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Discussion 3 summary

In Bill’s essay, “Does the Sun Rise? A Study of Metaphors in Ernest Hemingway’s The

Sun Also Rises,” the author discusses the use of metaphors to raise the question whether

individuals will always be able to recover from their own destructive behavior. For instance, in

the story, Jake’s wound is not only a constant reminder that his life is different now, but also

serves as a general metaphor for the psychological wounds he and his friends are dealing with.

Another metaphor in the story includes the ruined bull fights which is effectively employed to

show irreversible destruction (Bennett 108). Although Jake has been an aficionado of the bull

fights for many years, his experience of the bull fight has been destroyed by the dysfunctional

actions of him and the rest of the group, a metaphor showing that some forms of destruction are

permanent. As the essay concludes although the reader wants to believe that Jake will find some

form of happiness, the metaphors of his wound and the tainted bull fights suggest that some

kinds of damages are permanent and cannot be undone.

Katherine’s essay, “This Novel is About a Lady”: Brett Ashley in The Sun Also Rises”

discusses another prominent figure in the novel, Lady Brett Ashley. According to her, the way

the character is developed in the novel is painted in different lights depending on the view an

interpreter decides to consider ranging from a sympathetic view to one of condemnation. In her

work, Katherine attempts to show how Brett is caught between the ideologies of two eras. For
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instance, she is caught between the ending repressive Victorian era, showing a change in

behaviors in terms of her clothes, hair and sexuality (Bennett 109). Her sexual promiscuity,

according to Katherine can be viewed in the light of: after a repressive era, sex becomes “new”

and exciting. However, the cultural transition affects her psychological well-being as she tries to

live a life free of restrictive worn-out Victorian ideologies.

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Work Cited

Bennett, Tanya Long. Writing and Literature: Composition as Inquiry, Learning, Thinking, and

Communication. University System of Georgia, University Press of North Georgia, 2018.