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The Sun Also Rises The Sun Also Rises was written in 1925 by Ernest Hemmingway and was first published in late 1926. Hemingway's 1925 trip to Spain laid the ground for the novel. In this modernist novel, Hemmingway uses the iceberg method, which leaves most of the details hidden for the reader to assume. The novel follows Jacob Barnes as he struggles with his post war losses and his longing to share a love with Lady Bret Ashley. During the time of its publication, The Sun Also Rises’ characters were called the lost generation; World War I disturbed the early adulthood of many men and women of that time causing their beliefs of love, faith and morality to shift. The novel takes place in the roaring 1920’s post World War I. The opening chapters …show more content…

Bret’s character in The Sun Also Rises seems arrogant and selfish. Every man that falls in love with she either leaves or rejects. It’s safe to say that Bret has a commitment issue and enjoys playing the field. Starting out, Bret is engaged to Mike, all while implying that if Jake weren’t impotent she would be with him. Then, she is pursued by Cohn, who is later rejected by Bret. After going to the bullfights, she leaves her fiancé for Romero. Romero tries to control Bret by making her grow her hair out then he asks her to marry him. Bret, with her commitment problems then decides he’s not the one for her. Bret sends Jake a telegram asking him to come get her. While in a taxi leaving Madrid, Bret says “ . . . we could have had such a damned good time together.” (Hemingway 251). Bret has entertained Jake’s affections for all these years, is now forcing Jake to imagine himself in a relationship with her. This seems true because of Jake’s spiteful remark, “Yes…isn’t it pretty to think so?” (Hemingway 251). Jake knows that the thought is pretty but if he had committed himself to her their relationship would have ended the same as the previous. The way Bret treats men is an example of effects on the women of the lost generation. The women felt more independent and strong; however it seems like that made it harder for them to commit and find true love. The way Bret is fascinated with the bullfighting says a lot about her character. She enjoys the paying and toying with the bull, she likes to watch them charge and experience the rage, and one can also believe she likes the gore of the fighting. These things are a direct reflection of her inward

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