BRETT ASHLEY

Brett Ashley

Brett Ashley

The majority of persons suppose Brett Ashley in The Sun furthermore increases is not anything more than a nymphomaniacal slut. Hemingway's symbolic portrayal of women may be best revealed through an enquiry of the much-maligned heroine of The Sun Also increases, Lady Brett Ashley. Popular opinion dismisses her as a shallow, selfish, vain, (Müller, 2010) alcoholic bitch. ("Bitch", though admittedly crude in casual conversation and a term I despise, is the technical period the critics have assigned to the Hemingway heroines they don't particularly like.) One particular critic summarizes the variety of popular opinions:

Like other Hemingway heroines, Brett ...