In today’s society a very common thing in relationships is for the man to be the dominant one but however in The Sun Also Rises there is a “new woman”. The novel revolves around a group of friends and their vacation to Pamplona to watch the bullfights. The idea for the vacation comes from one of the main characters named Robert Cohn whose novel had just been published. After the idea of the vacation Robert’s “friend” Jake Barnes attempts to clear his mind of Pamplona by taking him out to drink where they meet Lady Brett Ashley. They meet her at the club and Jake instantly falls for her but sadly because of his war injury cannot have sex. The trip finally begins to come together when Jake meets his friend Bill Gorton who is also on his way to Spain and decides to go along to meet Brett and her boyfriend, Mike Campbell. During this vacation and the events leading up to it Brett can be described as the “new woman” of the era. in Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises, the new woman is represented by Brett through behavior, physical appearance, and gender power.
A part of the “new woman” in the novel is the masculine behavior of Lady Brett Ashley. From the start of the novel to the end Brett behaves nothing like a woman but more as a man. She drinks frequently, calls everybody “chap”, swears more in …show more content…
Lady Brett Ashley physical appearance is very different from that of a typical woman. She dresses differently, styles herself differently but still keeps the shape with curves like the “hull of a racing yacht” (30). However the most identifiable appearance on Brett that makes her seem more masculine is the way she combs her hair towards the back of her head like a boy. This hair and the outfit she wears at the club put it all together to form a very masculine appearance, “She wore a slip over jersey, sweater, and a tweed skirt, and her hair was combed back like a boy’s
A part of the “new woman” in the novel is the masculine behavior of Lady Brett Ashley. From the start of the novel to the end Brett behaves nothing like a woman but more as a man. She drinks frequently, calls everybody “chap”, swears more in …show more content…
Lady Brett Ashley physical appearance is very different from that of a typical woman. She dresses differently, styles herself differently but still keeps the shape with curves like the “hull of a racing yacht” (30). However the most identifiable appearance on Brett that makes her seem more masculine is the way she combs her hair towards the back of her head like a boy. This hair and the outfit she wears at the club put it all together to form a very masculine appearance, “She wore a slip over jersey, sweater, and a tweed skirt, and her hair was combed back like a boy’s