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90 pages 3 hours read

The Sun Also Rises

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1926

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Essay Topics

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Jake appreciates the simplicity of transactional relationships. In what ways do he and other characters treat their relationships as transactional? Use specific examples.

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Jake opens the novel by discussing Cohn’s background instead of his own. Why doesn’t Jake discuss information regarding his own background?

3.

When Brett brings gay men to the club, Jake feels an impulse to fight them. Why does he react in this way? Jealousy? Homophobia? Other reasons?

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