... a prostitute named Georgette makes a sexual pass at Jake only to be rejected with the excuses that he feels "sick,"" and that he "got hurt in the war-(23-4). Additionally, despite Brett's love for Jake, she refuses to enter into a relationship with him because of his inability to have sex. Finally, the reader discovers Jake's impotence on the fishing trip when Bill ... emphasize' his manhood to others. Jake and his friends, on the other hand, constantly attempt to emphasize' their manliness through their insults of Robert Cohn and their attempts to claim Brett as a symbolic trophy of thei...

• Word Count: 2224
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... while searching for a purpose in life. Such disastrous experiences give rise to her insecurity and lead her to depend on men for money, sexual fulfillment, and temporary happiness. Brett's misery provides the reader with a source of uneasiness and discomfort, for such emotions are obliquely but powerfully conveyed through her self-medication with alcohol and casual fornication. The readers ... elicits feelings of confusion as well as distress. Readers find it unsettling to learn about a superficially happy woman who realistically leads a life of loneliness, despair, and sadness. However,...

• Word Count: 1420
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate