Comparitive Essay

In the stories The Sun Also Rises, The Great Gatsby, “Snows on Kilomanjaro,” and “The Diamond as Big as the Ritz” there are distinct connections that can be drawn among the characters that lived during the Lost Generation. This era describes the generation which died, fought, or worked during the war as they passed through the threshold of their adult lives. The war had a haunting effect on the lives of each individual who experienced …

…lives of troubled individuals after the war, there are many comparisons that can be drawn between both works. In each story, alcohol is carelessly used as a medicine to soothe their pain. Also, there is an unfortunate love story that inevitably occurs due to men fighting in the war. Most importantly, the lifestyles of the characters in each novel take on a different shape and purpose due to the unbearable aftermath of the Great War.