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Narration Prompt
Retell this chapter in sequence: the concierge's change of heart about Brett, the count's arrival with roses and champagne, the private scene where Jake and Brett again face the love they cannot live out, the count's talk of 'values' and his arrow wounds, and the night at Zelli's that ends with Brett's misery and goodbye. Then name the central tension Hemingway develops here and judge what the count adds to the book's picture of how to live.
Discussion Questions
- The count says, 'it is because I have lived very much that now I can enjoy everything so well,' and that the secret is to 'get to know the values,' while Brett tells him, 'You haven't any values. You're dead, that's all.' Consider what the count means by living for 'the values,' and why Brett calls it being dead. Use the chapter's details to explain.
- Alone with Jake, Brett refuses to live with him, saying, 'I'd just tromper you with everybody,' and, 'It's the way I'm made,' then insists that leaving is 'better for you. Better for me.' Consider whether Brett is acting out of honesty, self-knowledge, cowardice, or some mixture of the three, and why she insists on going. Use this scene, and the earlier scenes between them, to explain.
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