's strong and complex style of writing."Hemingway writes about the dreariness of everyday life but it is interesting at theemphasis on drinking during the age of prohibition". "The only failing is that themessages he delivers are a little empty in that we know he delivers them in a way that welike. His morals are hard to understand unless you can achieve his state of mind.The main characters of the novel are Jake Barnes, Brett Ashley, Robert Cohn, and PedroRomero. While the characters are realistically drawn, each has a sort of representativequality that defines his or her relationship with the group and with the age in which thenovel is set. Jake Barnes has his war wound, which robs him of the ability to have sexthough not the desire; he is capable of survival and communication though notregeneration. Robert Cohn's Jewishness marks him for exclusion and underlines thesnobbishness of this circle even in its apparent informality. However, he is alienated moreby his stubborn chivalry and romanticism, expressed in his constant seriousness and hisobsessive attachment to Brett. Brett is the promiscuous femme fatale; Mike is theindiscreet alcoholic; Bill Gorton is the perceptive joker (who makes the sustainedreference to stuffed dogs). The overall plot concern of understanding is summarized bythe minor but important character of the count:" That is the secret. You must get to knowthe values". He has searched for meaning all of his life and has found itin understanding the values. Most of the other characters have yet to find the values. Jakeis still stuck in the past, unable to get beyond the permanence of his war wound. Yet, hecan still envision of future with Brett. Brett, who will always remain in her conquests'memories, is trying to forget herself in drink and meaningless sex. In spite of this, she canclearly and accurately visualize the improbability of any future with Jake. One of themain themes of The Sun Also Rises is impotence. Not o...
