The Sun Also Rises Brett Ashley Analysis

The Sun Also Rises is Ernest Hemingway's first published novel, released in 1926. The novel displays the effect that the horrors and casualties of World War One had on the character's views on love, justice, religion and morality. The Sun Also Rises follows the characters Brett Ashley, Bill Gorton, and Jake Barnes, two of which greatly exemplify the great affect World War One had on the religious faith of those who it harmed. This shift in their religious and moral views dictates how they cope with the problems that they face in life Lady Brett Ashley is a great example of someone who was greatly affected by the war in a negative way. While serving as a volunteer in a military hospital during World War One, her true love died of dysentery, a blow that she never recovered from. Proof of this is in that Brett Ashley often tells Jack that she is miserable. In chapter three, when Brett and Jake leave together she says to him “Oh darling, I've been so miserable” (Hemingway 13). Due to the emotional hole in Brett’s character left by the death of her beloved, she leads a fast life of sex, alcohol and parties, in an effort to masquerade her utter sadness and convince herself that she is happy. In chapter seven, Jake is told once again by Brett of how miserable she is, “Come on. Let's dance, Brett said. We danced. It was crowded and close. "Oh, darling," Brett said, "I'm so miserable." I had that feeling of going through something that has all happened before. "You were happy a minute ago." "It's all gone." "What's the …show more content…
The sadness and ruin left behind after all was said and done is unfortunate, with lasting effects even after the men lay down their arms. The two characters Brett and Jake are prime examples of people whose lives were ruined by the war, and whose faith and morality were changed along with