1) What can you deduce about the following characters, based on this excerpt?

· Brett –

· Mike –

· Robert Cohn –

· The narrator –

2. How would you describe the syntax used in this excerpt? Use adjectives or descriptors to explain your answer.

3. Where does the narrator himself discuss language, and what does he conclude?

Contextual Information: The narrator is Jake Barnes, a former American soldier who sustained a devastating war injury. Because of it, Jake is impotent. The author never explains this in the novel, but implies it. Jake is traveling through Spain to watch bull-fighting with the woman he loves and her fiancé, as well as one of her former suitors who has not given up on her.

Jake plays the peacekeeper through most of their visits, as the crossed lines of love make things awkward and volatile for everyone.

4. Overall, what is the effect of the syntax, and how does it further establish the narrator’s complicated feelings for Brett?

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