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    Some characterizations of modernism are disillusionment‚ loss of faith‚ and collapse of morality. All of these characterizations are seen in the characters (mostly Jake‚ Robert‚ and Brett) and goes along with why their lives are aimless and hopeless. Since World War 1 is known to be the “Great War” with many newly advanced weapons during the war‚ many people died than the previous wars with less weapons. The Lost Generation loses faith

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    journey depict a more pessimistic view of human nature than that depicted in the journey of Jake in Fiesta: The Sun Also Rises? • While the geographical journey of Jake and Brett in Fiesta: The Sun Also Rises is greater than that of Joseph Andrews‚ his spiritual journey takes him much further than Jake and Brett. An examination of human nature through a journey Fear – Joseph Andrews Fear is something that‚ while satirised in JA‚ is obviously very prevalent in his world; the fear of

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    can. He knows that he can change Brett‚ and won’t give up until he does. Fortunately for Brett‚ the farm slowly changes his personality to a more positive and caring young man. He begins to fit in with most of the boys‚ but there will always be one or two that don’t like the way he acts. After some time on the farm Brett seemed to have turned his life around. But it was no happy ending for Brett‚ as the cops found him after someone dobbed him in for trespassing. Brett was going back to a jail thinking

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    he does not explicitly state any issues that derive from the event‚ it is referenced a multitude of times that he is now rendered impotent (Hemingway 12). Through this‚ Jake shows a lack of security regarding his masculinity. The love of this life‚ Brett‚ discounts any chance at a relationship with him due to its lack of sex. He can easily be categorized as part of the “lost generation” of individuals that endured circumstances through World War I that destabilized their belief in their current world

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    Pacific region as a world standard international hotel. The FIJIAN was one of the grand names of the Shangri-La International Hotel Group and owned and managed by Brett Taylor. In this case‚ Brett Taylor was faced with a dilemma where his best right hand and asset‚ Moala Tukana‚ was indirectly involved in the incidents of frauds. Brett is faced with Cross-Cultural Management where he needs to take account the cultural factors that influenced the whole management of the hotel itself. Due to the Tau

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    promised land.... He had that look of eager‚ deserving expectation." (29) characterization Cohn was looking at Brett because he thought she was absolutely stunning and he had hopes of being with her. “Couldn’t we live together‚ Brett? Couldn’t we just live together?” “I don’t think so. I’d just tromper you with everybody.” (62) conflict Jake and Brett want to be together but Brett can’t live with Jake’s disability and she says that she would always cheat on Jake if they did live together. “Never

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    armoire beside the bed. That was a typically French way to furnish a room. Practical‚ too. I suppose. Of all the ways to be wounded” (30). Also shows the fact that Brett‚ the love of his life‚ refuses to enter a relationship with limits because of Jake’s problem. “Couldn’t we live together‚ Brett? Couldn’t we just live together?” (62). Brett goes on with excuses that she can’t be with Jake‚ being that she would spend most of her time with many guys than with Jake. She would also have to give up sex if

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    Ernest Hemingway and Masculine Dominance "But man is not made for defeat. A Man can be destroyed but never defeated." This quotation from the late Ernest Hemingway in the Old Man and the Sea summarizes his view on masculinity. Hemingway’s works are both criticized and praised for their portrayal of masculinity. Hemingway equated masculinity with toughness and guts. Also Hemingway’s beliefs on masculinity were dependent upon control of women. Hemmingway once said‚ "To me heaven would be… two lovely

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    OPPOSITE CAN BE SAID FOR MORE RULE BENDING INSTITUTIONS‚ AS THEY ARE KNOW TO HAVE A HIGHER TURN-OUT OF INDIVIDUALS THAT EXPERIENCE A POSITIVE EFFECT FROM THE INSTITUTION AND ITS OCCUPANTS. This is similar to Brett; the protagonist in Scott Monk’s unconventionally written novel ’Raw.’ We first meet Brett at his umpteenth time of committing a crime. On his journey to his latest institution; ’The Farm’‚ we learn of his negative attitude and surprise of being sent to a ’federation-styled homestead’ instead

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    life (Melvin C. Miles). This man will also fear the dark because it represents the “nothingness” of life after death. Hemingway provides his main character Jake‚ with the problem of impotence which causes a hindrance between Jake and Brett – the love of his life. Brett is the one thing that Jake wishes to have in his possession‚ however‚ it is impossible. Although Jake suffers because of these obstacles‚ he follows the standards of a Hemingway code hero. Jake Barnes‚ the protagonist of the sun also

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