The Sun Also Rises

Novel | Ernest Hemingway

Show the differences between Jake Barnes and Pedro Romero.

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Show the differences between Jake Barnes and Pedro Romero NU Ernest Hemingway s - The Sun Also Rises is about love pain and the lost generation Jake Barnes and Pedro Romero are two very different men Jake lives in Paris goes to caf s and hides his wound Romero is a young bullfighter in Pamplona Their lives meet during the fiesta Through them we see two different worlds Jake Barnes and his wound Jake is a war veteran He was hurt in the war He becomes impotent He says It s a rotten way to be wounded He cannot live a full love life with Brett Ashley He drinks in Paris caf s like the Select He feels empty and lost Jake hides pain with humor He tells Cohn Nobody ever lives their life all the way up except bull-fighters Jake is weak inside but he accepts his fate Pedro

Romero and his strength Pedro Romero is very young He is a real artist in the bullring of Pamplona He fights with beauty and bravery Jake sees him as pure and proud Romero loves Brett but he also has the courage to keep his honor He shows strength in action not in words His life is simple He has Spanish tradition and discipline The contrast between them Jake is modern He drinks jokes and suffers silently Romero is traditional He fights bulls and lives with pride Jake loves Brett but cannot have her Romero loves Brett but demands respect Jake is broken by war Romero is untouched young and whole Jake belongs to the lost generation Romero belongs to Spain s heroic culture Jake Barnes and Pedro Romero are like two opposite poles One shows loss one shows strength Their meeting in Pamplona makes the difference clear

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