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Narration Prompt
Retell this chapter in sequence: Cohn's letter and Mike and Brett's plan to join the Spain trip, Brett's revelation that she went to San Sebastian with Cohn, the long comic train ride with Bill and the American pilgrims, and the arrival at Bayonne where Cohn meets them. Then name the central tension Hemingway sets up here for the trip to come and judge what Jake understands about what he is walking into.
Discussion Questions
- Brett warns that the trip may be hard on Cohn, then tells Jake she went to San Sebastian with him. Jake still lets the plan stand and says Cohn can choose whether to come. Consider what Jake's decision here reveals about how he means to face the situation, and why he lets the trip proceed instead of warning Cohn off. Use this chapter's details, and what we know of Jake, to support your reading.
- Speaking of her week with Cohn, Brett says, 'He behaved rather well, too. He gets a little dull,' and, 'I rather thought it would be good for him.' Consider what tone you hear in her account of San Sebastian, and why Jake answers with the jab about 'social service.' Use the details of the scene to explain which reading you find most convincing.
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