1. The sun also rises
In 1926, the New York Times published a review of "The Sun Also Rises", stating that Hemingway's writing was so compelling, so lasting in the American psyche that "No amount of analysis can convey the quality of "The Sun Also Rises." ... (Hemingway, Short 192) In the following passage from The Sun Also Rises, Jake Barnes relates - in an entirely factual way - an event that says more about Brett than ten pages of florid description. ... (Hemingway, Sun 216) This is an anecdote, simply told, that reveals without intentional malice, the deep cruelty of Brett and her callous mistreatmen...
Hemingway also had a deep appreciation for bullfighting. ... But it is also possible to read this as, "only the bullfighters existed."" ... Paco's lack of skill and experience, and also his disillusionment, lead to his death. ... Paco was also disillusioned in his admiration for the tall waiter. ...