In The Sun Also Rises, I believe Ernest Hemingway took the characters out of their comfort zone (home) to show how our character can be tested. The characters int he book, just like anyone else, were made to adapt to a different lifestyle because of the cultural difference they faced. I realised that the characters are affected by who they've become due to the different environment in which they were placed. Jake is a man of nature but he doesn't get to enjoy it anymore or as much as he wants. Jake is caught up with the constand thought of food and drinking just like the people around him. The new setting has the characters live a different life, one that almost covers the true identity of the characters.
The setting of the novel has allowed me to see or not the what the characters are about. I'm getting a perception of the characters that have gotten accustomed to the European way of living. We have knowledge of their backgrounds but we don't see the same people in Europe. The men seem to have lost their sense of self as well by putting Brett at the top of their priority list. they just want to be noticed by her. The same way the Europeans chase the Matadores, it's the smae way the men chase after Brett with compassion and persistence. Even when they are suppose to be behaving like men they transform into little kids chasing the most popular girl in school. They end to put themselves and how they could benefit first before thinking or even caring how their decisions will affect their "friends".
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