Epigraph

"You are all a lost generation." -Gertrude Stein

I saw this quote at the beginning and wondered how it would play out in the novel. After I finished, it became very clear to me. Every character does not truly know what they want out of life. They just travel in a circle it seems, never moving forward, or never reach a high point in their life. This quotation is universal. Every generation is lost at some points in their life. People everywhere are confused and in a stand still at some points of their life. Brett, Jake, Robert, and the others are all experiencing this throughout the book. From the beginning to the end, they seem to make a circle. Yes they travel, but they dont progress in their lives.