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The Sun Also Rises

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

For my book log presentation, I chose to read the book The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway. This book is considered a classic because of Hemingway’s skill in articulating his story with such expertise and yet without an excessive amount of words. The story is about a group of post- war expatriates who are considered by future generations as the “lost generation.” After WWI, these wandering people try desperately to find a niche in their war-torn world where they can settle down and live out their lives in peace. But this is not to be. They constantly travel form country to country, seeking happiness in worldly things like alcohol, sex, excessive money spending, and much time wasting watching bullfights and lounging on beaches. Even with all these entertaining aspects of the world to occupy them, this generation is truly lost, lacking morals and any sense of self.
I chose to do my presentation with a poster-board again becau...

Posted by: Adriana Alvarez

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