Homework English A week 9
“I had to get over this irrational feeling that Jacob belonged in my life. He couldn’t belong with me, could not be my Jacob, when I belonged to someone else.”
“Jacob was right. He’d been right all along. He was more than just my friend. That’s why it was so impossible to tell him goodbye — because I was in love with him. Too. I loved him, much more than I should, and yet, still nowhere near enough. I was in love with him, but it was not enough to change anything; it was only enough to hurt us both more. To hurt him worse than I ever had.”
By reading these quotes you pretty much understand the subplot right away. Bella Clearly has problems balancing her relationship with Edward and with Jacob. Even though Bella and Edward are truly in love she has feelings for Jacob. This you notice all the way through the book but when you read this, and it’s almost like she admits it to herself. Then it gets sort of official. I think that this has been the subplot in all of the books, almost like a red wire holding the books together a little better.
I think the author brought this in to the book making it more exiting. It’s like you really want to know if Bella’s going to stay with Edward or if she decides to be with Jacob. I also think it’s because of what I mentioned earlier. It connects the books better, holding them together.
