1. The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
2. I chose Ernest Hemingway because he is a well-known author of American literature. I
read over a couple of his books, I decided I liked his writing style, and when the time
came, he was free to be chosen
3. Ernest Hemingway loves to use dialogue to tell the story. His novels consist of large
sections of dialogue unique to each character combined with several paragraphs of
imagery to set and describe the scene.
4. The Sun Also Rises is a fictional drama set in post-World War I Europe. The characters
travel from Paris to Spain to attend the fiesta of Pamplona. The title refers to the fact that
every day is a new day to enjoy, and one should enjoy life to the fullest.
5.
In many works of literature including plays and novels, minor characters play a
pivotal role in the story and contribute significantly to the total work. In Ernest
Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises, there are several minor characters that play crucial
roles such as the majestic bull-fighter Pedro Romero, the constantly sheepish hotel
manager, Montoya, and the hapless Robert Cohn’s fixated lover, Frances.
Although one could argue that Pedro Romero is a major character in his own
right. This is much in part due to his many contributions to the overall structure of the
novel. He is classified as a minor character only due to his lack of consistent appearances
in the overall storyline; however, his appearances, although few, are absolutely essential
to in the total work. Pedro is a handsome, young bull-fighter of about nineteen years of
age whom the travelling group of Jake Barnes, Mike Campbell, Bill Gorton, Robert
Cohn, and Lady Brett Ashley encounter during the fiesta of Pamplona. Pedro proves to be
absolutely brilliant in the area of bull-fighting and wins the heart of many fans, including
Lady Brett. Brett ultimately “falls in love” with Pedro even though she was already
engaged to Mike Campbell. Overall, Brett’s relationships with men have been fairly
tumultuous, and although she seems to be exceedingly fond of Jake Barnes, the two have
not gotten together. The relationship that many of the men, including Jake, Robert, Mike,
and Pedro, have with Brett forms a backbone to the overall storyline. Questions are raised
about who will ultimately become Lady Ashley’s lover. Pedro not only has a romantic
part to play in the novel. He is called to action many times in the arena against the bull to
wow the spectators, which includes the Jake, Brett, and the rest of the group. He also
provokes the jealous Robert Cohn, who is madly in love with Brett, to act, which causes
him to be injured in a short brawl between the two. This moment contributes to Cohn’s
eventual departure.
An avid aficionado, or passionate fan, or bull-fighting, Montoya is the hotel
manager of the Hotel Montoya in Pamplona. He contributes greatly to the overall
structure of the novel as he is involved in many key moments of the story. Montoya is the
man to formally introduce both Jake and Bill to Pedro Romero, whose friendship would
lead to many twists and turns in the novel. Montoya is also the man trusted by Jake’s
travelling group for shelter. The Hotel Montoya is the place where the group would eat,
drink, and sleep off a debilitating night of partying.
Robert Cohn’s relationship with his long-time girlfriend, Frances, proves to be
central in his involvement in the story. When Frances’s and Cohn’s relationship is in the
early stages, Cohn is in love with the girl. He cannot stand to be without her which
contributes to his rather inconsistent personality at times. However, Cohn would write a
book, and as the book gets published in the United States, Cohn begins to become much
more independent, almost with arrogance. Frances realizes that she is beginning to lose
her long-time boyfriend who is, in fact very rich, and she begins to realize that they
would not be married. Their quarrel marks the end of their relationship as Frances travels
to England, and Cohn is left alone. Cohn’s relationship with Frances indicates that his
idea of love is fairly shallow, and his love for Brett is perhaps not genuine. However, this
love would cause many implications for Jake, Mike, and the rest of the travelling group,
as well as Pedro, as Robert Cohn’s jealousy leads to his despicable behavior with Brett.
Although minor characters in a story are often taken for granted, they can be
pivotal as instruments in the story’s overall composition. Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun
Also Rises is a prime example of a novel in which minor characters play major roles. The
characters Pedro Romero, Montoya, and Frances form a basis of the novel that is
essential to both the plot and the total work.