Abstract Ernest Hemingway's prose has left a lasting impression on the way American literature is written and taught. ... For nearly a century, critics and readers alike have praised Ernest Hemingway for his powerful and sparse prose. ... 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, Ernest 785) The fundamental piece of this letter is the characterization of Hemingway as a real arti...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

For Ernest Hemingway, writing was a ritual which confronted human inadequacy. ... 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. ...

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Prevalent among many of Ernest Hemingway's novels is the concept popularly known as the "Hemingway hero", an ideal character readily accepted by American readers as a "man's man". In The Sun Also Rises, four different men are compared and contrasted as they engage in some form of relationship with Lady Brett Ashley, a near-nymphomaniac Englishwoman who indulges in her passion for sex and control. ... Brett, as a dynamic and self-controlled woman, and her four love interests help demonstrate Hemingway's standard definition of a man and/or masculinity. Each man Brett has a...

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• Grade Level: High School