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Hemingway is often considered by feminists to be a misogynistic writer....

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:52:25 PST

Hemingway is often considered by feminists to be a misogynistic writer. While I think this label might be a bit severe at times, in this novel Hemingway portrays his few female characters as predators in one way or another. First of all, there is Georgette the prostitute, who Jake eats with out of boredom. She is determined to get the best meal possible in Paris for her time. There is Frances Clyne, Robert Cohn's woman, who first wants to...

kakai, Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises" is Hemingway's first novel,...

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:40:34 PST

kakai, Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises" is Hemingway's first novel, published in 1926. The book focus on American ex-patriots living in Europe in the 1920s. The title comes from the Bible, Ecclesiastes 1:5, which states: The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose. The title implies that no matter what happens as the sun goes down, a metaphor of a daily or life cycle, the sun will rise again,...

How can you explain the mean of the title in an essay? Is there...

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:46:58 PST

How can you explain the mean of the title in an essay? Is there specific passages in the book that relate to the sun?

How are women represented in the novel "The Sun also Rises"?

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:24:36 PST

How are women represented in the novel "The Sun also Rises"?

I know the bible tells us about the five ministery title. Please tell...

Mon, 18 May 2009 19:38:02 PST

I know the bible tells us about the five ministery title. Please tell me why we have so many other titles in our church?

jake has gained some strenght at the end of the novel..what is tha...

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:59:31 PST

jake has gained some strenght at the end of the novel..what is tha strenght and how has he gained?

What was the cause for battle of plassey?

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:02:22 PST

What was the cause for battle of plassey?

hi every onewhat is the seeking of pleasure in The sun also rise by...

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 09:16:56 PST

hi every onewhat is the seeking of pleasure in The sun also rise by Hemingway?

If I understand what you're looking for, you're asking for guidance in...

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 08:52:22 PST

If I understand what you're looking for, you're asking for guidance in how to descibe a lifestyle as it pertains to 1930s Paris. To do this remember to describe sights, sounds, tastes, smells, touch. Take a lesson from Hemingway; he never forgets to describe how something felt or tasted. Close your eyes and describe what you see when you think of the Parisian cafe lifestyle; don't edit, don't worry about what might be "right." -Black, iron...

How can I describe the Parisian cafe cuture in The Sun Also Rises?

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:58:31 PST

How can I describe the Parisian cafe cuture in The Sun Also Rises?

After a trip to Spain with his wife, Hemmingway used people he met there...

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:18:10 PST

After a trip to Spain with his wife, Hemmingway used people he met there as characters to write about the disillusionment that all felt after the Great War. Many Americans flocked overseas to get away from Prohibition and most of the writers took to writing for the newspapers or magazines there in Paris. The second part of your question about the three things is a personal answer. In this time period, I believed that most people (unlike...

Three things from "The Sun Also Rises" that changed your perspective of...

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:26:29 PST

Why did Hemingway write The Sun Also Rises?

Three things from the book that changed your perspective of the time period? (world war 1)

my friend nick says: i hide in bushes. i think all narrators should hide...

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:54:54 PST

my friend nick says: i hide in bushes. i think all narrators should hide in bushes... bushes are for hiding in and so thats why i hide in bushes... and narrators too but i'm not an narrator, i'm an i but not me, myself and i nor an eye or a geordie saying ay. but maybe geordies hide in bushes because it's cld there but not as cold as the north pole where santa lives so maybe he lives in bushes with the narrators and then one day the narrators...

Sun also rises/Lost generation essay?

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:18:43 PST

Sun also rises/Lost generation essay?

Hemingway's novel, like many modernist works, challenges the ideal of...

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:35:43 PST

Hemingway's novel, like many modernist works, challenges the ideal of progress and regeneration that previously characterized American thought. In the aftermath of the war, the traditional pillars of meaning (religion, the state) were destabilized and modernist thinkers sought new moral standards.Jake, rendered sterile, embodies this new reality. Struggling to accept his condition, he thinks "Try and take it sometime. Try and take...

In "The Sun Also Rises," how is Jake Barnes' wound symbolic...

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:14:01 PST

In "The Sun Also Rises," how is Jake Barnes' wound symbolic of the American Dream?

"The Sun Also Rises," by Ernest Hemingway, is a book about...

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:22:27 PST

"The Sun Also Rises," by Ernest Hemingway, is a book about morality, values, and the meaning of life. Because these subjects are heavy, deep, and complex, the book has about 260 pages. Every page is worth the read because this novel is considered one of Hemingway's best.

How long is "The Sun Also Rises," by Ernest Hemingway?

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:54:12 PST

How long is "The Sun Also Rises," by Ernest Hemingway?

How does The Sun Also Rises reflect modernism?

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 16:22:22 PST

How does The Sun Also Rises reflect modernism?

The title of the book is taken from the Book of Ecclesiastes, which...

Wed, 3 Sep 2008 14:00:52 PST

The title of the book is taken from the Book of Ecclesiastes, which begins, "Vanity, Vanity, all is vanity. " Ecclesiastes is traditionally thought to have been written by wise King Soloman who, although he had great wealth and accomplishements, found his life meaningless at the end. The actual verse from which the title is taken is Ecclesiastes 1:15: " The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose." In...