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Throughout the Sun also Rises Jack is constantly engaged is traditionally masculine activities. No one else in the novel is depicted as masculine and tough as Jake. He is interested in boxing, bullfighting, fishing, etc. Bill and Cohan have similar interests but none of them seem to take it to the same level as Jake, nor our they as outspoken as Jake. Cohan was a boxing champion at Princeton, but he doesn’t seem to bring it up a lot. Bill enjoys fishing similarly to Jake. None of them are “aficionados” when it comes to bullfighting like Jake. Cohan is actually a wimp when it comes to bullfighting (according to Jake).   All of this hyper-masculinity makes it seem like Jake is trying to overcompensate for something. Obviously, we know that he has a problem “down stairs”.   He has a problem with “manhood” and he is trying to show everyone he is still a man. He still likes manly activities because he is still THE man. However, we never really find out what ...

It seems while throughout the book there is this persistent idea that Clarissa Dalloway is a bit of a snob and stuck up. Most of the point is from Clarissa’s point of view. The other main character is Septimus (along with Rezia) who never directly interacts with Clarissa. A lot of the other characters comment on the personality and appearance of Clarissa. All of the characters give a biased interpretation of the world. The book goes directly through their innermost thoughts so none of the characters can truly be trusted. This is especially seen through Septimius’s PTSD/Schizophrenic mind where a dog literally turns into a man. Although we can’t trust any of the characters completely a lot of them point out how snobbish and uptight Clarissa is. An obvious example would be Peter who seems to constantly criticize Clarissa (although he does “love” Clarissa and appreciate her in his own way). Another pretty obvious character is Miss Kilman who pities Clarissa partly f...