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"He took it out in boxing, and he came out of Princeton with painful self-consciousness and the flattened nose, and was married by the first girl who was nice to him. He was married fire years, had three children, lost most of the fifty thousand dollars his father left him, the balance of the estate having gone to his mother, hardened into a rather unattractive mould under domestic unhappiness with a rich wife; and just when he had made up his mind to leave his wife she left him and went off with a miniature-painter. (12) |
Robert Cohn
Princeton vs. Boxing - Smart, but lacks self-confidence - Thinks masculinity is through physical domination - Princeton may traits that do not encompass masculinity -Flattened nose - Physically hurt before, ego is hurt
Family - Married the FIRST GIRL who was NICE to him. Aloof, disparity - Has three children who he does NOT take care of. IRRESPONSIBLE... LOST
Miniature Painter - More of a MAN than a competitive boxer?*
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"By that time, though, he had other things to worry about. He had been taken in by a lady who hoped to rise with the magazine. She was very forceful, and Cohn never had a chance of not being taken in hand... Her name was Frances... her attitude toward Robert chagned from one of careless possession and exploitation to the absolute determination that he would marry her. During this time Robert's mother had settled and allowance on him." (13) |
Reflection of gender and how women OVERPOWER men.
-Possessive verbs for women -Men submissive
Robert needs an allowance? is he still a child? |
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A crowd of young men, some in jerseys and some in their shirt-sleeves, got out. I could see their hands and newly washed, wavy hair in the light from the door. The policeman standing by the door looked at me and smiled They came in. As they went in, under the light I saw white hands, wavy hair, white faces, grimacing, gesturing, talking. With them was Brett. She looked very lovely and she was very much with them. One of them saw Georgette and said: "I do declare. There is an actual harlot. I'm going to dance with her, Lett. You watch me." The tall dark one, called Lett, said: "Don't you be rash." The wavy blonde one answered: "Don't you worry, dear." And with them was Brett (28)
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Men (gay) portrayed with feminine traits -hands newly WASHED...WAVY hair -Talking in femininely tones -"My dear" -- Sexual, feminine (Turn of the Screw)
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"I don't believe she would marry anybody she didn't love." "Well," I said. "She's done it twice." "I don't believe it." "Well," I said, "don't ask me a lot of fool questions if you don't like the answers." "I didn't ask you that." "You asked me what I knew about Brett Ashley." "I didn't ask you that." "You asked me what I knew about Brett Ashley." "I didn't ask you to insult her." "Oh, go to hell." He stood up from the table his face white, and stood there white and angry behind the little plates of hot d'euvres...
"Oh, cut out the prep-school stuff." "Take it back." "Sure anything. I never heard of Brett Ashley. How's that?" "No. Not that. About me going to hell." "Oh, don't go to hell," I said. "Stick around. We're just starting lunch." (47) |
Jake Barnes talking to Robert Cohn about Brett's promiscuity and her marrying Mike Campbell.
Masculinity and War Jake's subconscious feelings of disconnection with cohn. -In Lost era, going to war is a sign of masculinity -Robert using force, and demanding respect (like a prep-school child) -Robert even as a father, acts childish
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"Listen. You're a hell of a good guy, and I'm fonder of you than anybody on earth. I couldn't tell you that in New York. It'd mean I was a faggot. That was what the Civil War was about. Abraham Lincoln was a faggot. He was in love with General Grant. So was Jefferson Davis. Lincoln just freed the slaves on a bet. The Dred Scott case was framed by the Anti-Saloon League. Sex explains it all. The Colonel's Lady and Judy O'Grady are Lesbians under the skin." |
Bill expressing his affection for Jake |
