The most compelling character in Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises is unquestionably the flamboyant, sexy, and independent Lady Brett Ashley. Brett represents a new kind of woman who is freed from sexist stereotypes. She abandons the confines of marriage, instead floating between various men who satisfy her sexual and financial needs. However, Brett doesn't always behave morally to those around her, and many readers see Brett as a selfish, manipulative character. Hemingway depicts Brett in a way that criticizes her flamboyance and sexual desires, making her seem like a classic "bitch" - a woman who has overstepped the boundaries that men create. While Brett isn't faithful to any of her partners, I would argue that Hemingway's masculine voice is what makes Brett seem like such an unkind person. As a man living in the postwar period, Hemingway and other men would have felt threatened by women like Lady Brett. In fact, Brett's sexual flamboyance and promiscuit...