The Plot : The End Of Chapter One

In the beginning of the novel, there was a decouple of the two character Brett and Jake

During John's inauguration, the former president dies. It soon becomes apparent that he committed suicide with a sliver of ice-nine. Frank, John, and Newt clean up the mess and go out to watch the air show. During the air show something goes wrong and a plane crashes. The explosion causes the house to tip and the president's body to fall into the sea. The ice-nine in his body freezes all the oceans of the world and causes an incredible storm. John and Mona hide in a dungeon until the storms stop. When the storms cease they rise to find that the survivors had all committed suicide with the ice-nine. Seeing this Mona does the same. John wanders the island until he finds Newt and the Crosbys, who are still alive. From then on they live on the barren earth and wait to die. The book ends with John finally seeing Bokonon, a weak, dying man laughing in a thick snow of ice-nine.

his father and marry his mother, while Jake Gittes is running from his past in

Later, during the basket boy lunch, Bryce and Shelly sit at a table across from Juli and Eddie Trulock. Bryce just couldn’t help but stare at Juli the whole time. He sees she's having a good time with her date and gets jealous. He grabs her to talk to her and attempts to kiss her in front of everyone but Juli got scared and paniced an ran off. Juli gets on her bike and got home as fast as she can home.

* A church gathering (including dockworkers) is held to find out who murdered Joey. Terry is sent by Johnny to rat them out.

Jake is consciously aware that there is a problem, which is more than can be said about his friends. Perhaps the people that surround Jake are the issue, though. His close friends and the people whom he travels with include Lady Brett Ashley, Robert Cohn, Bill, and Mike. Brett, the target of Jake’s unrequited affections, is likely someone whom he should stop spending time with; however, it seems that he just can’t get away from her. She is a very strong and independent woman who isn’t known to behave in a traditionally feminine way. Jakes does remark that although she is very independent, “She can’t go anywhere alone.” Robert Cohn is a Jewish, wealthy expatriate; but unlike many of his friends, did not spend any time in the war. Cohn also falls head over heels in love with Brett, who soon rejects his affections as well. As a wealthy, Jewish, non war veteran Cohn stands out in the group and his fumbling attempts to court Brett are the source of much mockery and leads to many fights. Bill is also an American veteran who seems to be always drinking. He tends to use humor to try and deal with the emotional scars of war; however, is not immune to the immaturity and cruelty sometimes characterized by Jake and his friends. Finally, Mike is a very heavy drinking Scottish war veteran who is completely bankrupt. He is seen to have a terrible temper, which most often displays while he is drunk. Mike is also not comfortable with the

The part of the novel that best defines the relationship of the two is when Brett and Jake are alone while Jake is getting dressed. Jake tells her that he loves her, and Brett asks if he wants her to send the man she is with away. She goes outside and sends Count to get some champagne, so the two can talk alone. Everything seems to be going well, until they talk about the situation in detail.

Contrast and Contradiction: Gene ends up missing dinner, even though he wanted to go because Finny wanted to goof around instead (Knowles 19).

“He (Cohn) did not know whether we knew that Brett had been with him at San Sebastian and it made him feel rather awkward”They end up getting really upset at each other.So jake gets away and goes to the local Catherdral and “Prayed for everybody I thought of”(102)

Chapter 2 The family arrives at Cutwater and settle into a cabin The children are warned not to go into the forest because of savages They spend a winter in their new home Robert becomes friends with Andrew Watson By Spring Jamie dad decides to stay in Cutwater because their store is successful and they feel welcomed

Chapter thirteen is where the plot finally shows up. Jake receives a telegram saying that Brett has fainted on the train, and they would not arrive until Wednesday. He also receives a telegram from Cohn saying that he would arrive on Thursday. They spend the last day with their new friend, Harris, before they go back to Pamplona to meet the rest of their friends. They arrive back to the Montoya hotel after their friends, and Jake has a discussion with the innkeeper about the bulls. The innkeeper likes Jake because he believes that Jake has a passion about the bullfights and he respects that. Jake and Bill go to a cafe to find Brett, Mike, and Cohn. Mike starts telling war stories but then they go to watch the bulls. After they see the

Throughout the novel the reader quickly learns of the love that Jake has for Brett. Jake is struggling personally with his manhood due to an injury

However, Jake is not married, nor does he live with a woman in Paris. The characters of the

Because of this injury, Jake cannot be with the woman he loves- and this plot line serves as a catalyst for the larger and far more important theme about the American Dream - and chasing everything desired, but never truly being able to achieve these dreams to satiation.

Jake also at times seems to realize how bad his life is, but then never regrets it. He is in love with Brett Ashley, but she is always with other people, including Robert Cohn, which makes Jake jealous. This jealousy turns to anger when Jake gets into a fight with Robert and is then knocked out.