Not to beat a dead horse

This novel continues to infuriate me with it's lack of conflict, yet with its continueing story plot. This is not one of Shakespeare's great plays filled to the brim with situational irony and intense plot twists. This is not a great Greek tragedy of divine struggle. It is not even a comedy or religious work to scare people into praising God. It is just.... some events that were written down. That is it. In a way, however, it is a romance tragedy, but not fro mthe perspective of the hero. If one was to say it was such a piece of literature, Cohn or Brett culd be considered the hero/heroine trying to find love, and coming to a miserable and lonely end. "I just couldn't stand it about Brett. I've been through hell, Jake. It's been simply hell." (Hemingway 198.) Cohn can not find true happiness because he has never been treated properly by women, and by few men. He is always put down, and is always trying to find happiness that everyone has, but he lacks.