a snip from what Brian wrote:
> You are more right than you know. _The Sun Also
Rises_
> is also first person, and not third person
non-
> omniscient. Marlowe and Jake Barnes do in fact have
a
> lot in common.
******************** Excellent comparison between Marlowe and
Jake. I had never really considered that Jake has given up in
the end. Its an interesting idea that looks pretty valid when
you look over the events in the book. Like you, Truman Capote
thought that Hemingway would be remembered more for his short
stories than his novels. I think that the short story was
more conducive to his theme than the novel. His theme, played
over and over in almost all his works, was the pursuit of
heroism. A short story could get in and out quickly, and
effectively develop the theme, but the longer novel form
demanded resolution, which I think sometimes went beyond the
message. Does that make any sense or am I talking out my
butt? ;-)
miker
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