The Sun Also Rises (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Ernest Hemingway
- First Published: 1926
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: 1920’s
- Setting: Paris and Pamplona, Spain
- Principal Characters: Jake Barnes, Lady Brett Ashley, Robert Cohn, Michael “Mike” Campbell, Bill Gorton, Pedro Romero
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism, Roman à clef
- Subjects: France or French people, Love or romance, Sex or sexuality, Alienation, Paris, 1920’s, Alcoholism or alcoholics, Jealousy, envy, or resentment, Obsession, Substance abuse, Anti-Semitism, Veterans, Spain or Spanish people, Bullfighting or bullfighters, Festivals
- Locales: Paris, France, Pamplona, Spain
The Story:
Jake Barnes knew Robert Cohn in Paris shortly after World War I. Somehow Jake always thought Cohn typical of the place and the time. Cohn, the son of wealthy Jewish parents, had once been the middleweight boxing champion of Princeton, and he never wanted anyone to forget that fact. After leaving college, he had married and lived unhappily with his wife until she ran off with another man. Then, he met some writers in California and decided to start a little, arty review. He also met Frances Clyne, who became his mistress. When Jake knew Cohn, he and Frances were...
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