1. BELLA: What -- no, how did you find -- ?
2. EDWARD: through gritted teeth I should go back and rip their heads off.
3. BELLA: No. Bad idea. NPS
4. EDWARD: You don’t know the vile, repulsive things they were thinking.
5. BELLA: And you do?
6. EDWARD: covering Not hard to guess.
Analysis In speech 3, Bella uses Negative Politeness Strategy NPS by
minimizing the imposition. Bella does not want Edward to go back and rip the frat boys’ heads off but she understands he has his freedom of action. That’s why
Bella just state her own idea of Edward’s idea rather than directly ask him not to do that. It is done to save Edward’s negative face.
SCENE 60: EXT. WATERFALL RESTAURANT - FRONT ENTRANCE Jessica and Angela exit the restaurant as Bella approaches.
1. ANGELA: Where were you? We left you a message.
2. JESSICA: We waited, but we were starving --
Then they see Edward behind her, climbing out of his car. They freeze, agog. He’s composed now, making an effort to be charming. And they are charmed.
3. EDWARD: Sorry I kept Bella from dinner. We ran into each other and got talking. NPS
4. JESSICA: I - we - understand. We were just... leaving, so --
The two girls start to go. Bella is forced to go with them. 5.
BELLA: Okay, well. Thank you.
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She starts to follow the girls. Edward is torn, then abruptly --
6. EDWARD: Maybe I should make sure Bella gets something to eat. off Bella’s surprised look ... If you’d like. Then I could drive you back
myself. NPS
7. ANGELA: That’s so... thoughtful.
8. JESSICA: Really thoughtful. PPS
9. BELLA: debates, then decides I could eat.
As he guides her off, the two girls share a look, and a noiseless scream of excitement.
Analysis Edward starts the conversation by apologizing to the ladies, which is one
of his efforts to be polite as noted in speech 3. According to Brown and Levinson’s theory 1987, apologize is one of negative politeness strategies. So, it
is considered Edward uses NPS in this speech. In speech 6 Bella uses NPS when talking to all the hearers, i.e. Bella and
her friends, Jessica and Angela. The speaker, Edward, wants to ask Bella to have a
dinner with him. However he knows Bella has her own freedom of action. Besides that, Bella is being with her friends who are going to take her home with them. By
using hedge like “maybe I should make sure Bella gets something to eat”, Edward wants to ask Bella’s friends not to take her home and also to ask Bella to stay and
have a dinner with him. And he adds “if you’d like” specially aimed to Bella in order to minimize the imposition that could threat her negative face.
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Jessica uses PPS to Edward when responding to his previous utterance. By saying “really thoughtful”, she has made Edward feel good of what he is doing.
This is also an agreement to Angela’s opinion of Edward. So, it can be considered satisfy Angela’s positive face.
SCENE 61: EXT. WATERFALL RESTAURANT - DINING PATIO Bella and Edward sit on the deck. A dramatic waterfall shimmers behind them. A
waitress places a steaming plate of mesquite roasted salmon in front of Bella and nothing in front of Edward. She exits.
1. BELLA: You’re not eating?
2. EDWARD: I’m on a special diet.
3. BELLA: Like South Beach?
4. EDWARD: Not exactly.
She looks at him curiously as she takes a bite. 5.
BELLA: So how ‘bout some answers? NPS
6. EDWARD: Yes, no. To get to the other side, and 1 point 772453851.
7. BELLA: I didn’t ask for the square root of pi.
8. EDWARD: You knew that?
9. BELLA: How did you know where I was?
10. EDWARD: I didn’t.
She shakes her head, frustrated, and turns to go inside 11.
EDWARD: stops her, sincerely Don’t go. BORS
He seems torn by some internal dilemma. Then finally...
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12. BELLA: Were you following me?
13. EDWARD: I feel very protective of you.
14. BELLA: So that’s a yes?
15. EDWARD: Yes, I followed you. I tried to keep my distance...until you needed
help. 16.
BELLA: putting everything together: You said before... That you heard what those guys were thinking... Can you... read minds?
17. EDWARD: shrugs I’m thinking of getting a nine hundred number.
18. BELLA: trying to grasp Alright, so you read minds... What am I thinking?
Wait -- okay now, go. 19.
EDWARD: I have no idea. I can read every mind in there, except yours. points at people inside Work, sex, money, sex, sex, boyfriend –points at
Bella Nothing. It’s quite frustrating. 20.
BELLA: Why, what’s wrong with me? 21.
EDWARD: I tell you I read minds and you think there’s something wrong with you?
He smiles, charmed by her. But his smile fades, that torn look returns. He holds onto the rail, looking out.
22. BELLA: What is it?
23. EDWARD: I... don’t have the strength to stay away from you anymore.
ORIS
24. BELLA: Edward, you don’t have to. PPS
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He’s drawn in by her encouraging gaze... but he closes his eyes a beat, and turns back to the water.
25. EDWARD: almost to himself This is wrong.
26. BELLA: Edward --
27. EDWARD: You’re cold. We should go. NPS
He walks away before she can ask any more questions... Analysis
Bella uses NPS in speech 5 by using favor seeking. She says “so” in order to seek the favor of the addressee. Favor seeking is one of the ways of
Negative Politeness Strategy done. By using it, speaker can minimize the negative FTA that might appear.
Edward uses BORS to Bella when requesting her not to go as noted in speech 11. He uses the clear and straight-to-the-point words.
In speech 23, Edward uses ORIS to Bella by which he cannot be held have committed himself to one particular intent. By saying “I don’t have the
strength to stay away from you anymore”, Edward has removed himself from the potential to be imposing. Bella as the hearer could interpret it as a statement and
also indirectly an asking to Bella not to stay away from him. It can be considered Bella uses PPS in speech 24 for she shows her
approval of the addressee, i.e. Edward. By showing her approval, Bella has made Edward feel good of himself which it means satisfying his positive face.
Edward uses NPS to Bella when asking her to go home in speech 27. In this speech Edward uses hedge to lessen the impact of the utterance.
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SCENE 65: INT. POLICE STATION Bella enters to find a distressed Charlie studying evidence, photos, maps, trying to
make sense of Waylon’s death. Deputies come and go in the background. Bella approaches Charlie. He looks up.
1. BELLA: Dad, I’m sorry about Waylon.
2. CHARLIE: Known him going on thirty years. We’ll get to the bottom of this,
Bella. But in the meantime as an ambulance pulls up outside, he opens a drawer,
finds out a cannister of PEPPER SPRAY.
3. CHARLIE: I want you to have this. BORS 4. BELLA: That’s probably not a good NPS
