The Sun Also Rises

“Alcohol is a drug that has been passed down from generation to generation.” The alcohol industry makes people believe that with out the drinks there would be no holidays, no parties, no family gatherings. They tell you that you are cool if you drink. They have ads with amazing places, beautiful woman, and fun parties to promote drinking. What they don't tell you are all the casualties that are caused from the alcohol. 88,000 people in the United States alone pass away from alcohol related causes every year and 31% of car crashes are due to being impaired from alcohol. The War on Alcohol by Anna Quindalen was written to provide information about the negative effects of alcohol for not only the person drinking but the people around them. She

1. They must leave because Jake received a letter from Mike stating that they would arrive on Wednesday. He received the letter on a Wednesday and so they took off on the afternoon bus.

In The Sun Also Rises, during the transition of society from World War I to post-war, values transformed from the “old-fashioned” system of what was morally acceptable to a system that held the basic belief that anything of value, whether tangible or intangible, could be exchanged for something of equal value. This novel specifically pinpoints the transformation of the values of money, alcohol, sex and passion (aficion), friendships and relationships, and even one’s pain.

Throughout the book: The Sun Also Rises alcoholism is a part of the whole book. Every character that they introduce, at some point would drink or get drunk. “The novel describes how Jake Barnes and his expatriate friends send a good deal of time in Paris drinking and talking about drinking” (Djos, 1) Drinking all the time like Jake, Brett, and Mike are likely to hide their emotions of intimacy by drinking all the time. The characters in The Sun Also Rises “attempt to use alcohol as an anesthetic, so they can avoid the pain of dealing with their various problems” (Djos, 6). Also different characters have different uses for alcohol in the novel, Brett I believe is a social drinker. Also Mike uses drunkenness as an escape ‘from the real world’

Alcohol use has spanned history. In fact, there is speculation that alcohol use actually preceded the formation of societies (Doweiko, 2015, p. 30). Thus, alcohol has long been a part of mankind’s life. The function of alcohol has unarguably changed throughout the course of history, as it was first used for nutritional purposes and then later on for religious purposes (Doweiko, 2015, p. 32). Today, alcohol serves a social purpose. In the United States, the prevalence of use is quite high, with just over 50% of the population partaking monthly (Doweiko, 2015, p. 34). This statistic is somewhat alarming considering alcohol use comes with a number of potential adverse consequences. Case in point, even

putting someone else down. Jake also uses Bill Gorton just to keep himself busy and not get bored. Near the end of the book Jake states, “Next morning I tipped every one a little too much at the hotel to make more friends...I did not tip the porter more than I should because I did not think I would ever see him again. I only wanted a few good French friends in Bayonne to make me welcome in case I should come back...” This statement show what friends really meant to Jake. They were people that would be some type of service to him.

In America, drinking is like a sport. It’s an activity, it’s fun and we love to do it. Drinking is all around us, it’s a social norm. We drink at family parties, sports events, restaurants, etc. Almost anywhere there is alcohol beverages being served. Americans are known for being “binge drinkers” or a bunch of “Alcoholics”. This dates all the way back to our founding fathers. Our first president George Washington spent a full 7% of his income while in office on booze. His infamous farewell party tab totaled over $15,000 present-day dollars just on alcohol (Smith 1). John Adams and his family were also big drinkers, Moreau de St. Méry, a

In The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway’s repeated use of having Bill yell at Jake for being an expatriate, having an unproductive life in Europe, and leaving America after the war, shows readers that after a trauma people can develop feelings of helplessness where they can help no one due to their feelings of being out of place. One morning while in Burguete on a fishing trip, Bill tried to get Jake do something ironical and pitiful, ultimately leading to an argument about Jake being an expatriate. Bill yells at Jake saying “You’re an expatriate. You’ve lost touch with the soil... fake European standards have ruined you. You drink yourself to death” (Hemingway 120). By yelling at Jake, Bill is trying to get a reaction from Jake to see if

Throughout the book it is obvious that many characters use and/or are affected by alcohol.Some people that are evidently affected are bob,johnny and dally.Certain people

People drink in many ways, for many different reasons. We drink socially, to gain acceptance into a group. We drink alone to ease stress, to cope with our problems, or we “drink because we like the taste or how it makes us feel”#. Often drinking is a learned behavior, starting out as a social drinker; you quickly become psychologically and physically dependent. When someone reaches this stage they are often classified as an alcoholic. To an alcoholic, drinking becomes a compulsion; they cannot stop themselves from having another drink, like a social drinker can. In many cases alcoholics don’t even have to drink continuously in order to be an alcoholic. One the problems of alcohol addiction is that it’s something that doesn’t just effect the individual but it effects, friends and family as well. Spouse abuse, child abuse and dysfunctional family relationships can all be influenced by alcohol abuse.

In The Sun Also Rises, the characters grapple with the destructive effects of WWI. War veterans such as Jake experiences physical and mental emasculation, as he struggles with his sense of disillusionment and confusion that become especially prominent at night. On the other hand, Brett’s attempts to heal her war wounds and search for a sense of purpose makes her more masculine. Vivid descriptions of these characters paint a postwar picture of blurred gender boundaries.

Jake together with his wife (Beth) are Maoris, New Zealanders staying in housing development. Both the husband and wife are good-looking individuals, where Jake in his luminous, sleepy-eyed and self-contented smile that appears as if he’s full of confidence. But the heart of the matter is that he’s not. Amazingly, beer seems to be the one that fuels his bitterness, anger and insecurities, and disguises his strength.

One of the most well-known novels of Hemingway’s is The Sun Also Rises. Although Robert Cohn was not the narrator in the book, nonetheless he played an important role throughout the story. As same as everyone did, he tried to fit into the society, and he was fear that he would not be accepted by others. Therefore, he forced himself to do things he didn’t like, for instance, “He cared nothing for boxing, in fact he disliked it, but he learned it painful and thoroughly to counteract the feeling of inferiority and shyness he had felt being treated as a Jew at Princeton.” (Book 1, Chapter 1) As a Jewish that lived in Princeton, he must suffer a lot people’s racism perspectives. His marriages were both unsuccessful; he also wasted most of his money

Alcohol has been the lifeblood of civilization dating thousands of years back in time, and it is clear to see the culture impact it has made throughout history. People perceive alcohol in many different ways; depending on gender, age, religious background, or social upbringing. Throughout history alcohol has affected different cultures and various demographics. It has been a source of pleasure and aesthetic in many cultures, along with being one of the oldest rites of passage, especially in modern day American society. Alcohol and drinking were also an integral part of religious observances throughout history and culture. The use of alcohol can be seen as a social lubricant, and besides being a thirst quencher, it can play a pivotal role

Alcohol is very popular among people who are looking for a good time, but it is also a very addicting and evil thing. Most people try alcohol for the first time in their teen years even though it is against the law. Most of the time people try it because their friends drink. People who are weak minded are easily influenced by their friends to try out bad habits like alcohol, and at the end the only one it affects is that one person. That person will become dependant on alcohol and build a tolerance to it. Every week they drink more and more it will never be enough because they will always need a bigger amount of alcohol to satisfy them every time. That is how people become alcoholics. Alcoholics lose everything they have and own. Alcohol becomes everything they can ever think about, it takes over their life and in some cases it also takes their life.