The Importance Of Love In Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises

Love has an abundance of meanings to a variety of people, some liking the idea, while others feel a more physical or emotional connection.Being with someone in a relationship does not mean they are in love, it’s a feeling in which both people endure with each other. In addition, love doesn’t always have a happy ending, in the famous cliche, “If you love something, set it free,” means that sometimes love is about keeping that person happy, and in order to do that the two people have to be happy on their own. Romance is more than just a physical attraction, but also an emotional bond that brings people together. In The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest Hemingway, the characters are experiencing love through more physical relationships than emotional relationships, showing many flaws that conclude that the story cannot be perceived as a love story. The actions of the characters do not correlate to a typical love story, so being that at the end the characters reflect on what it could’ve been like if they were together.

‘Isn’t it pretty to think so?’”(251)

Jake is almost flattered by the idea, but seems to be alright with the fact of them not being together. The fact that Jake had watched Brett go through all of those men, could’ve made him realize that maybe he’s better off without her. The idea of a love story is that the characters fall in love at the by end of the story, but the characters seem to have a mutual feeling towards each other of friendship most likely. Although, a strong friendship with history could be mistaken for love, the two have come to a realization of the reality of their situation. The relationship between Brett and Mike is not ideal for the two. Brett is intending on marrying Mike, but goes off with other men: “Brett looked at me. ‘I say,’ she said, ‘is Robert Cohn going on this trip?’ ‘Yes, Why?’ ‘Don’t you think it will be a bit rough on