Rancidness, pain, and confusion : Brett Ashley and the lack of resolution in The Sun Also Rises

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Rancidness, pain, and confusion : Brett Ashley and the lack of resolution in The Sun Also Rises

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dc.contributor.advisor Ransom, Jim
dc.contributor.author Morrison, Laurie L. en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2007-02-28T20:24:57Z
dc.date.available 2007-02-28T20:24:57Z
dc.date.issued 2003 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10066/633
dc.description.abstract 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. en_US
dc.description.provenance Made available in DSpace on 2007-02-28T20:24:57Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 2003MorrisonL.pdf: 207551 bytes, checksum: cbebe5f706046926cfa49b3e5e1fa76d (MD5) 2003MorrisonL.pdf.txt: 63678 bytes, checksum: 3b8776d98658048221688cd4b6d68c8a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2003 en
dc.description.sponsorship Haverford College. Dept. of English en_US
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dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/us/
dc.subject.lcsh Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961. Sun also rises
dc.subject.lcsh Ashley, Brett (Fictitious character)
dc.subject.lcsh Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961 -- Criticism and interpretation
dc.title Rancidness, pain, and confusion : Brett Ashley and the lack of resolution in The Sun Also Rises en_US
dc.type Thesis (B.A.) en_US

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