One can agree that in a good relationship both partners grow and learn from each other. Moreover, in a relationship a person can find themselves. From the novels Tooth and Claw, Shiloh, A&P, and Hills Like White Elephants. The two characters from the four novels mentality about love developed the most were Junior’s and the American girl’s. Not only did Junior and the American girl’s mentality as well as love grew but the person themselves grew as well.
The character Junior in the beginning of “Tooth and Claw ” is illustrated as a grown man with the mentality of a 14 year old. Junior’s description of how he portrays women and his apartment describes a man that has not mentally grown or matured for their age. Junior admits he only leaves his aunt's house to live a little rather than grow because he states, “I’d first moved out to the …show more content…
The American girl becomes very vexed in how selfish her significant other is that she says, “Would you please please please please please please please stop talking” (Hemingway 185). This quote shows that she had enough of his compulsive lies. What had woken her up to understand he wouldn’t love all of her is when she’s aware he doesn't love her the way she thought he did after he says, “ But I don’t want anybody but you. I don’t want any one else” ( Hemingway 185). Meaning, he only wanted her, he didn’t want a baby. The only good thing that came out of her breakup is the lesson she learned. Which was, guys will say anything to get what they want and that if her significant other couldn’t give her the sympathy she wanted, he wasn’t the one. The American girl had matured over the course of the few hours of waiting for the train. She had matured and understood the difference between love and desire. This lesson can be carried with her for future relationships, friendships and even give others advice to situations similar to
The character Junior in the beginning of “Tooth and Claw ” is illustrated as a grown man with the mentality of a 14 year old. Junior’s description of how he portrays women and his apartment describes a man that has not mentally grown or matured for their age. Junior admits he only leaves his aunt's house to live a little rather than grow because he states, “I’d first moved out to the …show more content…
The American girl becomes very vexed in how selfish her significant other is that she says, “Would you please please please please please please please stop talking” (Hemingway 185). This quote shows that she had enough of his compulsive lies. What had woken her up to understand he wouldn’t love all of her is when she’s aware he doesn't love her the way she thought he did after he says, “ But I don’t want anybody but you. I don’t want any one else” ( Hemingway 185). Meaning, he only wanted her, he didn’t want a baby. The only good thing that came out of her breakup is the lesson she learned. Which was, guys will say anything to get what they want and that if her significant other couldn’t give her the sympathy she wanted, he wasn’t the one. The American girl had matured over the course of the few hours of waiting for the train. She had matured and understood the difference between love and desire. This lesson can be carried with her for future relationships, friendships and even give others advice to situations similar to