Bambi, Part XII summary
Part XII of 30 · 9 min to read the part
In XII, Bambi meets Richard Strong expecting rejection, but he asks her to turn her stories into a serial novel and promises help. To hide her writing from Jarvis Jocelyn and Professor Parkhurst, she presents Strong as an old acquaintance and uses their supposed intimacy to provoke Jarvis’s jealousy.
What happens
- Bambi dresses carefully to meet Strong and enjoys Jarvis’s resentment of his visit.
- Strong explains that readers welcome her stories and proposes expanding them into a serial novel.
- Bambi explains her cover story, and Strong agrees to act like an affectionate old friend.
- Jarvis receives Strong stiffly, attacks New York, and shows little warmth toward Bambi.
- Professor Parkhurst asks about Strong’s supposed sister, prompting an elaborate invention about thirteen sisters.
- At lunch, Bambi and Strong perform mutual devotion while Jarvis suffers jealousy and resolves to leave afterward.
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What to notice
Jarvis’s anger turns inward as his jealousy exposes feelings he wants to conceal. His distress contrasts with Bambi’s enjoyment of the performance.
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What does Strong propose for Bambi’s writing?
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