Robert

"Breeding be damned. Who has any breeding, anyway, except the bulls? Aren't the bulls lovely? Don't you like them, Bill? Why don't you say something, Robert? Don't sit there looking like a bloody funeral. What if Brett did sleep with you? She's slept with lots of people better than you" (page 146). Mike is very drunk and is verbally attacking Robert. Robert still just stands there and takes the insults. He was a boxer but he does not like to fight people. I think it is wise to avoid confrontation, especially with a drunk person, but Robert needs to stand up for himself. Robert does eventually fight Jake and Mike, but for a stupid reason. He wants to know where Brett is and they will not tell him so he gets angry. I feel bad for Robert because he loves Brett but she does not love him. He needs to get over her and find someone else.