een in love in his life."(8) Robert Cohn had two rather lengthy relationships, both three years or longer. He did not fall in and out of love as quickly as the others. Brett thought she was in love with Romero only after seeing him from afar in the ring two or three times. Cohn, however, fell in love with Brett or so he thought and was willing to follow her around like a puppy as long as it would take to get her back. Even though she was married and engaged to get married again, he continued to pursue her. The others could not understand this willingness to wait, and could not get used to or rather were affected by the hope he showed. Mike expressed what they thought of it in an offensive manner. "Tell me, Robert. Why do you follow Brett around like a poor bloody steer? Don't you know you're not wanted? I know when I'm not wanted. Why don't you know when you're not wanted? You came down to San Sebastian where you weren't wanted, and followed Brett around like a bloody steer. Do you think that's right?"(142) Cohn only responded by saying, "Shut up. You're drunk.", (142) and then going to his hotel room to calm down and think. Again Robert Cohn was rejected for his romantic ideals and driven away. This time he was hurt physically as well as emotionally. The others reacted as if they were annoyed and angry at him because they couldn't really feel any sense of loss. Robert Cohn was almost always referred to by his full name, "Robert Cohn" or simply by his last name, "Cohn." He was rarely called by his first name, although almost every other character was almost always named or called by their first names. Even though Robert Cohn, was seen throughout the book, he still remained a stranger and a outcast. Even Frances, his fiance, of whom we know even less, deserved only a first name. Cohn is simply emotionally distanced and kept out of the group. Most of it had to do to the fact that he was a Jew and also because he was not a veteran. But ...
