Well I'm starting to see why Cohn acts the way he does. He is over Frances and the other girls he has had feelings for, and is now going for Brett. He leaves Jake "a note saying he was going out in the country for a couple of weeks," (75) but doesn't tell him where. We later find out that he's been chasing Brett and stays with her for a little while. It is now apparent to me that all of Cohn's actions at this point are motivated by his longing for Brett. Hemingway has played with the issue of motivation a lot in this novel. He shows how the love of a certain woman can cause men to ignore obvious wrongs, make stupid choices, and travel places they wouldn't usually go. These love-driven motivations are something that every person will be able to relate to at one point in their life. Hemingway really adds a timelessness to his novel by playing on these motivations that aren't specific to his time period. He successfully brings the reader into the lives of the character by making them people that the reader can easily relate to.
I think I'm starting to understand the point to this novel. The characters and their developments are ones that the reader can relate to. I'm hoping to see these character developments more as I continue to read.
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