Tuesday, September 28, 2010
E PERIOD - The Sun Also Rises
Find instances of Hemingway using PASSBO, (physical description, action, speech, self-created environment, background information, and other people's thoughts), to characterize Lady Brett Ashley. Cite your finds and discuss what each tells the reader about the character.
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"He looked a great deal as his compatriot must have looked when he saw the promised land. Cohn, of course, was much younger. But he had that look of eager, deserving expectation."(Chapter 3)---Other People's Opinions---From this description, Cohn is captivated by Brett, which shows me that Brett is very pretty.
ReplyDelete"She was sitting up now. My arm was around her and she was leaning back against me, and we were quite calm. She was looking into my eyes with that way she had of looking that made you wonder whether she really saw out of her own eyes. They would look on and on after every one else's eyes in the world would have stopped looking."(Chapter 4)---Action---From this description, I can see that Brett really loves Jacob Barnes, but it seems that something is getting in the way to make them cannot be together, so she just can look at him.
"Don't talk about it. Poor chap. I never knew it till just now."(Chapter 3)---Speech---From this speech, we can see that Brett doesn't care abouot Cohn.
“Robert Cohn was a member, through his father, of one of the richest Jewish families in New York, and through his mother of one of the oldes”（P4）The background tells me that he was born in very good family background. His family is one of the wealthiest Jews.
ReplyDelete“He cared nothing gor boxing, in fact he dislike it, but he learned it painfully and thoroughly to counteract the feeling of inferiority and shyness he had felt on being treated as a Jew at Princeton.”(P3) This information tells me that although he did not like boxing, but he continued practicing, that as a Jew in the U.S. is looked down upon. So he need to exercise their bodies to make themselves stronger, in order not to be bullied.
“I never met anyone of his class who remembered him. They did not even remember that he was middleweight boxing champion.”(P3) Shows that he is likely to be forgotten.
"Drink your wine" said Brett. "We've all been around. I dare say Jake here has seen as much as you have"--Speech-- Here Brett may be a little tipsy, however this shows how open she can be. She isn't afraid to talk about inappropriate things around men.
ReplyDeleteFinally we went up to Montmarte. Inside Zelli's it was crowded, smoky and noisy. The music hit you as you went in. Brett and I danced. It was so crowded we could barely Move.-- Self-created enviornment-- Jake is describing the atmosphere in which him and Brett hang out in. They hang out in bars and lounges filled with music, smoke and booze.
Brett the felt hat down far over one eye and smiled out from underneath it-- Physical description-- Jake is describing how brett flirts. She seems to be taunting and enjoys teasing Jake.
She wore a slipover jersey sweater and a tweed skirt,and her hair was brushed back like a boy's.Speech(Chapter 3 pg29)
ReplyDeleteWe left the floor and i took my coat off a hanger on the wall and put it on. Brett stood by the bar. Action(Chapter 3 pg31)
He looked a great deal as his compatriot must have looked when he saw the promised land. Cohn, of course, was much younger. Other People's Opinions(Chapter 3 pg29)
1. "'It's better.''Lie quiet.He's gone to the other side of town.''couldn't we live together, Brett? Couldn't we just live together?''I don't think so. I'd just tromper you with everybody. You couldn't stand it.''I stand it now.''That would be different. It's my fault, Jake. It's the way I'm made."(P62) ---Speech From the speech, Jake try to ask Brett if they could live together but Brett refuse him and said she wants playing around in boys.
ReplyDelete2. "'Quite a girl,'Bill said. The taxi started and Brett waved."(P81)"Perhaps just a little.I say, Brett, you are a lovely piece."(P85)--other people's opinion. ---from the quotes, others thoughts shows Brett was an pretty and elegant woman.And also Brett left by taxi, this shows she's not poor or even rich woman.
3. "'one more,'Brett said,'and I must run. Do send the waiter for a taxi.'"(P81)---Self-created environment. --- Brett wants to leave, so she's talking to her friend, she wants his waiter to call a car for her. This shows her friends was rich because he even has waiter. This can also shows that Brett choose stay with rich people maybe because she's rich too.
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ReplyDelete“The concierge, before she became a concierge, had owned a drink-selling concession at the Paris race-courses. Her life-work lay in the pelouse, but she kept an eye on the people of the pesage, and she took great pride in telling me which of my guests were well brought up, which were of good family, who were sportsmen, a French word pronounced with the accent on the men.” Action(chapter 7)
"I did not see Brett again until she came back from San Sebastian. One card came from her from there. It had a picture of the Concha, and said: "Darling. Very quiet and healthy. Love to all the chaps. BRETT.'"other person's opinion(chapter 8)
"Don't talk like a fool."
"I'm a little tight, you know. I wouldn't ask you like this if I weren't. You're sure you don't mind?"
"Oh, shut up, Michael," Brett said. "How can the man say he'd mind now? I'll ask him later."
"But you don't mind, do you?"
"Don't ask that again unless you want to make me sore. Bill and I go down on the morning of the 25th."
"By the way, where is Bill?" Brett asked.
Speech (chapter 9)
"The street was torn up and men were working on the car-tracks by the light of acetylene flares. Brett's face was white and the long line of her neck showed in the bright light of the flares"(chapter4). physical description--The description is attractive that the readers can image the charm of Brett, In fact, Brett is a beautiful lady. Besides,the writer set a backgroud that Brett was standed in dark, readers can feel Brett has a little be mystique.
ReplyDeleteShe stood holding the glass and I saw Robert Cohn looking at her. He looked a great deal as his compatriot must have looked when he saw the promised land. Cohn, of course, was much younger. But he had that look of eager, deserving expectation.(chapter3)--other's people thoughts--From the expressiom of Robert Cohn we knew that Brett is such a beautiful lady, the writers did not describe Brett at all. However, he used the Cohn's thought indirectly to indicate how attractive Brett is.
"I say. We have had a day.You don't remember anything about a date with me at the Crillon?No. Did we have one? I must have been blind"(chapter7)---speech---From these dialogue, it seems that Brett is a busy woman, maybe she has a lots of date, or she likes to make friends that she forget a date with Georgette.
Physical Description:
ReplyDeleteThey came in. As they went in, under the light I saw white hands, wavy hair, white face, grimacing, gesturing,talking.With them was Brett.She looked very lovely and she waas very much with them.(Pg.29)
Speech:
"Don't touch me,"she said."Please don't touch me.""What's the matter?""I can't stand it.""Oh,Brett.""You mustn't. You must know.I can't stand it, that's all.Oh,darling,please understand!""Don't you love me?""Love you? I simply turn all to jelly when you touch me.""Isn't there anything we can do about it?"(Pg.34)
Other people's opinion:
"When did she marry Ashely?""During the war.Her own true love had just kicked off with the dysentery.""You talk sort of bitter.""Sorry.I didn't mean to.I was just trying to give you the facts.""I don;t believe she would marry anybody she didn't love.""Well,"I said."She's done it twice.""I don't believe it"(Pg.46-47)
From above I can get that Brett Ashley she is a socialite and she loves Jake but she is unwilling to entrust herself absolutely with her body and life because of some reason.
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“Brett was damned good-looking. she wore a slipover jersey sweater and a tweed skirt, and her hair was brushed back like a boy's. She started all that. She was built with curves like the hull of a racing yacht, and you missed none of it with that wool jersey.” (Pg 19) Describe the details of the characters from this point of view, she is a woman in great shape, but also very beautiful. But hair looks like a boy. I think the author is describing a character who is very delicate.
"She was sitting uo now. My arm around her and she was leaning back against me, and we wre quite calm. She was looking into my eyes with that way she had of looking that made you wonder wherther she really saw out of her own eyes." (Pg 23) From this point of view the description of action and expression, both of whom are actually in love. But for some reason they did not together. Of the author description, which allows the reader to feel the delicate relationship between the characters.
"'It's funny,'I said. 'It's very funny. And it's a lot of fun, too, to be in love.'
'Do you think so?' Her eyes looked flat again.
'I don't mean fun that way. In a way it's an enjoyable feeling.'
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'I have to.'" We were sitting now like two strangers. On the right was the Prc Montsouris.(Pg 23-24) From their conversation, the reader can know that while they are in love, but they had to be separated. They are like two strangers in conversation. Very cold, no emotion
Lady brett had met jake soon enough and was being a temptress until she found out that he could not work properly in sex. "Our lips were tight together and then she turned away and pressed against the corner of the seat, as far away as she could get. Her head was down. "Don't touch me," she said. "Please don't touch me." "Whats the matter?" "I cant stand it." (33) she did not want anything to do with jake because she was a shallow girl that is only interested in the fleshy desires. I consider a horrible person.
ReplyDeleteSpeech:
ReplyDelete"Let's enjoy a little more of this there my dear now you enjoy that slowly, and then you can get drunk." Middle Of Chapter 7
Physical Description:
"Brett was damned good-looking. She wore a slipover jersey sweater and a tweed skirt, and her hair was brushed back like a boy's." middle of chapter 3 during the party
Other People's Opinion
"She was very nice. Very, very nice. Last night she was perhaps, a little-- I'll speak perfectly frankly, Monsieur Barnes. Last night I found her not so gentille. Last night I formed another idea of her. But listen to what I tell you. She is tres, tres gentille. She is of very good family. It is a thing you can see.
Beginning Of The Chapter 7