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What does Brett’s manliness symbolize and where does it come from?

What does Brett’s manliness symbolize and where does it come from?. Her Manliness comes from the “Lost Generation” and World War I. So many men died during the war that women had to take over their jobs in the workplace to keep the country running.

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What does Brett’s manliness symbolize and where does it come from?

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  1. What does Brett’s manliness symbolize and where does it come from?

  2. Her Manliness comes from the “Lost Generation” and World War I.

  3. So many men died during the war that women had to take over their jobs in the workplace to keep the country running.

  4. Not only did they take over their jobs but women also took on cultural and social roles of men.

  5. Brett exemplifies this role by drinking, going to bars, having short hair and having several relationships with men.

  6. “Never going to get tight anymore. I say give a chap a brandy and a soda.” - Brett

  7. Just like the flappers in the United States, Brett created a new image of women during this time.

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