At 07:59 PM 7/31/02 -0700, you wrote:
>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? ;-)
Hi miker,
Yes, you're bang on here, and as for sharing that opinion
with Capote, that's nice to hear, because that guy could
*write*! With regard to Hemingway and the quest for heroism
in his work, look at something like
"The Killers", which is one of the hardest boiled pieces of
literature I have ever read (to say nothing of being the
inspiration for the film, starring Edmond O'Brien and Ava
Gardner, and featuring Burt Lancaster in his film debut as
the Swede. If you haven't seen it, see it. William Conrad
plays one of the title roles and should have gotten an
Oscar!).
And yes, Jake Barnes does give up. He shares that
characteristic with many of Hemingway's other protagonists
(especially in his novels, except in the instances to which I
alluded previous: Robert Jordan, who had given up before he
found himself again in "For Whom The Bell Tolls" and the old
man in "The Old Man And The Sea"). Read "Across The River And
Into The Trees". On second thought, don't. It's
terrible!
Brian
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