Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises - Lost Generation

The sun is also rising - the lost generation of Ernest Hemingway's sunny ascension (1926) is regarded as the basic prose of the lost generation. The alienation theme and the theme of separation reflect the attitude of those days. Indeed, the term "confused generation" was originally created by Gertrude Stein in the conversation of the Parisian foreign community in 1920. It is the first time to spontaneously speak meaninglessly, but this expression becomes unconsciously a label for foreigners in the United States and Britain. attractive.

In Ernest Hemingway's "rising sun", "lost generation" seems to be more indifferent and dry. Probably thanks to prostitution style of Hemingway. It was eliminated. The protagonist of the novel sends a typical life of young American writer after the war through discreet and simple language depiction. Their existence is limited to going out, drinking, talking about teaching, seeking the joy of love, and through these vague lives they are trying to get rid of mental alienation. Likewise, the value of love and faith before World War II has been devalued, and even when compared with incredible scale of violence and atrocities of war, their relevance is rare. Looking for the meaning of life, they are afraid to find it. Like Fitzgerald, Hemingway introduced an active role and left a solution by playing the role of narrator again.

Ernest Hemingway's "Sun Also Rises" is a story about the "misleading generation" of the 1920s. The Great War changed the way of morality, faith, and justice, and many people are getting lost. Their traditional values ​​have changed, and morality has almost disappeared. "Confused generation" rejects Victorian sex, gender and identity ideology. The main characters Brett and Jack deviate from the concept of victorian sexual desire and redefine masculinity and femininity ... After the announcement of "Great Gatsby" in Germany, Hemingway's "The sun rose "Is obviously affected by many aspects. The most obvious influence of Fitzgerald is reflected in his depiction of Hemingway's hostess, writer Ashley. Many critics have noticed and analyzed the similarities between Brett and Daisy Buchanan, which is correct, but there are fundamental differences between the two women too. Compare with Daisy