Conflicts of Their Eyes Were Watching God

The Sun Also Rises is a perfect portrayal by Ernest Hemingway of how unrelated sex and love are. Trying to find love by way of sex causes great emptiness and continuous longing. Love on the other hand, true love, can be very comforting even without sex. Sex excites the genitals while love warms the heart. The love expressed by Lady Brett Ashley and Jake Barnes warms the reader’s heart; on the other hand, Brett’s rendezvous create for the reader an unsettling desire for Brett to be satisfied with the love she and Jake share without sex.
Lady Brett Ashley, burned by love once before, longingly searches for love again through sex. As she wanders aimlessly from man to man, she refuses to commit, afraid of a second burn. Her cravi...