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About the Author

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Ernest Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899, in Oak Park, Illinois, the son of Clarence Edmonds and Grace Hemingway. Hemingway first published his writing […]

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Overview

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The First World War, with its chemical weaponry and trench warfare, killed millions of soldiers and shattered the ideals of countless survivors. As the world […]

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Setting

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The novel opens in Paris in the early 1920s. The Left Bank of the Seine River was a magnet for philosophers, artists, and writers during […]

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Themes and Characters

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As the story begins, Jake Barnes, an American journalist and war veteran, is leading a somewhat bohemian life in Paris. He is in love with […]

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Literary Qualities

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Examined in the context of early 1920s literature, Hemingway’s writing in The Sun Also Rises displays a combination of conventional and ground-breaking techniques. The chronological, […]

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Social Sensitivity

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From the start, The Sun Also Rises has stirred controversy. When the novel was first published, high society attempted to match Characters in the book […]

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Topics for Discussion

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1. Describe Brett’s relationships with Jake, Mike Campbell, Robert Cohn, and Pedro Romero. Do you think she treats men badly? 2. Robert Cohn, a former […]

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Related Titles

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In a general sense, all of Hemingway’s work is related, but the reader who wishes to gain a more thorough understanding of Hemingway’s love for […]