Final Blog for "The Sun Also Rises"

After reading all of The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway, I cannot say that I enjoyed it. It seems like it ended exactly where it began and not much happened in the middle. Although, I suppose that is the purpose of the book. The lack of events or purpose throughout it shows what the lives were like for the Lost Generation. During the time period after World War I, people were looking for ways to make their lives better or complete. They all had different ways of dealing with their own personal situations like drinking or love affairs. Everyone was looking to get more out of life, but no one was sure how to find it. "A taxi came up the street, the waiter hanging out at the side. I tipped him and told the driver where to drive, and got in beside Brett" (page 251). This book shows the story as a man and his friends travel between Paris and Spain looking for something more in life. Personally, I did not like it, but that is just what I think...everyone is entitled to their own opinion.