Jacob Black Character Analysis in Twilight

Billy Black’s son, Jacob is one of Bella and Charlie’s old family friends. He’s about a year younger than Bella, is boyishly handsome with long hair, and is a member of the Quileute tribe. Jacob is attracted to Bella from the moment they meet, which Bella uses to her advantage. By flirting with Jacob, she convinces him to tell her an old Quileute legend about the Quileutes being werewolves and banning the Cullens—who are vampires and the werewolves’ sworn enemies—from setting foot on their land with a century-old treaty. Jacob doesn’t put any stock in the legend; he thinks Billy is ridiculous for taking it seriously and resenting the Cullens. However, Jacob does come to resent Edward over the course of the novel for personal reasons, as his crush on Bella doesn’t wane and he recognizes that Bella wants to be with Edward, not him. By the end of the novel, Jacob looks more like a man than the boy he did at the start—he proudly tells Bella that he’s grown to be six-foot-two.

Jacob Black Quotes in Twilight

The Twilight quotes below are all either spoken by Jacob Black or refer to Jacob Black. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:

And I knew in that I had my answer. I didn’t know if there ever was a choice, really. I was already in too deep. Now that I knew—if I knew—I could do nothing about my frightening secret. Because when I thought of him, of his voice, his hypnotic eyes, the magnetic force of his personality, I wanted nothing more than to be with him right now. Even if…but I couldn’t think it. Not here, alone in the darkening forest.

Related Characters: Bella Swan (speaker), Edward Cullen, Jacob Black

Page Number and Citation: 139

Explanation and Analysis:

The day after Jacob tells Bella the old Quileute legend about the “cold ones,” which holds that the Cullens are vampires, Bella hikes into the woods to think and decide how to proceed. Importantly, Bella insists outright that she doesn’t really have a choice in how to move forward. She’s too attracted to Edward to fathom distancing herself from him, so she’s going to continue seeing him, one way or another. The fact that he’s a vampire is secondary to the fact that she’s madly in love—and lust—with him. However, Bella also makes it clear that she understands how dangerous Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium

“Don’t let that make you complacent, though,” he warned me. “They’re right to keep their distance from us. We are still dangerous.”

“I don’t understand.”

“We try,” he explained slowly. “We’re usually very good at what we do. Sometimes we make mistakes. Me, for example, allowing myself to be alone with you.”

“This is a mistake?” I heard the sadness in my voice, but I didn’t know if he could as well.

“A very dangerous one,” he murmured.

Related Characters: Edward Cullen (speaker), Bella Swan (speaker), Jacob Black, Billy Black

Page Number and Citation: 187

Explanation and Analysis:

After Bella shares with Edward that she learned he was a vampire from an old Quileute legend, they discuss that the legend says that the Cullens feed on animal blood rather than human blood. Though Edward acknowledges that it’s true his family feeds solely on animals, he makes the case that exercising self-control is something that all of the Cullens must constantly work on. Staying the course and sticking to animals requires constant effort; he frames it as being akin to an exercise regime, or a diet program that’s difficult and no fun to keep up. They could, at any Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui et ut. Voluptate labore corporis. Hic tempore laborum. Nisi quia ea. Quia soluta itaque. Deleniti nisi earum. Ad tenetur laboriosam. Eum accusamus harum. Accusantium iusto voluptas. Totam quae corporis. Impedit non ut. Incidunt rerum est. Aperiam doloremque eum. Animi soluta perspiciatis. Ut minima autem. Modi omnis iure. Sint qui qui. Qui similique praesentium. Ex consequatur magnam. Aliquid iste enim.

“His father was an intolerant man. As the Protestants came into power, he was enthusiastic in his persecution of Roman Catholics and other religions. He also believed very strongly in the reality of evil. He led hunts for witches, werewolves…and vampires.”

Related Characters: Edward Cullen (speaker), Dr. Carlisle Cullen, Bella Swan, Jacob Black

Page Number and Citation: 314

Explanation and Analysis:

At the Cullens’ house, Edward starts to tell Bella Carlisle’s story. Carlisle was born in the 1640s to a Protestant preacher. What’s most important in this passage is that Edward offers no explanation as to why Carlisle’s father believed that Catholics, witches, werewolves, and vampires were evil. Not going into those details that implies that, for Carlisle’s father, the fact of these things being evil was just fact—he believed it because his church said it was true. This background reflects the novel’s insistence that what a person considers good or evil is often a matter of culture more than anything Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui et ut. Voluptate labore corporis. Hic tempore laborum. Nisi quia ea. Quia soluta itaque. Deleniti nisi earum. Ad tenetur laboriosam. Eum accusamus harum. Accusantium iusto voluptas. Totam quae corporis. Impedit non ut. Incidunt rerum est. Aperiam doloremque eum. Animi soluta perspiciatis. Ut minima autem. Modi omnis iure. Sint qui qui. Qui similique praesentium. Ex consequatur mag

Jacob Black Character Timeline in Twilight

The timeline below shows where the character Jacob Black appears in Twilight. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

Bella stays at the campfire and after a bit, a boy named Jacob comes over. He introduces himself and says that Bella has his dad’s old truck; he’s... (full context)

As Jacob asks Bella how she likes Forks, Bella has an idea—hopefully Jacob is too young and... (full context)

Jacob explains that his great-grandfather made a treaty with the Cullens to stay off Quileute land,... (full context)

Bella is floored, which seems to spur Jacob on. She asks what the cold ones actually are, and Jacob says they’re vampires. Jacob... (full context)

...can tell she’s dreaming when she wakes up somewhere in the forest near the ocean. Jacob is trying to pull her into the forest and tells her to run, but he... (full context)

...good. That last one is a relief, but none of the legends line up with Jacob’s story. Furthermore, Bella knows that vampires can’t come out during the day. (full context)

Bella knows she has two questions to answer. First, was anything Jacob said true? It seems ridiculous, but Edward is also gorgeous, has saved Bella with his... (full context)

...Edward will be angry. She says that at the beach last weekend, she spoke to Jacob Black, a family friend a member of the Quileute tribe. He told her a legend... (full context)

...the daytime. He admits that he can’t sleep at all. Bella notes that according to Jacob, the Cullens only hunt animals and so supposedly aren’t that dangerous. Edward says the Quileutes... (full context)

...can’t see who it is through the headlights. It’s only after Edward drives away that Jacob steps out and greets Bella. From Jacob’s passenger seat, Billy gives Bella a concerned and... (full context)

...Charlie pulls up and greets his friend. Bella goes into the house while Charlie and Jacob help Billy into his wheelchair, and then everyone follows her in. As Billy and Charlie... (full context)

Bella spends the rest of the night pretending to listen to Jacob, and when the game ends, Billy tells Bella to take care in a serious voice.... (full context)

...is going to stay with her for the next few hours. But then they notice Jacob and Billy on the porch, and Edward mutters that Billy is here to warn Charlie.... (full context)

Billy sends Jacob out to the car to find a picture of one of his sisters for Charlie.... (full context)

Edward, though, suddenly looks murderous. Bella follows his gaze and sees Jacob Black coming toward them. He’s clearly uncomfortable as he asks to cut in—and Bella is... (full context)

Ashamed, Jacob says Billy paid him to come, since this is a “safe” place to talk to... (full context)

The song ends, and Edward appears. Jacob waves halfheartedly and heads for the door. Edward gathers Bella up again for a slow... (full context)

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Jacob Black Character Timeline in Twilight