Who Is Jake Semple A Dynamic Character

“Oh, Jake, we could have had such a damned good time together.’ ‘Yes, Isn’t it pretty to think so?”. Their final discussion is right where they started in the back of a cab. Brett has just dug a hole even deeper into the abyss of disappointment that Brett has already given him. Jake has lost his masculinity in more ways than one. He has to live without Brett, and with his disability, denying him any chance at all with women. He has finally accepted the loveless relationship that has become of them, and will push forward knowing how it will never be.

Have you ever really wanted one thing in life? I mean like you really wanted it. What would you have done to get this thing that you really wanted. This happens to many people throughout the story of the “Jake Reinvented”. All though there are many themes throughout this book, I think one of the very important or I guess main theme in this book is that some people will do anything to get what they want. They will even give up something that they really love or are good at. They will lose friends, get in trouble and even get sent to some other town to get what it is that they want.

According to the text in the first 3 chapters, Jake Semple is headstrong, through his actions and choices. This tells me that Jake is more than people think he is. The first piece of evidence that I have is that Jake burned down his school. My second piece of evidence is that Jake Semple smoking, which leads people to think he is bad because most 13-year-olds do not smoke. The final piece of evidence is that Jake disobeys orders and does bad things in order to see his parents again.

She sees Jake as an unintelligent, brainless, violence obsessed marine who doesn’t deserve a place in her program. As time progresses, Grace grows fond of Jake, his helpful tendencies and selflessness.

“Why? What’s the point?”. Jake has a wife and a daughter and he hasn't spoken with his kid in months. His daughter refers to him as “the man that used to live with us” and he doesn't like speaking with his

In Dad, Jake must learn to become independent and live, without relying on others. Jake’s failure to achieve autonomy is first seen by his relationship with Betty. Everyday Betty must wake up and dress Jake, even

This isn’t something that he would have been able to access before. It is not inherent. However, Jake’s immediate fascination and revelatory state mimics the simultaneous inaccessibility and gradual self-enlightenment that comes with diasporic peoples aiming to learn more about their

In the beginning, Jake at first is nervous and frustrated that Amy is late. Which is a lack of commitment from Amy's side, and Jake is just feeling the effects of it. When Amy does get there, Jake starts to ask questions and is very aggressive about it; all the while he does not give her a chance to speak. This is another type of transgression, Jake is displaying problematic emotions while he is addressing Amy. Also while Jake is questioning Amy, she is acting suspiciously, and either trying to avoid the question or delaying the answer. Which does not help and actually makes the situation worse, between the two. Throughout the session they are both distant, no touching whatsoever and avoiding eye contact. Things do get pretty heated between the two, and Jake even pressured the counselor into revealing what his thoughts are; in which was unsatisfying to both of them.

Jake: I know I can’t treat you like that but you’ve got to know I didn’t mean any of that stuff…I just freaked out on the situation, not at you…. I was drunk, and I walked in and saw the two of you together and I totally flipped 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

After the um… “Suicide Forest” incident with Jake’s older brother, Logan Paul, they’ve pledged $1,000,000 to suicide prevention groups. Also, after Hurricane Harvey, Jake went down to Texas to help clean up and talk to kids about “These things and life in general”. I was thinking, if he’s gotten better, why was he such target for hate? The answer is clear. His actions are why he was hated so much.

It shows how Jake is persistent and dedicated to his job, even if it always seems like he is in over his head. Jake, however, also departs from the film noir tradition when he lets his emotions get the best of him. The greatest example of this is seen during the exchange between him and Evelyn when he is trying to find out the truth about Katherine. Resorting for the first time to violence against a woman, the near desperation with which Jake pushes Evelyn to confess is an expression of his fears and anxieties about being completely lost amidst the lies that surround him. The result is the humanization of Jake Giddes’ character. He simply is not perfect, and ultimately fails to see the bigger picture of what he is involved with until .

This is seen in his writings that are all translations of other authors’ ideas, while his only published work came from Hugo. Murdock ties this lack of original thought to a lack of silence by having Jake throughout the story erratically move from place to place and idea to idea. It is only when Jake moves back to Dave’s apartment that he begins to find his own voice by deciding to work on an original writing. He finds his voice through isolation and the order provided by consistent work of an orderly and living alone in his room. Murdoch uses this change from Jake’s earlier chaotic lifestyle to show that to find some truth of oneself one must first slow their lives to a state of

Also, when Jake was little, “I was a sickly kid, lousy at sports, anything physical, but he had a way of making it harder for me. Just stand there politely smiling at my attempts. He never laughed. Just that damn polite smile. And sometimes, now I remembered, not even that. He wasn’t always around when I tried my stunts; the day I finally made the hockey team and actually scored a goal.”(36). This paragraph tells how Edith doesn’t interact in Jake’s life, like what Jake is doing right now to Bernice. “ My trouble is I want to be remembered so much and yet I spend my time trying to forget.”(36). This line is when Jake notice that he needs to change himself and get into Bernice’s life more, he realizes that “That’s what my life is about these days; trying to forget. My wife. The kid. Mother. Everyone including the old

He demonstrates his propensity for extreme cruelty. Although he is a part of the generation, ironically he is different from the rest of them. He realizes the uselessness of the Lost Generation's way of life. He tells his friend Robert Cohn, "You can't get away from yourself my moving from one place to another." (19) Jake doesn't think highly of Cohn, but he puts up with him anyway. Interestingly, Cohn is also attracted to Brett and this fuels Jake's already heightened feelings of inadequacy; thus Jake takes a condescending attitude toward Cohn. Jake describes Cohn as weak and inexperienced, timid and easily intimidated by a strong woman (Frances). This condescending attitude toward Cohn is nothing but the reflection of Hake's very own insecurities about his manhood.