Outside Reading Assignment #4

I am have continued to read New Moon by Stephanie Meyer (p. 120-136)

"It clicked together for me then. I wanted to be stupid and reckless, and I wanted to break promises" (Meyer 127). This quote explains Bella's emotions in this chapter. Throughout the chapter Bella wonders why she keeps promises. Lets face it, she made promises to Edward, but now he is gone, so what's the point in staying true to those promises. She also made promises to her father, but after all that has happened to her, she doesn't care if she breaks those promises.
Bella makes a promise to Edward, right before he leaves, saying that she will not be stupid. She also makes a promise to her father that she will never ride a motorcycle. Well, Bella decides to break both of those promises. As she is driving home from work, Bella sees two motorcycles in the Markses' yard. She asks if she can buy them, but it turns out that she gets them for free. The first step to her reckless behavior is completed, but the motorcycles do not run, so she decides to go to Jacob Black to get help to fix them up. Jacob is an old friend that has always had a crush on Bella and of course is willing to help her fix the bikes. Bella and Jacob take the bikes out of her truck, so that Jacob's dad, Billy, doesn't see them (Billy is good friends with Bella's dad). To pay for the repairs of the bikes, Bella decides to take money out of her college fund. She decides that she wants to stay in Forks, so why not use the money for something else.
Bella's actions reflect her feelings for Edward. Since Edward left, Bella has felt deserted and lonely, so she decides that she needs to do something to show that she doesn't miss Edward. She is trying to do something that will distract her from the pain of Edward's abandonment.