![]() A poignant look at the disillusionment and angst of the post-World War I generation, the story introduces two of Hemingways most unforgettable characters: Jake Barnes and Lady Brett Ashley. Rather than being a “sunrise”, this novel is for me, grey and overcast. The Sun Also Rises is one of Ernest Hemingways masterpieces and a classic example of his spare but powerful style. Ernest Hemingway Michael Thurston, Smith CollegeFollow Files Preview. Even the Spanish fiesta fails to come alive. Ernest Hemingways first novel is considered by some scholars to be his greatest work, following American and British expats in the 1920s as they travel. ![]() It is tiresome, misogynistic, boorish, racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic. “The Sun Also Rises” is prosaic and lacks insight and poetry. Having endured this book, I cannot understand how Hemingway achieved the reputation for good writing. Step into the poignant world of 'The Sun Also Rises,' an unforgettable narrative by Ernest Hemingway that encapsulates the disillusionment and angst of the post-World War I generation. The relationship lasts several days and she decides to return to the lacklustre man she started with. They attend a bullfight and Brett falls in love (at first sight) with the young and handsome bullfighter, with whom she temporarily elopes. They spend lots of time “having another drink” but rarely say or do anything of import or interest, beyond trivial talk about people they know, including their equally dull English friend and travelling companion, Brett (female) who also features in the novel and frequently enjoys “another drink”. ![]() Several dull American men go travelling in Paris and fishing in Spain. ![]()
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