![]() ![]() One scholar wrote that Hemingway wanted the book to be about morality – an interesting objective from an author who practiced so little morality in his own life. We might ask why Hemingway used this quote to title his most momentous work of literature. To the place where the rivers flow, there they flow again. All the rivers flow into the sea, yet the sea is not full. ![]() Blowing toward the south then turning toward the north, the wind continues swirling along, and on its circular courses the wind returns. Also, the sun rises and the sun sets, and hastening to its place, it rises there again. “A generation goes and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever. Here, the verses that wrap around that momentous line: Taken from the biblical book of Ecclesiastes, “the sun also rises” is a paraphrasing of King Solomon’s heartfelt comment on the vanity of life. ![]() The title of the book has particular significance, for it is a statement of epithetic truth. ![]() Hemingway developed quick sketches of characters that in some way or fashion revealed those themes and their many nuances. The novel concerns thematic elements such as love, jealousy, sexuality, masculinity, femininity, and meaningfulness, and creates a powerful comment on the deeper issues of life. The novel received mixed reviews early on, but has since come to be considered Hemingway’s greatest work. Ernest Hemingway published one of his best known works of fiction, The Sun Also Rises, in 1926. ![]()
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