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Narration Prompt
Retell this chapter in sequence: Jake's morning walk to work and the press briefing, the taxi ride with Krum and Woolsey, and the lunch with Cohn that turns on Brett, where Jake gives the unromantic facts and the two men nearly quarrel. Then name the central tension Hemingway develops here and judge whose view of Brett the chapter invites you to trust.
Discussion Questions
- Cohn calls Brett 'fine,' 'straight,' and a matter of 'breeding,' while Jake answers, 'She's a drunk.' Consider what the gap between their ways of seeing Brett reveals about each man, drawing on this chapter and on Cohn's earlier pattern in the book. Use the chapter's details to explain.
- Jake tells Brett's history in a few sharp, compressed strokes, including that her 'own true love had just kicked off with the dysentery,' then says he is only giving 'the facts.' Consider what his way of telling it suggests about his relation to Brett, and why he might insist on calling it fact rather than feeling. Use the chapter's details to explain.
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