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lliira Edward skips school for the rest of the week, which makes Bella -- not happy, she's never happy, but relaxed.
Mike and his friends are going to the La Push Ocean Park, and they invite Bella to go along.
I was invited, and I had agreed to go, more out of politeness than desire. (38)
This is Bella's first week in a brand new school. These people are reaching out to her, trying to include her in their group. I've seen people say this is a mark of how everything goes perfectly for Bella, and that it's not realistic, but my experiences contradict that. This is exactly what happens to a new student whom a friendly person takes under their wing. Jessica saw that Bella was alone, and decided to help her. The fact that Bella is a new face to look at after seventeen years of seeing the same three hundred fifty-six people every day also helps. If something like this had not happened for Bella, I'd wonder why Forks was filled with cold people. This friendliness is one small-town thing Meyer gets right.
And Bella, of course, poops all over it. These people have been nothing but nice to her, and there have been no signs that they're bad. Even if she doesn't like the beach, she should be doing a little jig. She had no friends in Phoenix. And now, suddenly, she has friends! They want her to come with them to the beach!
The reception Bella gets at her new school isn't unusual, except for Edward's hatred of her. But Bella is strange, eerily strange. She had no friends in Phoenix, and she does in Forks, but she continues to hate Forks. Whenever she talks about this group that's welcomed her, she shows her annoyance with them. Meanwhile, she's drawn to a group made up of people who ignore her at best and hate her at worst. I must conclude that Bella thinks the people who are nice to her aren't good enough. Only the Cullens are good enough -- rich enough, white enough, aloof enough -- for her.
Over the weekend, Bella cleans the house, does homework, and writes e-mail to her mom. She goes to the Forks library
but it was so poorly stocked that I didn't bother to get a card.
Forks yokels count: 4. By the way, this is the actual Forks library. It took me about thirty seconds to find online. Meyer's disrespect for the real world and for her craft are maddening.
The next Monday, Bella walks out of school with Mike. "The air was full of swirling bits of white" and Mike says, "it's snowing" (39). Thank you, Mr. Exposition.
Oddly, Bella passes up this legitimate opportunity for snark. So she can say "ew." And "there went my good day."
And get this: Bella's never seen snow before. But seeing her first snowfall destroys her day. Plus:
I thought is was supposed to come down in flakes -- you know, each one unique and all that. These just look like the ends of Q-tips.
First, no, snow does not look like the ends of q-tips. Second, Bella thought she'd be able to discern the pattern of each snowflake while it fell through the air. This girl is not smart.
Eric and Mike get into a snowball fight, and Bella goes inside because fun gives her hives. Everyone but her is excited about this first snowfall of the year, which gives her an opportunity to exercise her superiority complex.
Sure, it was drier than rain -- until it melted in your socks. (40)
Skipping lightly over the fact that Bella thinks snow is drier than rain, Bella thinks she knows more about snow than all these people who have lived with snow every winter their whole lives. Are you planning on going out in the snow in your stocking feet, Bella? Stuffing snow into your shoes? You're an ignoramus. Shut it.
At lunch, Edward's back. Dum dum dum!
Mike and his friends are going to the La Push Ocean Park, and they invite Bella to go along.
I was invited, and I had agreed to go, more out of politeness than desire. (38)
This is Bella's first week in a brand new school. These people are reaching out to her, trying to include her in their group. I've seen people say this is a mark of how everything goes perfectly for Bella, and that it's not realistic, but my experiences contradict that. This is exactly what happens to a new student whom a friendly person takes under their wing. Jessica saw that Bella was alone, and decided to help her. The fact that Bella is a new face to look at after seventeen years of seeing the same three hundred fifty-six people every day also helps. If something like this had not happened for Bella, I'd wonder why Forks was filled with cold people. This friendliness is one small-town thing Meyer gets right.
And Bella, of course, poops all over it. These people have been nothing but nice to her, and there have been no signs that they're bad. Even if she doesn't like the beach, she should be doing a little jig. She had no friends in Phoenix. And now, suddenly, she has friends! They want her to come with them to the beach!
The reception Bella gets at her new school isn't unusual, except for Edward's hatred of her. But Bella is strange, eerily strange. She had no friends in Phoenix, and she does in Forks, but she continues to hate Forks. Whenever she talks about this group that's welcomed her, she shows her annoyance with them. Meanwhile, she's drawn to a group made up of people who ignore her at best and hate her at worst. I must conclude that Bella thinks the people who are nice to her aren't good enough. Only the Cullens are good enough -- rich enough, white enough, aloof enough -- for her.
Over the weekend, Bella cleans the house, does homework, and writes e-mail to her mom. She goes to the Forks library
but it was so poorly stocked that I didn't bother to get a card.
Forks yokels count: 4. By the way, this is the actual Forks library. It took me about thirty seconds to find online. Meyer's disrespect for the real world and for her craft are maddening.
The next Monday, Bella walks out of school with Mike. "The air was full of swirling bits of white" and Mike says, "it's snowing" (39). Thank you, Mr. Exposition.
Oddly, Bella passes up this legitimate opportunity for snark. So she can say "ew." And "there went my good day."
And get this: Bella's never seen snow before. But seeing her first snowfall destroys her day. Plus:
I thought is was supposed to come down in flakes -- you know, each one unique and all that. These just look like the ends of Q-tips.
First, no, snow does not look like the ends of q-tips. Second, Bella thought she'd be able to discern the pattern of each snowflake while it fell through the air. This girl is not smart.
Eric and Mike get into a snowball fight, and Bella goes inside because fun gives her hives. Everyone but her is excited about this first snowfall of the year, which gives her an opportunity to exercise her superiority complex.
Sure, it was drier than rain -- until it melted in your socks. (40)
Skipping lightly over the fact that Bella thinks snow is drier than rain, Bella thinks she knows more about snow than all these people who have lived with snow every winter their whole lives. Are you planning on going out in the snow in your stocking feet, Bella? Stuffing snow into your shoes? You're an ignoramus. Shut it.
At lunch, Edward's back. Dum dum dum!
