Luke's Blog (By Ross)

In the beginning of The Sun Also Rises it is clear that Brett and Jake have a complex relationship. This complexity stems from not only how their relationship works but also how they view each other: specifically how Jake views Brett. Jake has somewhat of a love hate relationship with Brett. He is happier without her in his life but cannot let go because of his love for her. Their relationship itself is somewhat open where Brett turns to other men to get what Jake cannot provide but uses Brett for his emotional availability and stability. After each failed relationship Brett comes back to Jake using him as an emotional anchor. Jake becomes noticeably happier from his lack of thoughts of Brett once he goes to Spain. Near the end of the novel Brett sends a frantic message to Jake to pick her up after her excursion with Romero. Jake drops everything to help Brett showing his dedication for her.  Although their relationship stays the same throughout the book, Jake’s view changes. In P...

In Mrs. Dalloway , Virginia Woolf gives an introspective lens into Clarissa Dalloway. As the novel begins, she appears to be discontent with where her life has gone: constantly thinking about the past and how past decisions have affected her present. Clarissa feels as if she does not fit in with her husband’s social circle which is who she interacts with on a daily basis. She feels she is uneducated compared to them, making her seem incompetent when they start talking about things such as politics. For instance, Woolf mentions “she knew nothing; no language, no history; she scarcely read a book now, except memoirs in bed.” To her, she is put in the position of Richard Dalloway’s wife; she hosts his parties and does other tasks while he does politics and meets with important people. This divide is brought to light when she is not invited to a lunch party with Richard and feels excluded from everyone because she cannot talk about politics at this lunch.  However, as the novel unfolds...