Jake Barnes Altruism In The West By Ernest Hemingway
Jake Barnes’ altruism plays an important role in his life as well. Akin to Frederic, he is a selfless person, and he thinks of others before himself. In his situation with Brett, he puts her feelings before his own, and sets her up with Romero, a handsome young matador,”QUOTE ABOUT SETTING ROMERO UP WITH BRETT” Knowing that Brett desired to be with Romero, Jake puts his own feelings aside to put them together. Additionally, Jake is a great believer in sharing, giving others necessities that he has and they don’t. For example, during the bull running in Spain, which is basically a continuous party, Jake liberally shares his wine with strangers near him, “QUOTE ABOUT SHARING WINE AT PARTY.” He also is very generous with cash, overpaying and tipping
people, knowing that they needed it more than he, “TIPPING QUOTE.” In sum, Jake puts others needs in front of his own, no matter the personal cost.