The Sun Also Rises Chapter Summaries

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Chapter Notes: The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest Hemingway Chapter 1 • Jack Barnes tells the reader about Robert Cohn, a middleweight boxing champion of Princeton who is a Jew and has a girl named Frances. • Both of them live in Paris. • Frances is determined to marry Cohn now that she’s getting old and her looks are fading. Chapter 2 • In winter Cohn goes to America to publish a book that is successful. • When he returns to Paris, he goes to Jack’s office and asks him to come with him to South America. • Jake says no. • He then has a drink with Cohn to try to drive him away • Cohn starts whining about Paris and wanting to travel but Jack still says no • Jack gets back to work and Cohn stays around the office to chill • After Jack is done …show more content…

• Jake is excited for the bull-fights, since he really likes bull-fighting • Jake finds dinner that night pleasant, mostly because of Brett Chapter 14 • Jake can’t sleep because he is preoccupied of thoughts regarding Brett. • He then starts thinking about how some of the group acted when they were drunk • Jake goes to confess at a catholic church. • Brett gets her fortune told by gypsies Chapter 15 • The Fiesta of San Fermin starts • The streets are full of people and tourists • Jake is pushed into a wine shop • Cohn’s passed out in the back of a shop • Jake ends up sleeping in Cohn’s room • He wakes up and finds bulls to running into the bull ring • Everyone seats themselves for the bull-fight • Bill and Jake get front row seats, and closely watch a man called Romero during his performance • Brett watches Romero in awe and starts to be all gaga over him Chapter 16 • Jake heads to a café to meet everyone • He runs into romero and a is introduced to a bull fighting critic • Brett asks Jake for an introduction • Romero starts flirting with Brett constantly • Mike and Cohn almost start to fight inside the cafe • Jake and Brett start talking by

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