Jeeves Takes Charge

Describe symbolism in Jeeves Takes Charge by P. G. Wodehouse

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In context, young women make trouble in Bertram's life in regard to the dangers they represent or symbolize. They can be divided into two types, both of which we find in The Code of the Woosters. In this section, we have Madeline, a dreamy, sentimental girl, who reveals her love to Bertram, and who Bertram loves. This relationship poses a problem because Bertram's code of honour forbids him to tell a lady that he would do anything rather than marry her. On the other hand, we have Stiffy Byng, who exploits the cavalier code by demanding her lover steal the local policeman's helmet. In this, we are reminded of Salomé, when the helmet is later brought in by the butler "on a silver salver."

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