Literary Term #9
Motif- page 172: "she's falling in love with this bull-fighter chap"
- page 147: "Brett's had affairs with men before"
This motif would be that Brett continually falls in and out of love with men. She says that she wants to marry almost every single one of them. Brett meets them and almost immediately says she is going to marry the man. This seems a little absurd. I just don't see how someone can want to marry someone bases soley on looks. She doesn't know anything about them but wants to marry them. She pretty much is marrying as a result of her sexual desires. From this, the motif of sex comes about. She has sexual relations with, I assume, each of the men, or at least wants to and wants to marry them not for their knowledge or character, but for their looks. This is really showing that marriage is not thought of in high regards. It is not sacred to her or any of them for that matter. This is happening today! When I think of Brett, I can't help but think of celebrities such as Britney Spears. This may sound ridiculous, but it makes some sense. Britney Spears marries people and knows nothing about them and quickly divorces them She then moves on to the next guy she finds. This has happened a number of times, and I see this as similar to Brett. Both of them marry for the wrong reasons and obviously do not respect the holiness of marriage.
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