Essay On The Sun Also Rises By Ernest Hemingway

How Ernest Hemingway’s life affects his writing
Introduction
The Nobel Prize winning author Ernest Hemingway momentously influenced literature in the 20th century and most of his works are regarded as classics in the present day. The reason why Hemingway’s works gained so much attention is because of his stark, minimalist style and accessibility. In his 62 years in this world, Hemingway created a literary reputation that was unrivaled in the 20th century. Hemingway lived his life to the fullest and his endeavors in life profoundly influenced to his literary career as well as his creativity. As a result, this paper look at the manifestation of the author’s childhood on his story The Sun Also Rises and the effects of women in his life on the moral and ethical relativism in the characters inn the same story. It also analyzes the significance and the influence of World War I on The Sun Also Rises.
The Sun Also Rises is Hemingway’s first momentous literary work. It is a story about the lives of a number of Americans who were living in Europe after World War I. An American World War I expatriate and journalist, Jake Barnes, tell the novel’s storyline. The themes that are depicted by Hemingway in this novel include purposelessness of the ‘Lost Generation’, masculine insecurity, communication breakdown, binge alcohol consumption, and fake friendships. Nonetheless, as essential as the premise and the context of the novel are, the characters are the heart and soul of the Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises
When compiling The Sun Also Rises, Hemingway wanted to make use of his knowledge in journalism to write fiction. This decision was based on his belief that a story could be based on real events of a writer’s own distilled experiences wou...

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...comparison of Hemmingway’s life and his novel The Sun Also Rises, Hemingway’s life is profoundly manifested in his literary work. Hemingway’s way is life was very intricate not only due to his experiences in the war but also because of his bad luck with women, his alcoholic tendencies and his deep-seated melancholy. The protagonist in his novel The Sun Also Rises also has a similar and almost identical intricate lifestyle. Despite his complications in life, Hemmingway wrote in his own style, which was loved and appreciated by millions of readers. His experiences in life can be put on paper and produce a breathtaking novel because if attention is paid from his childhood to his last day, it is evident that he lived an extraordinary life. He was also a man who loved adventure and his literary works can be said to be a diary where he kept record of all his experiences