![]() ![]() Jake, on the other hand, knows the hard truths about the world - presumably from experience, though we don't yet know the particular nature of that experience. Also, Jake tells us that reading a book called The Purple Land has given Cohn unrealistic expectations about life and love these expectations in turn have made Cohn dissatisfied. After an unsuccessful marriage at a young age and his rebound relationship with Frances, Cohn is discovering that women find him attractive, and this, combined with the publication of his novel, has given him a swelled head. Now Cohn seems "not so simple" as he was before visiting his American publisher and "not so nice," according to Jake. ![]() The two share a drink, after which Jake returns to work and Cohn falls asleep in a chair outside Jake's office.Īlthough the events dramatized in this chapter are trivial, they offer Jake additional opportunities to react to Robert Cohn, thereby further characterizing both Cohn and himself. Cohn suggests a trip to South America, even offering to pay Jake's way, but Jake declines, suggesting British East Africa and then encouraging Cohn to enjoy Paris itself. After his return from a trip to America, Robert Cohn visits Jake Barnes in the offices of the newspaper where Jake works, in Paris. ![]()
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