Lady Brett Ashley is a distraught individual.WWI brought the man she loved in to her life, but it also took away the “part” of him that she wanted most. However, the thing that she needs most is not a physical thing, but a feeling that no other man can give her. Lady Brett is obviously in love with Jake but evidently she cannot live without sex. Lady Brett is a beautiful girl and she is blinded by lust. She needs to see through the fog of sexual desire and realize that her love for Jake is all that should really matter. If she could look past deficiencies and social acceptability, then she could be truly happy. However, as of right now she is doomed to be unhappy because of the stress she put on herself to marry a man that can satisfy her but she does not love. WWI seems to be the best thing that could have happened to her, but she cannot seem to realize it. It is actually astounding that she has been able to ignore the love she feels because love is such a powerful emotion, but when you drink as much as Lady Brett you can ignore almost anything. Letting her lusty take control makes her appear incredibly shallow. Just because she is a beautiful girl does not mean she has to marry a man that fits the description society has created for her or the man that can satisfy her the most. If she married Jake for true love she would be even more respected by her peers and she would definitely be happier. However, I can see why it would be a difficult decision to marry to marry Jake because the “Hay-day in the blood” is still alive and well at her age. As a young woman it can be hard to suppress those feelings of desire. Lust is an essential emotion and I do not think that she should suppress her desire completely, because that would be much too difficult of a task. Lady Brett must simply choose the man that will truly make her happy, and from my perspective that man is Jake. They are in love and minor issues should not stand between them.