The+Sun+Also+Rises

The Sun Also Rises is a 1926 novel written by American author Ernest Hemingway about a group of American and British migrants  who travel from Paris to the Festival of San Fermín in Pamplona to watch the running of the bulls and the bullfights. The book was published in 1926. It was related to the trip Hemingway took with his wife. It was one of Hemingway's most famous works and is considered a masterpiece.

The novel is a love story between Jake Barnes—a man whose war wound has made him powerless—and the divorcée Lady Brett Ashley. Barnes is an American journalist living in Paris, while Brett is a twice-divorced Englishwoman who has had numerous affairs. Brett's affair with Robert Cohn causes Jake to be upset and break off his friendship with Cohn and her affair with the 19-year-old matador Romero causes Jake to lose his good reputation among the Spaniards in Pamplona. In the end, Jake helps Brett out of a difficult situation and they talk about what could have been had things been different.

Hemingway based his characters on people within his circle of friends and the events are also true events that happened. He visited Spain several times to watch the running of the bulls and also had love affairs, which led to his divorce from his wife Hadley Richardson. He also writes about the " [|Lost Generation] ", those people who were damaged by the events of [|World War I] , but they were still resilient and strong. The book takes place in Paris in the mid 1920s.

This book relates to the Parisian culture we are studying by describing Paris and its lost generation. It also talks about women and Hemingway’s love of Paris.