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    WR150 J7 Professor Kent Love in Modern Novel Paper three Final draft Apr. 17‚ 2012 The Sun also rises: A Continuously Reversed Cosine Tragedy In Gunther Schomigalle’s “How people go to hell: Pessimism‚ Tragedy‚ and Affinity to Schopenhauer in The Sun Also Rises”‚ he mentions‚ “I believe Hemingway was right when‚ in letters to his editor‚ he called The Sun Also Rises ‘a book as tragic as that’ (Reynolds 45) or ‘a damn tragedy’ (Lynn 333)” (Schomigalle 10). Some may argues that

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    Journal response 1 In the Sun Also Rises‚ by Ernest Hemingway‚ alcoholism is an important theme in the novel. Alcoholism is a large part of Ernest Hemingway’s novel “The Sun Also Rises”. Drinking is the greatest escape that the characters use and the author employs it very often in the novel. All throughout the novel‚ the characters are drinking excessively. They use drinking to also help prove themselves. Because of Jake’s war wound made him physically unable‚ he feels that he must prove himself

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    Sam as someone who gets into wars and needs help. Also‚ they define soldiers as ignorant people going to war in someplace or reason they don’t understand. The upbeat music that is traditionally used for invigorating soldiers is used to make fun of them. The ideas of “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die-Rag” clearly stem from the ideas of “I Don’t Know Where I’m Going But I’m On My Way.” On the prose side of literature‚ Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises gives the story of a group of individuals after

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    From what I understand‚ Jig is a pregnant girl who is in a great dilemma with an American man. "It’‚ is the termination or the continuation of Jig’s pregnancy. The white elephants are a symbol of Jig’s pregnancy. When researched "white elephants" are an unwanted possession that is difficult to get rid of. Fitting. As for the train station it symbolizes an end to their choice. Each time the train station worker came to remind them about how much time was left until the train arrived symbolized a countdown

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    and sorrow for the generation that strains to receive some form of happiness‚ known as the lost generation. Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises is the perfect example of this generation after the war. Hemingway utilizes the description and symbolism of the characters in order to present the purposeless destruction of the lost generation. Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises begins

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    but at the same time similar way of writing and expressing literature. Hills like White Elephants by Hemingway‚ A&P by Updike and Hell-Heaven by Lahiri were no exception. In this essay I will begin by showing the similarities and differences between Hills like White Elephants and A&P followed by Hell-Heaven and A&P and finally similarities and differences of Hell-heaven and Hills like White Elephant. Hills like White Elephants and A&P are very different from each other. Both of these stories are

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    In literary fiction‚ charterers are portrayed directly or indirectly. Sometimes‚ symbolism is introduced to add depth to the story. And finally‚ the different points-of-view on which the story is being told. Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants” discusses some tough decision people make consequently harming others. One day the American man and the girl‚ Jig‚ is on the way to Madrid from Barcelona and made a stop at a junction. While‚ waiting for the arrival of the train heading to Madrid

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    Memoirs September 27 2007 Loss of Identity The book‚ The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway‚ describes feelings and ideas that Americans had during the boom of the 20’s regarding the fear of change or loss in national identity. Loss of morality and increasing fear because of loss of identity during this period has created a general fear of dismemberment of culture and society consequence of the II World War. The Sun Also Rises is a socially loaded book because of the deep social identity problems

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    In the search for hope for the protagonists of “The Sun Also Rises” Is there any hope for the Lost Generation? Do the title of the novel and the seemingly hopeful epigraph indicate that the Lost Generation still have the possibility to regain any of the values they have lost during the WW1? The epigraph to “The Sun Also Rises” contains a quote from Gertrude Stein‚ saying: “You are all a lost generation”. This proclamation is juxtaposed with the passage from the beginning of the Book of Ecclesiastes:

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    Compare/Contrast: "Good Man" with "Hills" Currently‚ a plethora of outstanding stories have been written. What makes a story‚ though? The answer is the elements that the author includes into his or her writing‚ such as symbolism and imagery. "Hills like White Elephants‚" written by Ernest Hemingway‚ and "A Good Man is Hard to Find‚" written by Flannery O’Connor‚ are just two examples of admirable work. Each writer incorporated plenty of elements to improve the story. Since the amount

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