Eric is the first classmate that Bella meets at Forks High School. He’s tall, with black, greasy hair. Bella describes him as an “overly-helpful chess club type.” Eric develops an immediate crush on Bella and spends most of the school year in a quiet (but to Bella, very obvious) battle with Mike for Bella’s affections.
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Eric Character Timeline in Twilight
The timeline below shows where the character Eric appears in Twilight. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1
...those books. When the bell rings, a boy with dark, oily hair introduces himself as Eric and offers to show Bella to her next class. He seems like the “overly helpful,...
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Chapter 2
...not raining, and Bella now recognizes some of her classmates. It’s flattering that Mike and Eric seem to be vying for her attention, too. But Bella’s day is still miserable, especially...
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...much worse—it’s snowing, and she hates snow. Bella hurries away from Mike after someone, presumably Eric, throws a snowball at him.
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Chapter 3
...truck. As she drives to school, she wonders why the boys here, like Mike and Eric, are so interested in her when boys never paid her any attention in Phoenix. Once...
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Chapter 4
...night. The following month is tense and embarrassing: Tyler follows Bella everywhere, and Mike and Eric’s fight for Bella’s attention becomes more obvious. No one believes Bella that Edward is the...
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After gym, Bella heads for her truck. Eric is leaning against it. He awkwardly asks her to the dance, but Bella tells him...
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...that Mike accepted her invitation to the dance. Bella suggests innocently that Angela should ask Eric, and that a standoffish girl named Lauren should ask Tyler. Once Jessica hangs up, Bella...
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Chapter 5
...conversation with Edward that she barely notices that she’s late for class. Though Mike and Eric are a bit curt with her, Mike still invites Bella to the beach this weekend—it’s...
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