Ernest Hemingway’s novel The Sun Also Rises examines the humanity’s recurring moral dilemma of finding purpose and meaning in a world full of lost dreams and fractured communities and deprived of truth. The novel takes place in Europe after World War I and follows the struggles of the protagonist Jake Barns and his group of friends as they continuously engage in damaging and immoral behavior. Jake and his friends distract themselves by living in a life that is void of meaning and full of excessive drinking, meaningless entertainment and obnoxious waste. Hemingway skillfully weaves a tale that begins with the epigraph “You are all a lost generation” which is in stark contrast to the novel’s title which suggests hope and renewal; derived from
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Brett is unashamedly promiscuous, manipulative and a drunk. However, in the end, she convinces Romero to leave her, because she cares enough about him to understand what is in his best interest. She cares enough about Romero, to let him go.
Romero teaches Brett enough about morality for her to realize that she does not belong with him and that he would be better off without her. He does things the “right way” and is the only real example of virtue in the entire novel. His actions show respect for the world around him including respect for tradition, bull-fighting, his people, himself, and the animals he kills because of his trade.
The Post World War 1 era was a time in history that left young people with a feeling of uncertainty and angst as they searched to find their place in a new strange world. The self-indulgent behaviors depicted in The Sun Also Rises can easily be deemed immoral. Beneath the surface of unrest and turmoil lies a need to find more. Hemingway’s novel conveys that the so-called Lost Generation actually had much promise, despite that promise appearing to be misdirected much of the time. He begins and ends the novel with a sliver of hope and the promise that tomorrow will be a new
Brett is unashamedly promiscuous, manipulative and a drunk. However, in the end, she convinces Romero to leave her, because she cares enough about him to understand what is in his best interest. She cares enough about Romero, to let him go.
Romero teaches Brett enough about morality for her to realize that she does not belong with him and that he would be better off without her. He does things the “right way” and is the only real example of virtue in the entire novel. His actions show respect for the world around him including respect for tradition, bull-fighting, his people, himself, and the animals he kills because of his trade.
The Post World War 1 era was a time in history that left young people with a feeling of uncertainty and angst as they searched to find their place in a new strange world. The self-indulgent behaviors depicted in The Sun Also Rises can easily be deemed immoral. Beneath the surface of unrest and turmoil lies a need to find more. Hemingway’s novel conveys that the so-called Lost Generation actually had much promise, despite that promise appearing to be misdirected much of the time. He begins and ends the novel with a sliver of hope and the promise that tomorrow will be a new