(The Sun Also Rises) Taxi Rides: Jake & Brett's Transforming Relationship
Taxi Rides: Jake & Brett's Transforming Relationship In Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises , Jake and Brett have two intimate interactions during taxi rides, one at the start and one at the end of the novel. Through these drives, we glimpse the true nature of Jake and Brett's relationship at the present time. In the beginning, we see Jake yearning for a romance with Brett that she believes is doomed to fail and leave her unsatisfied. In the end, the doomed perception of their romance remains; however, Jake and Brett's positions have switched. In the first taxi ride at the beginning of the novel, Jake actively seeks Brett and takes initiative to intimately interact with her while she pushes him away. Responding to Jake's advances in the taxi, Brett says, "Please don't touch me... I can't stand it." While Brett does not resist Jake's advances too much and ev...