The Sun Also Rises
Ernest Hemingway’s masterpiece The Sun Also Rises (1926) is one of the most widely read novels in American literature. It showcases the plight of .. Lire la suite
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Ernest Hemingway’s masterpiece The Sun Also Rises (1926) is one of the
most widely read novels in American literature. It showcases the plight
of the post-war generation—the ‘Lost Generation’—, facing
disillusionment and anxiety. Embodied by a group of American expatriates
in Europe, namely Brett, Jake, Mike, Cohn and Bill, the sense of loss
is emphasised in the novel by showing that love is ephemeral and pain
and death are inevitable in life.
Many critics consider The Sun Also Rises as an autobiographical novel.
Indeed, many features and events concerning the character Jake Barnes
remind of the author’s own war experience and personal life (1899-1961).
However, the term ‘Lost Generation,’ which was coined by the American
poet Gertrude Stein, one of Hemingway’s contemporaries, applies to the
post-war era and youth entirely in the aftermath of World War I, as
portrayed by many other authors.
