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Narration Prompt
Retell this chapter in sequence: the taxi ride where Jake and Brett admit they love each other and cannot be together, Brett's return to the Select and the appearance of Count Mippipopolous, Jake's solitary night of grief and memory of the war, and Brett's drunken visit before dawn. Then name the central tension Hemingway develops here and judge how honestly Jake lets us see his own feeling.
Discussion Questions
- In the taxi Brett tells Jake, 'I simply turn all to jelly when you touch me,' and in the same breath, 'Don't touch me... I can't stand it.' Consider what this chapter reveals about the love between Jake and Brett, and why neither of them can act on it. Use the chapter's details to explain.
- Brett says, 'Don't we pay for all the things we do, though?' and 'I'm paying for it all now.' Consider what Brett means by paying, and why the chapter keeps returning to the idea that these characters are settling some debt. Use the chapter's details to explain.
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