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English 14 Public

Nearly to the end of the novel, things begin to go sour after days of wine drinking, bull fighting, and fiance stealing.

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This character tries to punch Robert Cohn after telling him to, "go to hell!" (Hemingway, Chpt 17)

Jake---Who then procedes to get his a** knocked out cold.

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When he punches Jake, what personal rule did Cohn break?

Keeping boxing in the ring. He never liked the sport, and never wanted to use it outside of the gym.

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When Jake finds Cohn crying in his hotel room, what happens next?

Cohn begs for forgivness which Jake eventually gives.

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What happened that caused a waiter to say, "All for sport. All for pleasure"?

A man was gored and killed by the bulls running in the street. The crowd just walked around his lifeless body.

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Describe the physical fight between Cohn and Romero.

Cohn repeatedly knocks Romero down, and Romero gets back up every time (he is, after all, the Hemingway model of masulinity). Finally.

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In chapter 17, what do we learn about why Brett is the way she is?

Her ex-husband who was obviously unstable after the war, kept her under his control and abused her emotionally.

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In chapter 18, Brett announces that Romero has been hurt, but she will take care of him. How does Mike react to this?

He flips over a table full of food and beer and yells about how Brett had a Jew, and now she has a bullfighter. Mike is hurt.

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In chapter 18, Brett does not want to go into the church while Jake does. What does this tell us about Brett and how Jake is different than her?

It shows that Brett doesn't believe in anything (lost generation), while Jake still has some hope inside of him.

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After being beaten up by Cohn, how does Romero perform in the bull fight in chapter 18?

He is poetry in motion displaying courage and grace despite his injuries. Brett (and probably Jake) love him even more.

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Why does Jake feel empty in chapter 18?

Brett has left Pamplona. She is the only thing that makes life seem to have a purpose, even if he knows he can never have her. PARADOX!!

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Who was Belmonte?

He is the veteran bullfighter who comes out of retirement but disappoints in the bull ring on the last day of the festival.

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What Hemingway ideal (value) does Romero represent when in the way he fights Cohn?

He will never give up. He gets knocked down, and he gets up again. . .. can't anybody keep him down.

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What Hemingway ideal (value) does Cohn represent in his fight with Romero?

He is the only character in the novel who believes in true love.

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Not all of the main characters are "lost" without moral hope. Name one character who is not lost and explain your answer.

Best answers are Romero and Cohn, but see if you can defend another one!

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