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justice, morality, manhood, and love. Without these ideals to rely on, the Lost Generation lived an aimless,
immoral existence, devoid of true emotion and characterized by casual interpersonal cruelty. Part of Jake's
character represents the Lost Generation and its unfortunate position: he wanders through Paris, going
from bar to bar and drinking heavily at each, his life filled with purposeless debauchery. He demonstrates
the capacity to be extremely cruel, especially toward Cohn. His insecurities about his masculinity are typical
of the anxieties that many members of the Lost Generation felt.
Yet, in some important ways, Jake differs from those around him. He seems aware of the fruitlessness of
the Lost Generation's way of life. He tells Cohn in Chapter II: "You can't get away from yourself by moving
from one place to another
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