The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway - A Look At The Characters' Lives

Ernest Hemingway was born in Oak Park, Illinois, on July 21, 1899. Indeed, it might be said that for some portion of the 20th century, Ernest Hemingway was the most famous person on Earth. To some extent his stature in the public imagination has only increased since his death, a suicide interpreted as the culmination of his belief in taking responsibility for his own life, even the termination of it. No one has replaced Hemingway as the …

…That was that the Civil War was about. Abraham Lincoln was a faggot. He was in love with General Grant. So was Jefferson Davis. Lincoln just freed the slaves on a bet. The Dred Scott case was framed by the Anti-Saloon League. Sex explains it all. The Colonel's Lady and Judy O'Grady are Lesbians under their skin. (121) These slurs and jokes show the aforementioned locker-room sexuality that most people and popular culture associate to Hemingway.