Reading response # 2

Reading chapters 6 through 9 of Twilight showed that the subtlety displayed in the previous
chapters had ended. I felt as if Stephenie Meyer's was forcing the plot to move too fast and trying to
cram information within these chapters. The discussion between Jacob and Bella about his tribe's
folklore involving "the cold ones" and "vampires" read off as cheesy and forced, "Do you know any of
our old stories, about where we came from- the Quileutes, I mean?" (Meyer 124) I believe Meyer's
could have found another way that Bella received the information about vampires. Everything in this
situation simply felt contrived and coincidental even though she tried to make it seem as if it was
natural. The previous chapters felt partially realistic to an extent but these chapters were the complete
opposite in tone. The coincidental event of Edward being present when Bella is approached by the
group of dangerous thugs, even though explained by Edward why he was following her, felt too much
like a "right place and right time" moment.
Overall, I didn't enjoy these chapters because I cringed internally when reading them,. I think
this stems from my personal belief that a writer doesn't need to force plot points to move along the
story. If an event is necessary to the plot and needs to occur then it should be probably set up. Rather
than being jammed in awkwardly and breaking from the feel of the previous entries. I believe I may be
too critical of these chapters but my suspension of belief was truthfully lost when reading this section.