• Bella gets an acceptance letter from Dartmouth
• Bella mentions the missing clothes to Edward
Edward realizes the intruder took things with Bella‘s scent, as evidence of having found her
• There are more newspaper headlines about killings in Seattle
• Bella decides to go to La Push for a bonfire party
Edward drives her to the boundary line and hands her off to Jacob
CHAPTER 11
• Bella and Jacob go to the bonfire
The wolf pack is there, along with Billy Black, Old Quil, and Sue Clearwater
• A council meeting begins; Billy Black recites the Quileute history: Spirit warriors defend the Quileute land; Taha Aki, the last Spirit Chief, was betrayed by the evil Utlapa; Taha Aki and a great wolf joined; the cold ones came to Quileute land; the third wife sacrificed herself to save Taha Aki; the yellow-eyed cold ones came and made a treaty with the Quileutes
• Billy notes that the sons of the tribe now carry the burden of their ancestors
CHAPTER 12
• Graduation is near; Bella is not ready to change
Edward doesn‘t want Bella to become a vampire just because she is afraid; Edward reiterates why he wants Bella to stay human; Bella explains her problem with getting married
• There are more headlines about killings in Seattle; the Cullens wonder what they should do
CHAPTER 13
• Jasper relates the story of his human years and his vampire life
• Jasper recognizes the killings in Seattle as the result of a newborn army Jasper thinks that perhaps the Volturi are encouraging someone to destroy the Cullens‘ coven
• The Denali clan refuses to come help because the werewolves killed Laurent, who was involved with Irina
CHAPTER 14
• Alice makes preparations for Bella‘s graduation party
• The Cullens feel they must go to Seattle to take care of the problem Edward goes hunting to be strong; Bella is dropped off to spend the afternoon with Jacob
• Bella invites Jacob to her graduation party
Jacob tells Bella he loves her and wants her to choose him over Edward
CHAPTER 15
• Jacob kisses Bella; she punches him in the face and breaks her hand Charlie laughs when he hears that Jacob kissed Bella
• Edward is angry; he tells Jacob he must wait until Bella asks him to kiss her
• They both vow to keep fighting for her — and to not fight fair
CHAPTER 16
• On the night of graduation, Bella realizes her missing clothes and the newborn army are connected — the newborns are after her
• After the graduation ceremony, Bella tells Edward what she has figured out; Edward is stunned
• Bella goes to dinner with a proud Charlie
• Charlie drops Bella off at the Cullens‘ graduation party
CHAPTER 17
• Bella attends the Cullens‘ graduation party
Alice has transformed the house into a nightclub, and all the Forks High School seniors show up; Jacob, Embry, and Quil arrive; Jacob gives Bella a gift he made — a silver bracelet with a hand-carved wolf charm
• Alice has a vision — she tells the family and the pack that about twenty newborns are coming to Forks to kill Bella
The Cullens are outnumbered; the pack agrees to coordinate with the Cullens
CHAPTER 18
• The Cullens are confident now that the wolves are going to fight beside them Bella worries about Jacob, worries that everyone is in danger because of her
• Bella concludes that Victoria must be behind this
• Late at night, the vampires and werewolves meet to learn how to kill newborns The wolf pack has grown to ten members; the vampires and werewolves are wary of one another; Jasper explains and demonstrates the newborns‘ strengths and weaknesses
• Edward and Jacob discuss how to best protect Bella
Jacob will carry Bella to a secluded spot; his scent will mask hers
―IN THE DEAD SILENCE, ALL THE DETAILS SUDDENLY FELL INTO
PLACE FOR ME WITH A BURST OF INTUITION. SOMETHING EDWARD DIDN‘T
WANT ME TO KNOW. SOMETHING THAT JACOB WOULDN‘T HAVE KEPT FROM
ME… IT WAS NEVER GOING TO END, WAS IT?‖
— Bella (Eclipse, Chapter 3)
CHAPTER 19
• Edward notices the bracelet and charm Jacob gave Bella and asks if he can give her a charm, just a hand-me-down
• Edward muses about listening to the pack mind
Leah Clearwater is one of the wolves now — the only female; she makes everyone miserable; Edward is surprised to learn about imprinting
• Bella informs Edward that she must be with him during the fight Bella asks Edward to sit out the fight
• The wolves and vampires undergo another night of training and instruction Bella feels guilty about her selfishness
CHAPTER 20
• After ensuring that Charlie will be safe in La Push for the weekend, all the Cullens except Edward go hunting; Bella spends the night with Edward Edward gives Bella the hand-me-down charm, a heart-shaped crystal that was his mother‘s
• Bella worries about what she will be like as a vampire, fearing that she will only be interested in blood, that she won‘t want Edward the same way she does now Bella wants to be physically intimate now, but Edward resists — it‘s too dangerous; Edward swears they will try after she marries him; Bella thinks he is worried about his virtue; Edward admits he would like to leave one commandment unbroken
• Edward shows Bella the wedding ring — the ring Edward‘s father gave his mother Bella hesitantly tries the ring on; it fits perfectly; Edward is exultant
• Edward gets down on one knee and asks Bella to marry him
CHAPTER 21
• Alice sees that Bella is going to marry Edward
Alice is hurt because Bella wants to go to Las Vegas to get married
• Edward takes Bella to the clearing so the newborns will find her scent She falls and scrapes her palm; she smears blood on rocks and ferns
• Jacob comes to carry Bella to the campsite
Jacob thinks Bella should ask him to kiss her — he‘s sure he‘s a better kisser than Edward
• Bella tells Jacob that she has asked Edward not to be in the fight Bella is afraid that if anyone gets hurt, it will be her fault; she‘s worried about Jacob; Jacob asks Bella when she‘ll admit that she loves him, too
CHAPTER 22
• A frigid storm hits the campsite
Inside the tent, Bella is freezing, and Edward cannot warm her; Jacob comes into the tent to act as a space heater; he crawls into the sleeping bag with Bella; Edward is furious and jealous, but he sees the necessity of keeping Bella warm