He's "lost touch with the soil". He doesn't have a country, a partner who loves him and actually is willing to be with him, or a reason for doing any of the things he does. He is young enough to still want to go through the motions of taking part in the spectacle of young people entertaining themselves (the bullfights for instance), but he's happiest probably when he is on the fishing trip.
Despair, unrequited love, ennui, meaninglessness--it's ok if you don't connect with these themes, but are you surprised that a lot of other people do?
I think it's also important to keep in mind that in early 20th century Europe, it was safer in a lot of places to drink wine than to drink water (alcohol kills microorganisms that can cause illness). The cycle or drinking and feeling bad is something a lot of people relate to as well.
cuzfi t1_ituwpnd wrote
Reply to I don’t get The Sun Also Rises by Sherriff69
He's "lost touch with the soil". He doesn't have a country, a partner who loves him and actually is willing to be with him, or a reason for doing any of the things he does. He is young enough to still want to go through the motions of taking part in the spectacle of young people entertaining themselves (the bullfights for instance), but he's happiest probably when he is on the fishing trip.
Despair, unrequited love, ennui, meaninglessness--it's ok if you don't connect with these themes, but are you surprised that a lot of other people do?
I think it's also important to keep in mind that in early 20th century Europe, it was safer in a lot of places to drink wine than to drink water (alcohol kills microorganisms that can cause illness). The cycle or drinking and feeling bad is something a lot of people relate to as well.