Based from movie...
If the wolves were to imprint on someone as soon as they saw the imprintee, why didn't Jacob do it on Renesmee when he first saw her. When Bella gave birth, Edward asked Jacob to hold the Renesmee and Jacob said "Get that thing away from me." Isn't the imprinting suppose to be dominate, no matter what the shape shifters initial feelings are?
Maybe this has been answered already but I couldn't find a thread answering this.
When she's born, Jacob doesn't actually look at the baby, all his attention is on Bella. It may also be about eye contact, since he doesn't get zapped until he meets Nessie's eyes.
"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
I agree. Jacob didn't take a good look at Renesmee until he made a move to kill her.
(In the book, Jacob did notice that his 'feelings/pull' for Bella wasn't there after Renesmee was born. He thought it meant that Bella was dead. He also noticed the 'pull' was leaving the room, but didn't connect it to Renesmee until he followed Rose out of the room and he got a good look at Renesmee.)
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Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer (Hardcover)
Book Two: This part of the book is from Jacob's POV.
Page: 352
(Renesmee is out of Bella.)
I didn't look away from [Bella's] red-spotted eyes, but I felt her hands lift weakly.
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(Edward is handing Renesmee to Bella.)
Something warm touched my arm.
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Page 353
But I couldn't look away from Bella's face.
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I didn't look at [Edward] or it. I watched only Bella as her eyes rolled back in her head.
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(Bella's heart is giving out.)
I couldn't see anymore. My eyes were wet and blurry.
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Page 354
(Rosalie takes Renesmee and leaves the room. Jacob is still working to save Bella.)
Page 355
I knew it was too late. I knew she was dead. I knew it for sure because the pull was gone. I didn't feel any reason to be here beside her. She wasn't here anymore. So this body had no more draw for me. The senseless need to be near her had vanished.
Or maybe moved was the better word. It seemed like I felt the pull from the opposite direction now. From down the stairs out the door. The longing to get away from here and never, ever come back.
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Page 357 to 358
It seemed like the pull had not been leading to the door after all. I could feel it now, encouraging me, tugging me forward. Pushing me to finish this, to cleanse the world of this abomination.
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Page 359
Rosalie cooed at the creature again, setting the empty metal bottle-thing aside and lifting the creature into the air to nuzzle her face against its cheek.
Perfect. The new position was perfect for my strike. I leaned forward and felt the heat begin to change me while the pull toward the killer grew --- it was stronger than I'd ever felt it before, so strong it reminded me of an Alpha's command, like it would crush me if I didn't obey.
This time I wanted to obey.
The murderer stared past Rosalie's shoulder at me, its gaze more focused than any newborn creature's gaze should be.
Warm brown eyes, the color of milk chocolate --- the exact same color that Bella's had been.
My shaking jerked to a stop; heat flooded through me, stronger than before, but it was a new kind of heat --- not a burning.
It was a glowing.
Page 360
Everything inside me came undone as I stared at the tiny porcelain face of the half-vampire, half-human baby. yadda yadda yadda ... blah blah blah ...
(The imprint is completed.)
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Ok, thanks! You guys are amazing! <3
shareYou're very welcome. Always glad to answer a serious question.
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