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    F. Scott Fitzgerald ’s The Great Gatsby and Ernest Hemingway ’s The Sun Also Rises both define the culture of the 1920s through the behaviors and thoughts of their characters. The characters in both novels have a sense of sadness and emptiness‚ which they resolve through sex and alcohol. This can be attributed to the disillusionment surrounding the Great War‚ better known as World War I. Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby represents the Jazz Age and high life of the 1920s‚ in contrast to Brett Ashley

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    idealized past as expressed in such literary works as The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway. The concept of a lost generation immediately following the end of World War I saw its beginnings in Paris‚ whereupon most American soldiers found themselves after the war. During the period after the end of World War I‚ Parisian patron Gertrude Stein coined the term “the Lost Generation” to describe the lack of

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    characters in The Great Gatsby and The Sun Also Rises that have contrasting personalities but both destroy the hope of love for the men that surround them. In Fitzgerald’s novel Daisy is a rich young woman who is soft spoken yet self-destructive because of her constant need for security. Brett is a strong‚ out-spoken woman in The Sun Also Rises‚ who has destructive affairs with many men and ultimately leaves them. Both characters are different in the way they behave but are also similar in their destructive

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    some individuals criticised that the novel acted as more than a memory of war‚ lacked femininity‚ a There was an argument presented where The Sun Also Rises acts as a memory of war. In some aspects‚ the story may seem difficult to comprehend because it is a book of Hemingway’s memory from

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    Amanda Marcacci Mrs. Brady AP Literature The Sun Also Rises Opening In Ernest Hemingway’s "The Sun Also Rises"‚ Hemingway uses first person point of view through Jake to show different aspects‚ relationships‚ and thoughts he has regarding characters throughout the story. One of the most prominent themes throughout the novel is how it was drastically shaped through World War I and how many of the characters’ personalities‚ thoughts‚ and interactions were ultimately shaped through the usage

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    The Sun Also Rises Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises demonstrates elements of weakened masculinity throughout the novel. The lasting effects of WWI on the characters‚ Jake Barnes’ insecurities‚ and Lady Brett Ashley’s non-conformity all contribute to the minimized presence of masculinity. Hemingway began writing The Sun Also Rises in 1925 and it was later completed in 1926. Much like the novel’s protagonist‚ he too resided in Paris working as a journalist‚ after fighting in WWI. Hemingway

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    Selflessness In Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises‚ we are taken back to the 1920’s‚ accompanied by the “Lost Generation.” During this time‚ prohibition was occurring in America. Hemingway uses alcohol as an obstacle that causes distresses between the main character‚ Jake and his life. Along with alcohol‚ promiscuity is prevalent throughout the novel. The heroine of the novel‚ Brett‚ displays the theme of promiscuity throughout the novel. She uses her sheer beauty and charming personality to

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    The “Great War”‚ which the world’s first global conflict centered in Europe‚ saw the Central power: Germany‚ the Ottoman Empire and Austria-Hungary and against the Allied forces of Great Britain‚ the United States‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy‚ and Japan. With the vast improvement in modern technology‚ this warfare resulted in unprecedented destruction‚ of more than 9 million soldiers had died by the end of the war in November 1918. The optimism that preceded the century was abandoned and became bleak

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    Conformity 2. Personality 3. Lifestyle III. Conclusion Differences between Daisy and Brett In the two novels‚ "The Great Gatsby" and "The Sun Also Rises‚" the differences between the two major female characters are greatly evident. Daisy‚ who is a major female character in "The Great Gatsby‚" and Brett‚ who is a major female character in "The Sun Also Rises‚" plays major roles in providing apparent themes for the two novels. They do so with different strategies and beliefs. Daisy and

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    Sheila Clark Independent Study – The Sun Also Rises Professor Zarettt Nov. 22‚ 2013 The Sun Also Rises The ‘Lost Generation’ refers to the young people retuning to the states after WWI. They were disillusioned‚ confused and living in a new age of sexual freedom and changing moral values. The “Lost Generation” was often characterized as having feelings of moral decay and social alienation. The Sun Also Rises is a novel that is effective as a literary validation of those feelings.

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