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A recurring subplot in Wodehouse's Jeeves stories is the sartorial conflict between Bertie and Jeeves.
A typical plot proceeds as follows: Bertram purchases some sort of clothes (e.g., shirts) of which Jeeves disapproves. Bertie subsequently gets into trouble with Aunt Agatha, from which Jeeves extricates him. As a result, when Bertie and Jeeves make their getaway to the South of France, the shirts are discarded.
It would be interesting to develop more fully Bertie's and Jeeves' sartorial philosophies, to flesh them out, to develop a coherent picture of what the one was trying to accomplish while the other was trying to prevent.
Any thoughts?
A typical plot proceeds as follows: Bertram purchases some sort of clothes (e.g., shirts) of which Jeeves disapproves. Bertie subsequently gets into trouble with Aunt Agatha, from which Jeeves extricates him. As a result, when Bertie and Jeeves make their getaway to the South of France, the shirts are discarded.
It would be interesting to develop more fully Bertie's and Jeeves' sartorial philosophies, to flesh them out, to develop a coherent picture of what the one was trying to accomplish while the other was trying to prevent.
Any thoughts?
