The Twilight ReRead Continues
Welcome back to my humble abode for chapters 1-7 of Eclipse. Look to Bookgoonie to link up your Eclipse answers as well as get the next Eclipse questions. If you don’t have a blog you can comment through Twitter with #mondaybites.
Without further ado…The Questions…
1. Lots of talk about colleges. Bella’s criteria: can she afford it and how much sun. What college did you or do want to go to? What were your prerequisites for attending or what would they be?
I’ll be the first to admit my dad drove the college choice bus! He was so on top of checking out schools, knowing their locations, their stats…and I couldn’t disagree with his conclusions! I know, very passive of me, lol.
I ended up at Miami University (Miami of Ohio…go redhawks!) and looooved it. Perfect school, medium size about 5 hours away from home with a beautiful new rec center and a downtown that catered to the University. I was much happier than Bella to head off to college…though I always wonder had she made it…would she have ended up loving it…
2. Parenting. Charlie is suspicious, but doesn’t seem to be too perceptive of what is really going on with Bella. How perceptive were your parents to your teenage years? Bird & the Bees. Did your parents have a discussion with you? How did it go down?
My relationship with my parents was a good one. But I didn’t take too many risks during my high school years. I was probably the girl Charlie wished Bella was! The girl who was involved, had a nice group of friends, and a boyfriend who wasn’t a vampire that spent the nights in my room. No co-ed sleepovers for me, lol. Also, I’m not remembering an awkward birds and bees talk…I think we had sex-ed in school?…
3. We have had a few discussions about Edward’s obsessive behavior. He is busy protecting Bella from an old threat, Victoria, and a new one, Jacob. How do you feel about how Edward handles this?
I think, having finished the series, I wished Edward would have trusted the wolves more for support earlier in the book. I understand the whole Jacob thing (this is the book where the love triangle hits it’s peak) but I think the vampires and wolves could have teamed up earlier against Victoria. As far as Jacob…well, I never thought he had a shot anyway 😉
4. Getting married. Edward sort of proposes. *shakes head at how unromantic* Between that moment and the end of the section where Rosalie tells her story, I thought about marriage. So is Edward’s proposal an old-fashion act or a way to really put off vampire-Bella?
I think Edward really wants the proposal. I think it has the added bonus of putting off changing Bella. But it’s also his way of keeping some tradition/religious rules in check. Plus, it gives Edward a chance at experiencing a very human ceremony…one he probably gave up on participating in long ago.
5. Rosalie. Is beauty a curse or a blessing?
Curse, totally. The girl would be a lot nicer with a few flaws…
Ya…I wonder if she had ever experienced anything normal like college would she be so eager to give it up for Edward. There were a few sleepovers, but it required a lot more planning and strategy that him hopping through my window. But I think Charlie and my dad would have had similar reactions. I think there may have been a shotgun involved. The Cullens like to get dressed up and good music…what better way than at a much awaited wedding. I didn’t think about him thinking he would never have experienced it. I am sure being old fashioned he wants to seal the deal right. It just dawned on me…they only discussion of marriage is on turning her, but no talk about his “self control.” keeping it PG, I guess.
Thanks for reading with me.