![]() ![]() It is unclear whether or not Jake’s insights and Brett’s final moral act give meaning to the lives of these exiles. She changes her amoral ways and begins to acquire a conscience, but her potential for peace and contentment will always remain unfulfilled: This failure is particularly well depicted in the character of Lady Brett Ashley. ![]() The objective characters fail to find meaning and fulfillment in their lives. After the frenetic activities of the fiesta, they come to the end of the road and are just as morally empty and disillusioned as ever. They had been drifting from “pillar to post” attending boring and repetitive social functions. In the end, most of the objective characters have run out of options. ![]() For example, Brett takes up with the young bullfighter, Romero, and ultimately leaves town with him Robert Cohn, pugnacious and wildly jealous, hits Jake and Mike and beats up Romero. During the week’s frantic festivities, events come to a head. The decision the objective characters make to go to Pamplona for the festival of the bulls precipitates the action that follows. He tries to pull it all together by always being available to her and her needs, and by continually pleading with her to stay with him. He doesn’t see the big picture-that is, he can’t see that his physical impairment will never change and that she will never be able to accept it. Jake is goal oriented, as exemplified by his focus on the possibility of winning Brett. ‘I’ll make you tell me’-he stepped forward-‘You damned pimp.’ I swung at him and he ducked” (Hemingway 190-91). “At the Cafe Suizo we had just sat down and ordered Fundador when Robert Cohn came up. For example, when Robert Cohn insults him, he throws a punch: Jake first looks for a physical solution when faced with a problem. The audience is waiting for Jake to stop obsessing over Brett. Jake remains steadfast in his desire for Brett. 8 of the 12 essential questions Steadfast Main Character Resolve ![]()
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