Very Static

While not certain if Jake Barnes would ever stand up to Brett and tell her not to be with other men, chapter 9 proves that Jake is a very static character. When Brett tells Jake about how she was in San Sebastion with his friend Robert, he seems as if he doesn't care but we all know that he is very hurt by it. His reply on page 89 to Brett telling him about her and Cohn is only, "Congratulations." Instead of showing anger, he still appears to be kind of a pushover when it comes to Brett being with other men. In my opinion, Jake needs to tell Brett how he feels about all of this, and not just stop whenever he knows that she feels insulted. Instead, he will just apologize and act as if there is nothing wrong with what Brett is doing in which we all know that there is something wrong with it. I think the purpose of Jake being a static character is to keep the mysteriousness between Jake and Brett going. Also, another thing I found interesting is that Jake never directly thinks about how Brett is making the wrong decisions.