This location was a favorite hunting and fishing ground of Hemingway's. In the fall of that year (1960), Hemingway received shock treatment for depression and paranoid episodes. The next year, and on July 2, 1961, Hemingway took his own life, something which his father had also decided to do some time before (Quote of the Day). The boisterous Hemingway and his fascination with war, both in life and in writing, along with his "sparse writing style" (Schafer 1) made him extraordinary among other writers of his time and made him stand out. .
The Sun Also Rises, one of Hemingway's most celebrated novels, shows why Hemingway stood out among the writers of his time. Jake Barnes, the main character that represents Hemingway in The Sun Also Rises, is both "disillusioned and emasculated as a result of the war" (Schafer 1). Jake Barnes searches for truth and meaning in life and war. Hemingway was also cynical and weakened after the war and searched for truth and meaning in both life and war. He directly relates Barnes" life to himself. In The Sun Also Rises, Hemingway calls the post World War I generation the "Lost Generation" (The Sun Also Rises??). He writes, "The World War seemed to destroy for many the idea that if you acted properly good things would happen. But so many good young men went to war and died, or returned damaged, both physically and mentally. Their faith in the moral guideposts that had given them hope before, were no longer valid they were "Lost"" (Hemingway??). This quote of Hemingway's also showed us that he was also injured physically and emotionally just as his character Barnes was. Barnes emotional was shown when he was questioning his generation; he was lost himself. Hemingway was sick emotionally in a way that affected him so badly he took his own life. Barnes was hurt physically in the war in his genital area. This made him impotent forever. This is a constant reminder to Barnes that he cannot live a normal life.
