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- Title
"Floating I saw only the sky": Leisure and Self-Fulfillment in Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises.
- Authors
Mellette, Justin
- Abstract
This article examines the important role leisure activity plays in Jake Barnes's emotional development over the course of The Sun Also Rises. Whereas the majority of characters seek to escape from their anxieties through inebriation, Jake finds respite by partaking in such activities as fishing and swimming, which help him come to terms with his war wound and prepare him for the emotional release from his tumultuous relationship with Brett Ashley. By contrasting his actions with those of his circle, the article shows that therapeutic leisure offers Jake a sense of self-fulfillment that the other characters are unable to obtain.
- Subjects
SUN Also Rises, The (Book : Hemingway); HEMINGWAY, Ernest, 1899-1961; LEISURE in literature; SELF-realization in literature; EXPATRIATION in literature; PRIVILEGE (Social sciences)
- Publication
Hemingway Review, 2014, Vol 34, Issue 1, p61
- ISSN
0276-3362
- Publication type
Literary Criticism
- DOI
10.1353/hem.2014.0017