1. “You can’t get away from yourself by moving from one place to another.”
2. “Isn’t it pretty to think so?”
3. “You are all a lost generation.”
4. “I can’t stand it to think my life is going so fast and I’m not really living it.”
5. “Never fall in love? That’s silly. I do it every day.”
6. “The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.”
7. “I was always embarrassed by the words sacred, glorious, and sacrifice and the expression in vain.”
8. “Nobody ever lives their life all the way up except bullfighters.”
9. “Going to another country doesn’t make any difference. I’ve tried all that. You can’t get away from yourself by moving from one place to another.”
10. “Don’t you ever get the feeling that all your life is going by and you’re not taking advantage of it?”
11. “Oh, Jake,” Brett said, “We could have had such a damned good time together.”
12. “Don’t let’s talk about it. I’m damned bad for a drink.”
13. “Never sit at a table you can’t walk away from.”
14. “Listen, Robert, going to another country doesn’t make any difference. I’ve tried all that. You can’t get away from yourself by moving from one place to another.”
15. “Isn’t it pretty to think so?”
Summary of “The Sun Also Rises”:
The novel is set in the 1920s and follows a group of American and British expatriates as they travel from Paris to Pamplona, Spain, to watch the running of the bulls and the bullfights. The main character, Jake Barnes, is an American veteran of World War I who was injured in the war and left impotent. He is in love with Lady Brett Ashley, a beautiful and alluring woman who has a string of suitors, including Robert Cohn, a writer and a fellow expatriate.
Throughout the story, the characters engage in a hedonistic and aimless lifestyle, seeking to escape their post-war disillusionment and find meaning in their lives. They drink heavily, party, and engage in casual relationships, yet their pursuits often lead to emptiness and dissatisfaction.
Brett’s relationships with multiple men, including Jake, create tension and conflict within the group. The group’s journey to Pamplona becomes a backdrop for their personal struggles and emotional conflicts. During the fiesta, the bullfights serve as a metaphor for the characters’ own inner struggles and desires.
“The Sun Also Rises” explores themes of love, lost innocence, the impact of war on individuals, the search for identity, and the sense of disillusionment experienced by the post-war generation. Hemingway’s concise and minimalist prose style captures the emotional complexity of the characters and their attempts to cope with the aftermath of a devastating war and find meaning in a world that seems devoid of values.
