Entry #7

"Brett was gone, I was not bothered by Cohn's troubles, I rather enjoyed not having to play tennis, there was plenty of work to do, I went often to the races, dined with friends, and put in some extra time at the office getting things ahead so I could leave it in charge of my secretary..." (page 75).

I would like to start off with saying Ohhh my gosh Jake works?? It seems to me that all he does is wake up, go drink with friends, and sleep! To put in "extra time" at the office seems like an exaggeration to me since he never puts in time anyways. I don't know how these people get anything accomplished. They are sort of like big babies. They eat, drink, and sleep. They seem to have the easiest lives too, also like babies. Nothing to worry about except the occasional problem with a book not getting published. From what I have observed, I don't even know when they wrote the book. Possibly when they were drunk after a long morning with friends (since apparently they wake up and go out with friends to drink). I wish my life could be this easy!

Entry #6

External Conflict- "As i went out the door I looked back through the two thicknesses of glass and saw them sitting there. She was still talking to him" (page 58).

Here, Jake is speaking of Cohn and Frances. This part was extremely annoying to me. Frances was griping at Cohn in public and in front of his friend. Apparently to her, it was appropriate to speak of private things to anyone who would listen. Cohn seemed to just sit there and take her sarcastic and rude remarks which was surprising to me. If it had been me, I would have gotten up and left her there to complain on her own. This external conflict between Cohn and Frances seemed to drag on and on. At this point in time, the reader has no idea what else they had to fight about.

Entry #5

Aphorism- "I suppose she only wanted what she couldn't have" (page 39).

Now isn't this true?? It seems to me that this quote applies to everyone at some point in time during their life. For me, it has applied over and over again. I'll seem to think I have everything i need then I'll see what someone else has and say "wow i wish i had that." And even if people don't like to admit it, everyone does this. Someone could be the richest person in the world and I'm sure they'd still be wanting what they didn't and couldn't have. It seems that we all have something programed into us that makes us want things just because we cannot get it. I guess it's just part of life.

Entry #4

Internal Conflict- '"When I think of the hell I've put chaps through. I'm paying for it all now.' 'Don't talk like a fool,' I said. 'Besides, what happened to me is supposed to be funny. I never think about it.'" (page 34).

Okay so at this point in time I am really not liking Brett. She says she wants to be with Jake and she tries to have a relationship with him, but as soon as they get too close she backs down and claims she can't be with him. To me, this is absolutely ridiculous! If she is truly that selfish then I don't think she deserves anyone.

When she is having this conversation with Jake, she reveals the internal conflict she is having to the audience. She feels that because her and Jake 'can't be together' she is being punished for all the horrible things she has done to other men. I agree with her totally and completely; this is one time she is actually right! I guess karma actually is real- what comes around goes around!

Entry #3

Onomatopoeia- "...And the horse-cabs clippety-clopping" (page 22).

Here, Hemingway is describing the scenery with great detail. He builds the scene around the reader giving them many senses to form their view. He includes the word "clippety-clopping" in order to engage the readers sense of hearing. When I read this it made me imagine a carriage slowly riding down a bumpy street. This helps the reader to become more involved with the scene. He describes the scene with detail so he can paint what he wants in their minds, but also leaves some room for imagination. This is my personal favorite part of books. You get to use some of your own imagination to create a scene, unlike in movies.

Entry #2

"'I can't stand it to think my life is going so fast and I'm not really living it'" (page 18).

This quote stuck out like a sore thumb to me. It seems to be so true to my life as this point in time. It seems odd that in a week I will be starting my freshman year and earlier this week I worked freshman orientation as a senior! I can still remember coming in to orientation and be attacked by the big bad seniors along with my classmates. Now we are those big bad seniors!

Later in the conversation between Jake and Cohn, Jake says that nobody really lives up their life, except for bull-fighters. This is brutally honest. No one ever lives their lives up to the fullest. At some point in time, we will back down and make mistakes, but this is part of life. Bull-fighters don't back down from a challenge just because it's dangerous and they truly do live their life to the fullest. Maybe their is a lesson that everyone can learn from them.

Entry #1- The Sun Also Rises

Simile- "For a man to take it ("The Purple Land") as a guide-book to what life holds is about as safe as it would be for a man of the same age to enter Wall Street direct from a French convent, equipped with a complete set of the more practical Alger books" (page 17).

Alright so here we go again!!!! So I haven't found this book to be interesting so far. I definitely thought "The Things they Carried" was much better, but it is still too soon to know for sure.

Here, Hemingway compares Cohn's obsession with "The Purple Land" to a middle aged man going from a convent to Wall Street. I don't know about anyone else but I think that would be a funny sight to see! The man would be lost and totally out of place. I guess this is how Cohn became. He got so wrapped up in trying to live out this book that he lost track of reality.

Sometimes I think that people today get wrapped up in what could be and they try to live by a book, song, or movie. I think this is ridiculous. All of these paint unrealistic images. We have to pave our own path in life and make it what we want it to be. Life is an unending maze and no book, movie, or song is going to help us find our way out in one piece.