Posted by Dinah on August 18, 2002, at 18:39:56
In reply to Re: Come on guys! » OddipusRex, posted by .tabitha. on August 18, 2002, at 16:35:16
I have to agree with your assessment about the genuineness of the "love" between Jake and Brett. But I do think he was attracted to her based on her sexuality. (There are two possibilities there, and I haven't decided whether I lean towards one over the other.) And I think he genuinely admired her based perhaps on what he saw of her during the war? But by the last line of the book, it was clear that he realized that wasn't enough.
> Interesting that you thought Brett really loved Jake. I got the impression she was kidding herself about her great love for him, and only actually wanted him because he was unavailable. I suspected he didn't love her either. When Jake said "isn't it pretty to think so" at the end he was acknowledging that their great love was just a mutual delusion.
poster:Dinah
thread:548
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/books/20020616/msgs/620.html