TSAR Passage Analysis As a veteran of World War One, Jake Barnes, the main character in The Sun Also Rises, is not only scarred physically from battle, like many other veterans, but also mentally, as he can never forget the things he witnesses. At one part of the novel, he observes the start of the bull fighting festival in Pamplona, Spain and, with loads of symbolism, describes the scene as if it’s from a war film. As rockets shoot into the sky, there is repetition of the word “smoke,” which symbolizes the darkness that covers the sky both in the streets of Pamplona and in the world Jake fought in. Aside from the images Jake witnesses up above, the waiter of the arcade is also a symbol. In the crowded restaurant, the waiter struggles to