Rancidness, pain, and confusion : Brett Ashley and the lack of resolution in The Sun Also Rises
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Title:
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Rancidness, pain, and confusion : Brett Ashley and the lack of resolution in The Sun Also Rises |
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Author:
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Morrison, Laurie L.
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Advisor:
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Ransom, Jim
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Department:
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Haverford College. Dept. of English |
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Thesis (B.A.) |
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2003 |
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Abstract:
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In my thesis, I consider common critical readings of The Sun Also Rises, which attribute a sense of resolution and catharsis to the novel's ending and, in the process, propound a reductive reading of Lady Brett Ashley as a villain whom Jake Barnes finally banishes. I suggest that then ending does not provide resolution but, instead, reflects Jake's still-conflicted recognition that a union with Brett is impossible, and I assert that Hemingway is depicting a historical moment, right after World War I, of transition and crisis in gender relations. I claim, moreover, that Brett is a crucial and even admirable character, because of her vitality and her willingness to explore a transitional moment in gender connections and to actively perform interesting gender roles. |
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Subject:
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Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961. Sun also rises
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Subject:
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Ashley, Brett (Fictitious character)
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Subject:
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Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Terms of Use:
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/us/
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Permanent URL:
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http://hdl.handle.net/10066/633
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Morrison, Laurie L..
"Rancidness, pain, and confusion : Brett Ashley and the lack of resolution in The Sun Also Rises".
2003. Available electronically from
http://hdl.handle.net/10066/633.
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