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harleymiller
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High School - 10th Grade

"I was sure it was a dream" - Bella

"You're not that creative" - Edward

I don't understand why Edward is telling Bella she is "not that creative". Is he insulting her? What am I missing?

It occurs on chapter 15 (The Cullens) in Twilight, where Bella wakes up to see Edward still there after their night together. 

 

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Posted by harleymiller on Tuesday June 9, 2009 at 5:24 PM and tagged with analysis, characters, details, stephenie meyer, summary, twilight.

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  1. ladyvols1 Teacher
    High School - 9th Grade

    eNotes Editor

    You aren't really missing anything with this quote.  It is simple teasing conversation between the two.  Bella wakes up trying to remember a dream.  She then realizes that Edward is in her bedroom and she can't believe he stayed.  She jumps in his lap and says,

    "I was sure it was a dream." 

    "You're not that creative," he scoffed."

    The ending of the sentence is what gives the reader the knowledge that he was joking with Bella.  "He scoffed," means he was joking, kidding or teasing Bella.

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    http://www.enotes.com/twilight/list-characters
    http://www.enotes.com/twilight/summary
    http://www.enotes.com/twilight/themes

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    Posted by ladyvols1 on Friday June 12, 2009 at 7:58 PM

  2. sparkysundays
    sparkysundays Student
    Graduate School

    when bella wakes up, she is surprised to see edward in her room. and she tells him that last night felt like a dream to her.

    edward replies teasingly that she is not creative enough to dream something like this.

     

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    Posted by sparkysundays on Wednesday June 24, 2009 at 10:54 PM