed newborn for some part of this to come back to me." (6.38) |
Bella believes that a big part of her physical and emotional attraction toward Edward will disappear when she transforms into a newborn vampire.
| Quote #8 [Bella:] "It wasn't desire at all – it was need, acute to the point of pain." (6.86) |
Bella's desire, her physical need for being with Edward, has become so strong that it causes her pain.
| Quote #9 [Bella:] "I could see their ruby eyes glinting with desire, lusting for the kill." (7.1) |
Bella connects lust, or sexual desire, with the desire to kill. What might these two urges have in common?