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58 pages 1 hour read

Stephenie Meyer

New Moon

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2006

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Essay Topics

1.

What causes Edward to lie to Bella and say he doesn’t love her anymore? What doesn’t he understand about her that makes his lie nearly fatal to them both?

2.

Bella tries to deal with the pain of separation in several ways. List two and explain how they reduce her agony.

3.

Bella hates it when people make decisions involving her without telling her. Describe briefly how Edward does so and describe how Jacob also leaves her out of the loop.

4.

Give two reasons why Bella thinks the story of Romeo and Juliet applies to her and Edward. What character in the play does Jacob remind her of, and why?

5.

Mention three ways Bella’s friendship with Jacob resembles her relationship with Edward.

6.

What causes teenage Quileute boys to turn into wolves? How do they feel about the Cullens? Explain how that viewpoint is both understandable and unfair.

7.

What does Jacob promise to Bella, and why does he break that promise? Could he have done anything else? Why or why not?

8.

Give two reasons why Aro lets Bella live.

9.

Why does Bella want the Cullens to turn her into a vampire, and what argument does she make that helps convince them she’s right?

10.

Why does Edward believe Bella shouldn’t be a vampire? What does Bella say that rebuts Edward’s stance?

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