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harleymiller
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High School - 10th Grade

When Bella sends her letter to Edward in Chapter 22 of Twilight, how could Edward ever receive it?

At the end of Chapter 21 (Phone Call), Bella writes a letter for Edward. She gives it to Alice, but pretends that it is for her mother, and asks Alice to leave it at her house. What I do not understand is how the letter could ever reach Edward. If Alice is going to send it to Bella's mother, then how would Edward ever receive it?

Can anyone explain, and give their view?

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Posted by harleymiller on Tuesday June 16, 2009 at 5:35 PM and tagged with bella, chapter 22, edward, letter, twilight.

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  1. ecofan74
    ecofan74 Teacher
    College - Freshman

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    The novel does not clearly indicate how Edward would have received the letter.  For that reason, a number of possible explanations come to mind.  Remember that Edward does have the ability to read minds.  While he cannot read Bella's mind, he can access the thoughts of others.

    He could read Alice's or Jasper's minds, but since they are under the impression that the letter in their possession is for Bella's mother, it is highly unlikely Edward would have learned anything profitable from peering into their thoughts.  Since Edward does arrive in Phoenix, however, depending on the proximity of Bella's location to the airport in Phoenix, Edward could perhaps read James's mind.  Being with Bella, James's thoughts would offer Edward a constructive picture of her location and he could go from there.  Edward, meeting Alice and Jasper in the airport, could have volunteered to deliver Bella's letter to her mother for Alice.  Though it is not likely he would open it, perhaps in his attempt to deliver the letter, he stumbles upon a clue as to Bella's whereabouts.

    Since Twilight is written from Bella's perspective, a definitive answer to this question will not present itself.  Since Midnight Sun is apparently Twilight written from Edward's perspective, perhaps it could also provide some clues to this question.

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/twilight

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    Posted by ecofan74 on Tuesday June 16, 2009 at 6:34 PM

  2. totally-me
    totally-me Student
    High School - 9th Grade

    when she ran away it wouldnt take them long to work it out and she gave the letter to alice and as soon as the realised she was gone they would want to look at it i supposed they would just guess it wasnt actually for her mom

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    Posted by totally-me on Tuesday August 11, 2009 at 10:38 AM