i agree that The passage provides insight into the relationship between cohn and jake. Cohn is portrayed as even more pathetic and eager. It looks at how jake pities cohn but he really doesn’t because he enjoys it so much, which isn’t really in the spirit of pity, its seems like jake is bringing himdown to feel good about himself. It is clear that while cohn is clearly dependent on people liking him and tries way to hard jake is also dependent on him for his sense of satisfaction. In general this makes both characters look bad, but jakes awareness shows that despite being a judgemental he also is aware of his own hypocracy. sitara siad on her blog about jake " Due to his impotency, Cohn always emasculates him because he is physically bigger than him." While i agree that Jake belittles him out of insecurity, i dont think Jake is necesaryily lying about how pathetic Cohn is other peoples reactions to Cohn also correlate to Jake's view, but i think it is the satisfaction jake gets out of belittling him that shows his insecurity more. Its quite possible that Jake might find Cohns physical strength threatening but Cohns physical strength is a form of compensation for his steer like personality whilest Jake's harsh comments and slightly sadistic view of cohn's short comings' are compensation for his injury. In this sense they relate to one another more than they are threatened by one another, but i think in this story relating to some one is a seen as a threat in it self becuase it some times leads to sentimentallity. Overall good choice in Passage, it allows us to examine the relationship and the reliability of the narator.
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