The Sun Also Rises: Jealousy

"Why I felt that impulse to devil him, I do not know. Of course I do know. I was blind, unforgivingly jealous of what had happened to him." -pg. 105

Jealousy is a powerful force. It causes us to be mean, bold, and canniving. Jake is jealous that Cohn got to be with Brett. He loves her, but knows that he can't be with her. This thought causes him to be mean to someone who was supposedly his old friend. I found it odd that all of these men who had been with Brett were still able to be friends. This jealousy angle, this display of true emotion, was the most realistic part of the novel I found. Their friendship, travels, and general lives are all irrational. Jealousy, however, is the most rational feeling in the world. Everyone experiences it, because everyone wants something they can't have.