Re: Chapter 2: Long Night
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 5:06 am
1. Does Bella really understand all that she will give up in becoming immortal? Do you think her understanding is limited by her age, life experience, or something else?
I think she does have an understanding because, like she mentioned in the book, and at the wedding, she didn't know she wanted a child until she was pregnant. she probably would never have wanted children, would have been content with just edward, if she hadn't gotten pregnant.
2. What do you think Emmett and Jasper were going to do for Edward's bachelor party? Was Jasper telling the truth?
hahah, i wondered about this one. i suppose, unless they went for some awesome car drive. they probably did go hunting, and maybe had some arm wrestles and stuff (:
(and, of course jasper was telling the truth. someone so lovely would never lie )
3. Tanya made a play for Edward long ago. We don't know much about Tanya, but we know quite a bit about Edward. Why do you think he turned her down?
obviously, because he felt nothing for her. a vampire wouldn't be like a person. they could only love one person, and it would change them dramatically, like bella changed edward. if edward felt nothing for tanya, that wouldn't change. but i wonder, would TANYA ever find happiness, because she's been changed so much when she started liking edward? hmmn ..
4. About Immortal children. At what age or developmental stage would the Volturi allow them to be created? A two-year-old usually understands the word no, but evidently that wasn't enough. How would they determine if the child could "keep the secret"? What would the determining test(s) be?
well, i picture aro and jane to be between about 9/10 years old and 13 years old.
i reckon at about five, but that would suck for the vampire, so i'd say 6 or 7 at the earliest. (six year olds are still plenty cute)
don't know about the second part of the question. at that age, the child would understand what was needed, and would be less tantum-y. i think the volturi could handle that, cos aro would know if the child wasn't being serious when they said they'd keep the secret, i suppose.
I think she does have an understanding because, like she mentioned in the book, and at the wedding, she didn't know she wanted a child until she was pregnant. she probably would never have wanted children, would have been content with just edward, if she hadn't gotten pregnant.
2. What do you think Emmett and Jasper were going to do for Edward's bachelor party? Was Jasper telling the truth?
hahah, i wondered about this one. i suppose, unless they went for some awesome car drive. they probably did go hunting, and maybe had some arm wrestles and stuff (:
(and, of course jasper was telling the truth. someone so lovely would never lie )
3. Tanya made a play for Edward long ago. We don't know much about Tanya, but we know quite a bit about Edward. Why do you think he turned her down?
obviously, because he felt nothing for her. a vampire wouldn't be like a person. they could only love one person, and it would change them dramatically, like bella changed edward. if edward felt nothing for tanya, that wouldn't change. but i wonder, would TANYA ever find happiness, because she's been changed so much when she started liking edward? hmmn ..
4. About Immortal children. At what age or developmental stage would the Volturi allow them to be created? A two-year-old usually understands the word no, but evidently that wasn't enough. How would they determine if the child could "keep the secret"? What would the determining test(s) be?
well, i picture aro and jane to be between about 9/10 years old and 13 years old.
i reckon at about five, but that would suck for the vampire, so i'd say 6 or 7 at the earliest. (six year olds are still plenty cute)
don't know about the second part of the question. at that age, the child would understand what was needed, and would be less tantum-y. i think the volturi could handle that, cos aro would know if the child wasn't being serious when they said they'd keep the secret, i suppose.