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Ernest Hemmingway's The Sun Also Rises

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Author’s Biography:
Ernest Hemmingway, the author of The Sun Also Rises and other highly esteemed books, was born in Illinois in 1899. In high school, Hemmingway excelled in English class and wrote for his school newspaper. Straight out of high school Hemmingway began to right for “the highly respected Kansas City Star” as a news reporter, but no one knew that someday his writing would have a lasting impact on the world (www.Cliffnotes.com). In 1918, during World War I, Hemmingway signed up to be an ambulance driver instead of a soldier (due to his poor vision) and began his duties for the Italian Army. Many of his experiences in war, such as retrieving the shredded remains of female workers at the munitions factory, shaped Hemmingway’s writing …show more content…

Later in the War France decided to join and three European nations were fighting once again. From the time 1921- 1936 the population in France declined from 2.9 million to 2.8 million and the Great Depression in France began. France was in turmoil and many of its citizens were struggling through war memories, including Ernest Hemmingway.
Author’s Purpose:
Throughout the entire book, The Sun Also Rises, Hemmingway is trying to portray the “lost generation” and all the negative emotional effects after war. Ernest Hemmingway, having gone through so many hardships, desired for one thing to happen while writing this book. He wanted to speak for all of the men and women in his generation that were affected by the devastating war. Hemmingway portrays the lost generation as lost and confused through his Character, Brett. Brett having participated in war as a nurse saw the war in it’s natural light and now feels incapable of getting close to men. Throughout the entire novel, Brett is bouncing from one man to the next knowing that no matter what she will always love

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