In the novel The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest Hemingway, a reader is

forced to decide weather the spite that the Jake has for Chon

originates from Jake¹s racist background, or his deeply seeded

jealousy of Chon for having a brief affair with Brett. Even though it

is clear that Jake has racist views, the hatred he has for his former

friend Chon Chon is strictly based on the jealousy he feels towards

Chon for the weekend he spent with Brett.

Jake goes in to great detail about Chon¹s early life. He speaks

highly and admiringly of Chon, but in a condescending way. A reader

get her first hint on page one that Jake has some racist feelings

toward Chon. He speaks of how Chon's nose was flattened in a boxing

match and concluded the sentence with ³...and it certainly improved

his nose² (11). This can be taken as a reference to the stereotypical

³Jew² nose that is often associated with Jewish people. Jake and Chon

are close friends, and Jake likes him up to the point where he becomes

involved with Brett. Jake goes on and on about all of the

relationship mistakes in Chon¹s life. There is an hint of jealousy

that appears in Jake's tone. He states that women began to become

to openly admit his jealousy, and blame the jealousy on his harsh

a friend and also the respect that others had once held for him, yet

which clearly meant a great deal to her. She would have had to choose,

In the novel The Sun Also Rises , written by Ernest Hemingway the main

reply is ³You¹re damn right(108)². Robert makes a fool out of himself.

would seem completely unrealistic in today¹s time, but to them, it was

he is unconditionally committed to Brett, and is willing to do

permitted to act the way she did, while mantaining her social status,

and spending time with Romero is one of negativity. He learns of this

dealing with this. It has nothing to do with the fact that Chon is

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Approximate Word count = 1884
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)