How can you describe the Parisian café culture in “The Sun Also Rises?”

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How can you describe the Parisian caf culture in The Sun Also Rises Ernest Hemingway s - The Sun Also Rises shows Paris in the s with deep charm The city lives through its caf s Jake Brett Cohn Frances Georgette and others meet there Caf s become homes clubs and escape places The caf culture paints real Parisian life Caf s as Meeting Places Caf s are places where friends gather Jake meets Robert Cohn and Frances in caf s He sits with Harvey Stone at the Select Jake says Come on down-stairs and have a drink This shows how drinks and caf s bring people together In Paris caf s replace drawing rooms People talk laugh argue and plan The caf is a center of community Even strangers like Georgette join Jake for coffee and wine at the Napolitain Caf s as Escape from Loneliness Jake often goes

to caf s when he feels sad He sits alone at the Napolitain He watches the crowd He says It was a warm spring night and I sat at a table on the terrace This shows his habit Brett also meets Jake in caf s to escape her troubles They drink forget pain and try to be happy The caf is a place of escape where loneliness turns into a little comfort Caf s as Symbols of Modern Life Paris caf s are full of energy light and music At the bal musette Brett Cohn and Jake see the dancing crowd Drinks flow The owner plays the accordion Jake notes It was hot and we came off the floor perspiring This shows modern life full of heat drink and restless joy The caf reflects post-war youth full of motion but also empty inside Through Jake Brett Cohn Frances Georgette and others Hemingway shows Parisian caf culture as a meeting place an escape and a symbol of restless life Caf s are the heart of Paris in The Sun Also Rises

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