Hemingway on the Human Condition

The meaning behind “The Sun Also Rises.”

Joshua Clements
Amateur Book Reviews
5 min readOct 23, 2020

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“The Sun Also Rises” is about being uncomfortable in things that should be easy and heartwarming: the action of bullfighting, trust in friendship, relief in a stiff drink, etc.

The book contains the lives and interactions of people who are constantly seeking fulfillment and happiness in fleeting things. One writer…

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Joshua Clements
Amateur Book Reviews

Writer, Martial Artist, and student of Philosophy and Communication. You can see more of my work at joshuaclementswrites.com and thephilosophicalfighter.com.