# Lady Brett Ashley — The Sun Also Rises character guide

> Lady Brett Ashley in The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Brett, Lady Brett, Lady Ashley, Ashley, Brett Ashley, Dear Brett

**First appearance:** 0004-i

## Who they are

Charismatic British socialite with cropped hair and a racing-yacht figure, the woman Jake loves and can never keep.

## In the story

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/iii)

Arrives with a group of gay men; dances with Jake; leaves with him; confesses she has been miserable.

### [Chapter IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/iv)

Rides with Jake, meets Count Mippipopolous at the bar, later visits Jake drunk after the count brought her, then leaves in a limousine.

### [Chapter V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/v)

Discussed by Jake and Cohn; Cohn is infatuated with her, and Jake provides background on her life.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/vi)

Mentioned; Jake waits for her but she does not appear.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/vii)

Dances with Jake, announces her intention to marry Mike Campbell, expresses misery, and visits Jake's apartment where she discusses their relationship.

### [Book II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/book-ii)

Brett's presence and her interactions with the group, including her introduction of Count Mippipopolous, create tension and highlight her role as a central figure in the social dynamics.

### [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/viii)

Returns from San Sebastian; meets Jake and Bill at the Lilas, then leaves in a taxi.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/ix)

Plans to join the trip with Mike; reveals she went to San Sebastian with Cohn.

### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/xiii)

Arrives in Pamplona with Mike; wears a Basque beret and tries to keep peace.

### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/xiv)

Goes to church with Jake, has her fortune told at the gypsy camp, and is heard laughing with Mike in the next room. Jake internally curses her, saying 'To hell with you, Brett Ashley.'

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/xv)

Shows romantic interest in Pedro Romero; is seated on a wine-cask and adorned with garlic wreaths by dancers.

### [Chapter XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/xvi)

Immediately attracted to Pedro Romero; confesses her love for him to Jake and seeks his help.

### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/xvii)

Mentioned as having left with Pedro Romero; her troubled marriage is discussed by Mike.

### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/xviii)

Radiant and happy with Romero; dismisses Mike's taunts; prays briefly in the chapel but feels nervous; watches Romero's bullfight.

### [Book III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/book-iii)

Sends for Jake from Madrid, reveals she has left Romero, and reflects on their impossible relationship.

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