Strength and Skill Quotes in Breaking Dawn Page 2
Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)
| Quote #4 [Bella:] My mind spun out, spiraling to my last human hour. Already, the memory seemed dim, like I was watching through a thick, dark veil – because my human eyes had been half blind." (20.35) |
Bella believes that she has trouble remembering her human life, because her sensual perception of her surroundings was so dull compared to her superior senses as a vampire. But could there also be a disadvantage to her superior senses?
| Quote #5 [Bella to Edward]: "I guess my brain will never work right. At least I'm pretty." (20.187) |
Although Bella has changed into a vampire, she hasn't lost one of her core human personality traits: her self-deprecating attitude.
| Quote #6 [Bella:] …was I doomed to be useless? Just another easily dispatched newborn? (30.5) |
Although Bella is physically probably the strongest vampire in this battle, she's afraid that her inexperience in fighting will render as useless in a fight. This reiterates a recurring motif in the story – placing strategy over strength.
