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    of tragedy‚ however I believe the disintegration of their relationship should be categorized as optimistic. Schmigalle argues that Jake’s relationship with Brett could be considered tragic on the grounds that its one sided and is therefore hopelessly depressing. While out dancing with another woman‚ Jake abruptly leaves the club with Brett. While being whisked off with this beautiful and charismatic woman‚ Jake

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    “Raw”‚ composed by Scott Monk‚ Brett a young offender is sent to a detention centre to reform and attain a second chance in life. However‚ through the use of Brett’s derogatory colloquialism‚ such as ‘pigs’ in reference to the police‚ it’s made clear that Brett is resistant to the law. As a result Brett is sent to The Farm‚ a facility that aims to turn young offender’s lives around‚ by reforming them. The Farm works on the principals of care‚ trust and responsibility. There are no fences or guards

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    Women are portrayed to be good beings who want to love and be loved‚ and men are the horrid ones who use women for their own pleasure and gain. Hemingway shows in his novel‚ men are true in their love by example of Jake’s love for Brett‚ and that women are horrid through Brett who only has flings with men and then leaves. While Austen shows women truly love through Jane and Elizabeth‚ and that men are horrid through Darcy and Bingley. Each author has a completely different view as to what love is‚ and

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    Power to the People. York: Power Enquiry. Ward‚ J. (2009‚ October 16). MPs have forgotten how to represent us. Retrieved November 11‚ 2009‚ from Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/16/mps-representation-constitutional-reform Whiteley‚ P [ 7 ]. Evidence suggests that more competitive the elections‚ more people cast their vote (Pattie & Johnston‚ 2007‚ pp. 5-7).

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    While both of them share Brett‚ they share her in different ways. Jake had a connection to Brett as Brett was in love with Jake. While driving out of the club‚ Brett talks about a conversation she previously had with another man attempting to woo her and she “…told him that I [Brett] was in love with you [Jake]” (41). As the story progresses‚ the reader finds out that Jake and Brett had a dysfunctional relationship because something about Jake was also

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    Woman Behind the Mask: Brett Ashley in The Sun Also Rises Lady Brett Ashley in The Sun Also Rises has always been regarded as one of Ernest Hemingway’s most hated characters. Both critics and readers have seen her simply as a bitch‚ and do not view her as a likeable or relatable character in any way. Her alcoholism‚ her use and abuse of men‚ and her seeming indifference to Jake Barnes’s love are just a few reasons why Hemingway’s readers have not been able to stand Brett‚ and do not give her a

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    difficulty met to change an individual’s behaviour towards life. Each challenge occurs throughout Brett Dalton’s life. In the prologue of Raw‚ Brett is robbing a liquor store‚ then fleeing from the police or as Brett calls them ‘Pigs’. Brett’s terminology towards the police‚ it was obvious that his relationship with the police wasn’t a pleasant one. Brett attempts to jump over a fence and hurts his ankle but Brett still tries to run which indicates Brett’s determination to avoid getting caught. The prologue

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    equal strength‚ both obstinately pulling in a contrary direction at the same time.” Hemingway’s Lady Brett Ashley‚ a divorced socialite‚ experienced conflicting desires‚ prompting her to lead an unhappy and confused life. Brett desired to be a self-reliant woman who had complete control over her own life but others were required to meet her physical and emotional needs. Throughout the entire novel‚ Brett Ashley pushes people away when they get too close in order to insure her freedom and power. This

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    War I. He works as a newspaperman in Paris (Shanman 1071). He is one the many American and British expatriates who overran the city shortly after the war. He is a Midwestern‚ middle-class‚ and a lapsed Catholic. He falls in love with a nurse Lady Brett Ashley with leads to part of his downfall (Bloom 122). Jake Barnes is troubled about his injury from World War I that leaves him impotent; but throughout the novel‚ he learns that his masculinity does not come from his physical abilities but through

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    by Scott Monk‚ Brett uses rebellion to escape from his fears and then be liberated from it; he does this as he believes it is the only way to freedom. When Brett first gets to the farm he is given trust and responsibility straight away which he is not used to as he has never been automatically trusted before. Brett is unaware of how to react to this‚ as he has only ever experienced negative forms of authority beforehand. Brett believes that Sam is naïve and stupid for giving Brett and the other boys

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