CODE HERO

Ernest Hemingway created a new type of character whose attitude toward life appealed to the people of his time. This type of character is called a Code Hero. Jake Barnes is the code hero in "The Sun Also Rises." The characteristics that make him the code hero are his courageous view on death, his physical wound, and his need to show masculinity. These combined turn Jake Barnes into a strong, yet weak character.
Although Jake has gone to war and back, he lives not fearing death. When asked by Cohn if he thought in "thirty-five years [he'll] be dead?" Jake firmly responds by saying, "It's one thing I don't...