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had no direct experience of World War I and because he is Jewish. He holds on to the romantic prewar
ideals of love and fair play, yet, against the backdrop of the devastating legacy of World War I, these values
seem tragically absurd. As a Jew and a nonveteran, Cohn is a convenient target for the cruel and petty
antagonism of Jake and his friends.
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Bill Gorton - Like Jake, a heavy-drinking war veteran, though not an expatriate. Bill uses humor to deal
with the emotional and psychological fallout of World War I. He and Jake, as American veterans, share a
strong bond, and their friendship is one of the few genuine emotional connections in the novel. However, Bill
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