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Jasper is Charles’s older cousin who also attends Oxford University. He advises Charles about how to behave properly at school, though Charles doesn’t take his cousin’s tips seriously. Jasper’s stuffy, overbearing attitude is a stark contrast to the wild antics of Charles, Sebastian, and their friends at Oxford. In this sense, he represents British tradition and conservatism, while unconventional characters like Anthony represent modernity’s influence on youth culture.
Jasper Quotes in Brideshead Revisited
The Brideshead Revisited quotes below are all either spoken by Jasper or refer to Jasper. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Part 1, Chapter 2
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I could tell him, too, that to know and love one other human being is the root of all wisdom. But I felt no need for these sophistries as I sat before my cousin, saw him, freed from his inconclusive Struggle with Pindar, in his dark gray suit, his white tie, his scholar’s gown; heard his grave tones and, all the time, savored the gillyflowers in full bloom under my windows. I had my secret and sure defense, like a talisman worn in the bosom, felt for in the moment of danger, found and firmly grasped.
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Jasper Quotes in Brideshead Revisited
The Brideshead Revisited quotes below are all either spoken by Jasper or refer to Jasper. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Part 1, Chapter 2
Quotes
I could tell him, too, that to know and love one other human being is the root of all wisdom. But I felt no need for these sophistries as I sat before my cousin, saw him, freed from his inconclusive Struggle with Pindar, in his dark gray suit, his white tie, his scholar’s gown; heard his grave tones and, all the time, savored the gillyflowers in full bloom under my windows. I had my secret and sure defense, like a talisman worn in the bosom, felt for in the moment of danger, found and firmly grasped.
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