A Hard Days Night Searching for a Hero in The Sun Also Rises

Unlike many of the books published before the 1920s, in Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises there is a distinct lack of the stereotypical nineteenth-century hero figure. In looking for such a hero, the reader expects one character to stand out as the champion of a moral truth or of a standard above mere human existence. Though all of the main characters exhibit the characteristics of a classic noble protagonist at one time or another throughout the narrative, limitations prevent each from exhibiting the consistency innate in the classic hero figure. There isn't one character that stands out enough, or for any significant period of time, to merit the label of "a hero."

Hemingway gives each character a chance at being the champion of the story, but never allows that dream to be realized. By examining each of the four main characters individually, it will become apparent how Hemingway structured the novel so that the hope for a single hero is ever-present, but the reality of such an individual actually existing is an unfortunate impossibility given the personality flaws present in each.

When one speaks of unfortunate impossibilities in this novel, it is Jake's war injury

. . .
Some common words found in the essay are:
Brett Romero, Sun Rises, Robert Cohn, RG Dun, Cohn Jake, Brett Ashley, Brett Jake, Jake Brett, Romero Cohn, Ecclesiastes Hemingway, robert cohn, hero hemingway, sun rises, main characters, tearful display, hero story, nineteenth century, reader's sense, character chance, displays little,
Approximate Word count = 2292
Approximate Pages = 9 (250 words per page double spaced)