1:Picking up where The Awakening left off, Elena confronts Damon about Stefan's disappearance. But when Elena stands firm on her rejection of Damon's romantic advances, Damon refuses to help find Stefan. Elena must turn to her best friends, Bonnie McCullough and Meredith Sulez. Bonnie, who is believed to have psychic powers, uses magic to track down Stefan. This was similar to what hap[ened in the tv show. however, in the tv show Damon doesn't try to 'win' Elena's love so early on and instead decides to terrorize Mystic Falls. I think the theme in these chapter was that you should never give in to temptation and always go on no matter the hard trials you face.
2:Because of the belief that he perpetrated the horrific 'animal' attacks, Stefan still faces hostility in the town. And as the town's monumental anniversary,'Founder's Day' approaches, Elena reaches her breaking point. I think it is pretty unfair of the town as a whole to place all the blame on Stefan even thogh they do not have any concrete evidence that he actually did anything. I think another reason they decided to place the blame on the 'mysterious Stefan' was because they needed a scapegoat, and who better than the mysteriouse new guy? This highlights the theme which i believe to be that humans fear what they do not understand.
3:Elena's adversary, Caroline Forbes, has stolen Elena's diary. Elena confesses all her secrets to her diary, and its contents can be read as evidence that Stefan is a violent criminal. Worried about Stefan's mental and physical well-being, Elena enlists the help of her friends to retrieve the diary. Elena discovers Damon lurking in the shadows of the Forbes house. Damon offers to help Elena's cause - if Elena gives him blood in return, however, she refuses. I thought that it was odd how Elena refused to give Damon her blood even though in extension it would be helping Stefan. Usually, Elena would do anything for Stefan, however, when she refused i was a little...