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 While reading The Sun Also Rises, I found that Brett is definitely represented as stereotypically manly and assertive. For example, her use of the word "chap" throughout to describe both herself and other people. "Chap" is usually a word that is used to refer to a man, and her use of it for herself shows how she may relate more to men. Also, her hanging out around gay men may reveal that she might be more comfortable around men than women. These gay men aren't attracted to her, so there is no possible tension or anything like that, but she can just hang out with them. This also happens on page 63, when the text says: "'Where should I have him put it, sir?' asked the count. 'In the kitchen,' Brett said.". While the count is asking a man (probably Jake in this context) with the word "sir", Brett is the one who responds without a second thought. She also takes control of the conversation whenever she's talking, which is in c...

 One thing that was very interesting in this book was the portrayal of Dr. Holmes and how he represents society dealing with mental health in this time. From the beginning, we can tell that he is completely ignoring Septimus' problems and obvious illness and is saying that it can be cured with "bed rest". I think that with Virginia Woolf's personal experiences with mental illness throughout her life definitely makes her more than adequate to make this commentary on how people have dealed with this problem throughout history. An especially traumatizing touch on this is how Holmes is the one who eventually drives Septimus to commit suicide. When Septimus realizes that he is here, that is when he starts going crazy, which eventually culminates with him killing himself. The actual words that she uses to describe this are very scary in themselves: "But it was too late now. Holmes was coming.". It makes me feel like I am reading some kind of horror movie instead o...