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Narration Prompt
Retell this chapter in sequence: Jake's dinner with Georgette and his glancing remark about the war, the party at Braddocks's and the catty exchange with Frances, the bal musette where Brett arrives with a noisy crowd and Cohn is instantly struck by her, and Jake's charged departure with Brett. Then name the central tension Hemingway develops here and judge how honestly Jake reports his own feelings.
Discussion Questions
- When Georgette asks what is wrong with him, Jake says only, 'I got hurt in the war,' and then closes the subject again. Consider what that brief admission shows about how Jake manages his own wound, and why Hemingway might reveal it so sparingly here. Use the chapter's details to explain.
- When Brett appears, Jake says Cohn 'looked a great deal as his compatriot must have looked when he saw the promised land,' with 'eager, deserving expectation.' This is the same Cohn who took a romantic adventure book as a guide to life. Consider what Cohn's reaction to Brett shows about how he meets the world, and why Jake reaches for the language of a promised land to describe it. Use the chapter's details to explain.
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