Jake's Blog Post

Jake's Blog Post

Jake

Jake's Blog Post

  "Oh, Jake, we could have had a really* good time together."

Was she serious?! After everything I've done, she decides now that we would have been a good couple. That's ridiculous. I'm not even sure I like her anymore. Part of me heard that and wanted to jump at the invitation. The other part, however, wanted to let her go. Part of me knows that she would only use me for a while and then move on to someone else. I don't know if my heart could take that from her. I've loved her for so long. I don't know what came over me, but I felt a wave of confidence and independence. "Isn't it pretty to think so?" It felt so amazing to say that. It was like freeing myself from years of bondage. Brett is a wonderful woman. Anyone including myself would be lucky to have her. I just knew that my love for her wasn't love. It was infatuation. I was infatuated with everything about her. A relationship between us would never work out. It would be fun in the beginning, but as time would progress, I would have to realize that she isn't right for me. Knowing her, she would be finished with me as soon as a better guy came around. Maybe in the future, if she changes her ways, and slows down a bit, we could try it. For now, our relationship is and would only be a pretty thought.

Jake Barnes

"Oh, Jake," Brett said, "We could have had such a damned good time together."

"Yes," I said. "Isn’t it pretty to think so?" 

" (Hemingway 251).

I still have feelings for Brett, but I don't have the energy to imagine a happy ending. I've been trying to fix our relationship, but now I know that Brett and I can’t be together. I now recognize that it could never have happened, even in the past. The idea of our relationship is simply a pretty, but impossible dream.

Robert Cohn

“I have never seen a man in civil life as nervous as Robert Cohn-nor as eager. I was enjoying it. It was lousy to enjoy it, but I felt lousy. Cohn had a wonderful quality of bringing out the worst in anybody.” (Hemingway 104)

To think that we were friends Jake, I cannot believe you have said this. I’ve been through so much and I don’t think I’m going to take any more insults from people that I call my “friends.” The only thing they are good for is to cause pain and embarrassment in my life. The only reason Jake said this was because he was jealous, not thinking before he speaks. It’s not my fault I had an affair with Brett. Just because you had your little “accident” and could not have a relationship with her, it doesn’t mean I can’t. The reason I acted like this was because I haven’t seen her since our visit to San Sebastian. I was eager and nervous at the same time. I’m sure she’s in love with me and I know this won’t be the last time we’ll be seeing each other. I don’t care what anyone says, Brett and I will end up together once again. I’m tired of people telling me what I can and can’t do. I’m going to stop caring about what people think, especially from people that have no morals and love to get drunk all the time. I’m mature enough to not say anything back but, next time something like this happens I’m going to stand up for myself, it won’t be pretty.

Frances Clyne

 

"Why, you see, Robert's always wanted to have a mistress, and if he doesn't marry me, why, then he's had one" (Hemingway 58)

I don't understand why Cohn would rather have mistresses than get married to me. I would be an amazing wife and I'd leave him alone and get along with him, but no I have to be the one to sacrifice myself for him. Yeah well I am tired of waiting. I've waited two years and I am not getting any younger. Can you believe I found another grey hair? I have waited so long for Cohn to ask me to marry him. God I was so stupid! I should have left him the first chance I got. Back then I was young and beautiful and could have easily married anyone I wanted down in Cannes, they were all crazy about me. All Cohn does now is focus on his book and he never pays attention to our relationship. He says he is having trouble coming up with material, well obviously if anyone is as pathetic and childish as he is now how can anyone ever come up with quality book publishing material. I swear ever since that one trip to New York he came back to Paris thinking he was Mr. Casanova just because three girls were flirting with him. Oh please! What he needs to do is lower that ego and remind himself who's gotten him this far, me. Me, its all been me.

 

 Jake Barnes

"It's awfully easy to be hard-boiled about everything in the daytime, but at night it is another thing."

Love is a beautiful and terrible thing. Being in love is a wonderful state of mind when the feeling is mutual; when it is isn't, love can become draining and a detriment to one's judgement and general well-being. The worst part about it is that once you're invested in the fantasy, escape is futile. There is no running from it because it stalks within the shadows of the recesses of your mind until it rears its ugly head.

Brett.

The unforgettable love that never finds its hiding place. The unrequited love that sleeps around as it chooses. The unforgiving love that will never allow me to live down my shame. The relentless love that keeps me frozen in an unending cycle of heartbreak. The constant reminder of a romance not meant to be. 

But...

When I rise from this pit of despair, I will be done with you. You will not control me any longer. It will take some time but I will find happiness without you. That is, at least, until tomorrow night.

GN Jake Barnes

The Jake Barnes Struggle

"'Oh, Jake,' Brett said, 'we could have had such a damned good time together.' ... 'Yes,' I said. 'Isn't it pretty to think so?'" (Hemingway 251).

Really now, Brett? You tell me this after you consistently chased after a flock of men and spun chaos into my life? Listen, babe, I get how you liked pushing me away before running back to me whenever your other playthings were getting troublesome to deal with, but it was getting really dull after the tenth time. I promise that I'll be there for you if you need a shoulder to cry on, but I won't fall for that charm of yours anymore. I don't really think you've changed, Brett and I won't scold you for that; just know that I don't want you anymore.

Jake Barnes

#donewithyourshenanigans #idontneedyou

Jake Barnes

"I was blind, unforgivingly jealous of what had happened to him. The fact that I took it as a matter of course did not alter that any. I certainly did hate him."

I hate that man. How did I not know there was more to their relationship than what meets the eye. I didn’t know Cohn would be that desperate to go to Brett. There is really only one thing that makes us different and it’s my injury. He is as less of a man as I am because he is a coward. He couldn’t stomach the gore that occurred at the bullfight. Also, when he thought I was insulting him when I said Brett is committed to two loveless marriages and then I gave him a half-hearted apology, that coward was glad to sit down and retreat from the argument. Cohn is so pathetic, winning a bet with inside knowledge and excusing me from paying the bet, he is less of a man and does not deserve to be my enemy.