Sun Also Rises

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The Sun Also Rises The Sun Also Rises is the first full-length novel of Ernest Hemingway. On the first page of this book, there is a sentence came into your eyes: “You are all a lost generation”. This is the first novel of Hemingway’s; the author has thus become the spokesman of the “lost generation”. The experience of the hero Jake Barnes is the epitome of the author’s experience. On the title page of this book, the author quoted this: “One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever… The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to the place where he arose… The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about onto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according …show more content…

To be honest, this book is a little bit difficult to understand. I have to look up the new words into the dictionary. When I read the first ten pages, I don’t even know what the author is talking about. Well, it’s my fault, because I don’t have enough knowledge to understand, but I still do it. At least I know the story that the author tried to tell me. As for the deep meaning of this book, that really got me, I asked my brother who have read enough to understand it for help. Finally, I learn …show more content…

It’s a little sad, however, through this role; you will find this story is true. Now, let’s talk about how this book may influence us. It seems we live in the best of time. We have a stable life, and there is no turbulence, but we have experienced the same, and there is nothing new. You don't like this kind of life, but there is no way out, and you can change nothing. Depressed, bored, go to school every day after school. You repeat these things every single day. You feel confused and occasional helpless, many ideas cannot be achieved… However, compared with Barnes and his friends, our growth is almost out of reach. You may feel there is nothing you can do to change what happen to you. Well, after reading this book, you may find out that there is always a way to solve the problem. We are not that depressed. Maybe you think our time is not good enough, but it is much better that Barnes and his friends’ time. Perhaps the moment you close the book, you will suddenly understand: a generation, youth will grow up, confusion will be dispersed, but the earth remains forever, the sun rose as