“But Jacob let go of my hand and yelped, suddenly shaking, falling to the dim forest floor. He twitched on the ground as I watched in horror. ‘Jacob!’ I screamed. But he was gone. In his place was a large red-brown wolf with black eyes. The wolf faced away from me, pointing toward the shore, hair on the back of his shoulders bristling, low growls issuing between his exposed fangs.” (Pages 130-131)
I chose to write about this quote because although this quote is describing a dream Bella is having, I strongly believe that it accurately describes what our society stereotypes as a “monster.” As we discussed in class on Monday, there are many different forms and characteristics that make up a monster. Many of which, are particular to the individual who foresees that object or thing as a monster. We all have our own fears and what constitutes a monster in our eyes, might not in another person’s eyes. In this case, this beast of a wolf that was Jacob in a monster to her because she saw him change from human to wolf, and not only did his physical characteristics change, but as did his demeanor. That can be most frightening of all with monsters is the actions they take towards us. As I mentioned in the beginning, this is only a dream Bella is having in chapter 7, however I found this quote powerful and strongly supporting our conversations in class on Monday.
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