"I should stop thinking of her that way, as if she were the only girl in the world"
Bella, otherwise:
- the Swan girl, the Swan child, ordinary human girl, the new girl, this Bella, this Bella Swan, poor girl, my prey, the sweetest blood, an insignificant little girl
verbs
- (59) the number of times Edward wishes for something
- (68) the number of times Edward thinks or says the word kill
blood & bones: twelve variations of bone, including cheekbones, collar bones
- collar bone, two mentions
- cheekbones, five mentions
- (67) the number of times Edward mentions blood
colors most mentioned: red, white, brown
- (16) number of times white is mentioned--the most notable:
- her face went from red to white again
- I could see the girl dressed all in white and walking at a measured pace
- the touch of my cold white hand
- his face paling to bone white
- smiling, with her icy white arm around the girl’s warm, fragile shoulders
- dressed in gauzy white
- drops of red against the white cards…
- her lips were white
- imagining it whiter, imagining her eyes bright red…
others:
- (144) the number of times Edward mentions Jessica (ugh)
- (485) the number of times Edward mentions Bella
the green sweater
- (6) instances
- green, long, unbecoming, ridiculous, ugly, hideous
the blue blouse
- (5) instances, saying 'the color set her skin off perfectly, making it look like fresh cream.'
hair
- (28) the number of times Edward mentions Bella's hair (various colors from chestnut to mahogany to black, length and fashion it spreads over her pillow, as well as Bella using it as a curtain between her and E)