Comparing Barnes of The Sun Also Rises and Caraway of The Great Gatsby

Similarities Between Barnes of The solarize Also Rises and caraway of The bulky Gatsby Supported by Ten Quotes from Sun Also Rises, No quotes from Gatsby Jacob Barnes shares a personality quirk with Nick Caraway both want to allow the impression of being decent, honest men forced to endure the rot and pettiness of those around them. Whats not clear through most of The Sun Also Rises is whether or not Jake believes his own press(Trilling, 34). Nick Caraway speaks openly of his integrity and then contradicts himself with his actions. Hemingway uses the contrast between Jakes descriptions of others and what is left unexpressed to establish his superior morals. This leaves room to wonder about Jakes sincerity, but its not until the last page of the story that his complicity is fully revealed. Like Nick, Jake is the narrator of the story, moreover the first two chapters of The Sun Also Rises focus on the showcase of Robert Cohn a man that Jake says that he likes, but describes wit h subtle condescension. When Jake recounts the wealth and fix of Cohns family, its inferred that his own background is modest and somehow more honest. He tells of the women who hire controlled Cohn, mother, ex-wife and the forceful Frances, implying that he himself has never been so weak-willed. Even Cohns accomplishments as a boxer at Princeton are called into question and that detail is like a loaded gun introduced in the first act of a fill and bound to go off in the third. Cohn is painted as bollocks up and immature to Jakes own self-sufficient manliness. As the stage is set and the characters introduced, Jake seems detached from the events. His descriptions are clever and can be cruel, as when he notes that he saw... ...de the conflict out of which comes Bretts plea to Jake for help. Did he plan this all on? Perhaps not, but he certainly did nudge things along in the direction that would bring him to Bretts rescue. He may not be capable to enjoy her as other men make f ools of themselves to, but shell evermore return to the safety of him and hell never look the fool. Works Cited and Consulted Bloom, Harold. Ernest Hemingway. New York Chelsea dramaturgy Publishers, 1985. Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The neat Gatsby. 1925. New York Scribner Classic, 1986. Hemingway, Ernest. The Sun Also Rises. New York Simon and Schuster Inc., 1993. Raleigh, John Henry. F. Scott Fitzgeralds The Great Gatsby. Mizener 99-103. Trilling, Lionel. F. Scott Fitzgerald. Critical Essays on Scott Fitzgeralds Great Gatsby. Ed. Scott Donaldson. Boston Hall, 1984. 13-52.