Mood

The last chapter was concerned with only Jake and Brett. The author creates the mood for this chapter to be relaxed and layed back. Jake seems like he is getting to be happy with his life. He is not depressed anymore and is able to deal with the situation with Brett. Usually, when he was feeling bad, he would drink all the time. But in the first half of the chapter, Jake hardly drinks at all.

Then Brett sends Jake a telegram saying that she need him in Madrid. "That meant that San Sebastian was shot to hell" (pg 243). Jake's days of relaxing and feeling fine were over. Brett once again used Jake as a crutch to get through the feeling of getting rid of another one of her lovers. And once again, Jake started to drink and get drunk.