NOTES/THOUGHTS/REACTIONS:
So we finally get to meet the big wolf pack and it is pretty much like how Bella meets the Cullens: they all pretty much accept her, she is perfectly welcome, and is now pretty much under their protection even though she has done nothing warrant that protection. But thus is the power of Mary Sue: you meet a group they will automatically devote everything to you no questions asked.
This chapter also begins what I like to call: vampires are WAY better then werewolves...they just are. Now that is not my attitude (I have no preference for werewolves or vampires, both are equally awesome) but that is Bella's attitude and that pretty much sets the attitude for the rest of the series. I will be giving examples of this attitude as we go further along in the series but the big examples are in this chapter.
Big example one is when you compare Bella's feelings about meeting the wolf pack to her feelings about meeting the Cullens. In meeting the Cullens she is worried about whether or not they'll like her, not about the fact that they could suck her blood out at any moment. But in meeting the wolf pack her reaction is this:
I cowered into Jacob's side, my eyes scanning the forest for the other werewolves.
From New Moon, Chapter 14
Quite different from the Cullens isn't it? With the Cullens she didn't have much assurance that Edward wasn't lying to her (he even told her she should be terrified about walking into a room full of vamps) but with Jacob's pack she was assured none of them were killers and would be nice to her yet she's shaking in her boots. Pretty much the same situation, yet two very different reactions. It says a lot about what Bella thinks about the werewolves versus what she thinks about the Cullens.
Now granted, it probably doesn't help much what happens when she's first introduced, but STILL. What happens when she's introduced is that werewolf pack is not happy (pack consists of Sam, Embry, and two random guys named Jared and Paul all of whom aren't vividly described. Why? Who knows, probably because they aren't important enough to rank vivid description).
Paul is not happy with Jacob and loses his temper and thus he and Jacob get into a vicious wolf fight (I will say, on the New Moon DVD this scene was kind of cool...pity it lasted like a minute). Anyway, two wolves brawl, Sam tells Embry and Jared to take Bella to Emily and they do. Bella is confused that no one seems worried and thus comes the most enjoyable part in chapter: Embry and Jared's banter. Ah, guys who are acting like GUYS. Thank you, Meyer. I was beginning to wonder if you had met the male species. I hope there are more of these two but I'm betting no.
Even this lame joke didn't bug me in this scene:
"Well, the wolf's out of the bag now." Embry sighed.
From New Moon, Chapter 14
This doesn't but me because it's MEANT to be corny and lame. Meant to be corny and lame jokes are fine. It's when something that's supposed to be funny but isn't is when I start to get irritated. Which unfortunately a lot of Meyer's jokes in Twilight are...when she even HAS jokes.
Of course, the scene is slightly dragged because Meyer has to put in what a super awesome werewolf Jacob is. But I can over look the Gary Stuness because I did somewhat like this scene. To sum it up: Embry and Jared make a bet on who will win the fight and leave a mark. Bella thinks they're heartless and is all worried. Sigh. Bella if the pack members aren't worried then there's probably nothing to be worried about. Yeesh.
Anyway, they head off to Emily's who is Sam's fiancee (in a total bitchy way, but that's not covered in this chapter so I'm letting it go till the story comes out but let me just tell you: this match SUCKS even more then Bella and Edward and is of course being heralded as true love). But enough ranting about coming events, we meet Emily and lo and behold. Someone who doesn't have a perfect face in this series. Of course, she was perfect before she got the scars but: a girl that has scars. It is also again really sucky how she got those scars but again, not covered in this chapter.
I would like to point out another example of vampire favortism: Cullen's house gets paragraphs upon paragraphs of description. Emily's place gets one tiny paragraph. We all know that in this series the more vivid the description, the more favored the subject being described is. Don't tell me that isn't so, I mean compare all the descriptions Bella gives of Edward as opposed to the descriptions of minor characters or all things non-Cullen. Yeah, it's a big difference.
Turns out that Emily is not only beautiful (despite scars) but she is an amazing cook too. I love how all the women in this series are master chefs, don't you? Yet you never see the men in the kitchen. I'm just noting another sexist thing about this series, I'm moving on now.
Bella watches them eat and then Jacob, Paul, and Sam come and of course Jacob is all right. Then Sam greets Emily and this pains Bella. See, seeing others happy and in love brings her pain even though it is almost six months after her break up. I am going to say it once more: GET OVER IT. Also, could you be any more self involved? How about being happy that there's proof of love and that maybe you can still find it?
While Bella is having her emo moment, Jacob announces that Victoria is after Bella and is headed to Forks...um, why they couldn't have figured out she was headed to Forks before this, I don't know but whatever. The pack immediately start to make plans to protect Bella and she worries about them even though again: there is proof that they can take on vampires.
Bella spends the day there and goes home with Charlie who is rightfully confused that she and Jacob are okay now. Then Bella starts to think about Jacob calling her a hypocrite. But Bella assures herself that she isn't one just because she would have loved Edward had she known he was a killer because love makes you irrational. Um...yes it does, except love doesn't excuse you from being a hypocrite. Seriously, this could have been a major character revelation and she could have started to correct herself. Instead, she's quickly excused and absolved of being in the wrong simply because: it's love. Ugh. This is why there is never any character developement. Chapter ends with Bella dreaming. Sure does that a lot doesn't she?
WORD LIST: None. Good job, Meyer!
POSSIBLE EDITS: None that I could see right off.
GENERAL ANNOYANCES: "March Madness is still going," Jacob said.-First, this is again stereotyping the males (all they watch is sports!); second, when did it get to be the end of March? The last I checked it was mid February and maybe a week or so, two tops, had passed. What the hell? Seriously Meyer, it's called TRANSITION. Learn it. Please.
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