As gender appears more and more in the news headlines, and the idea of social oppression of those who question gender become more of a hot topic, it is no doubt that people will turn to other areas for support. One of these areas that some people have turned to have been well respected authors and idols. While Hemingway may not be the author who comes to mind when thinking of who might one turn to, his novel The Sun Also Rises has what, some claim to be, underlying arguments about gender being a social construction, and even challenging this idea with his characters. The themes of gender fluency and androgyny are prominent throughout the novel. Hemingway stresses the themes of masculinity and femininity so strongly within his novel The Sun Also Rises to challenge the idea of traditional male and female gender and proposes it as a social construction.
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The character of Lady Ashley presents herself as a ‘modern woman’ who takes on more masculine characteristics. Her promiscuity is certainly one of these traits. Throughout the novel she toils with four lovers, one of them including her fiance, Mike. This is not the only time she has known to get around, for lack of better terms. Whilst in conversation with Jake Barnes, Robert, makes a remark that he “ don’t believe she would marry anybody she didn’t love” (p. 46). Jake then follows, very plainly with “Well...She’s done it twice” (p. 46). Promiscuity is, mainly, always been viewed as something that young man would take part in. Let alone that women, after becoming of a certain age, were viewed as being too old o marry or start another relationship. Alongside with her easy demeanor, she passes the time with the many men with excessive drinking in her provocative and daring dress. All of these traits combined makes the barrier breaking women of Lady
Beginning with the opening of the novel …show more content…
The character of Lady Ashley presents herself as a ‘modern woman’ who takes on more masculine characteristics. Her promiscuity is certainly one of these traits. Throughout the novel she toils with four lovers, one of them including her fiance, Mike. This is not the only time she has known to get around, for lack of better terms. Whilst in conversation with Jake Barnes, Robert, makes a remark that he “ don’t believe she would marry anybody she didn’t love” (p. 46). Jake then follows, very plainly with “Well...She’s done it twice” (p. 46). Promiscuity is, mainly, always been viewed as something that young man would take part in. Let alone that women, after becoming of a certain age, were viewed as being too old o marry or start another relationship. Alongside with her easy demeanor, she passes the time with the many men with excessive drinking in her provocative and daring dress. All of these traits combined makes the barrier breaking women of Lady