Reflection of The Sun Also Rises

This blog post is a reflection of what I’ve read so far in my novel, The Sun Also Rises. I’ve read a little over a third of the novel and I like it thus far. The novel is written from a first person point of view, from the main character and narrator, Jake Barnes’ perspective. I like that the novel was written in this point of view because the reader sees everything through Jake’s perspective. Although, it can be hard to read at times because you only know the other character thoughts based on the way Jake describes them. When describing how other characters feel, he could be wrong about what actually happened. This is sometimes hard because I have to reread parts to fully understand what is going on. The plot so far is interesting because you don’t know much about the characters past. You only know what Jake decides to tell you about them and there’s never really any part where the other characters describe their lives.  I also reflected a little on the writing style of the novel because Ernest Hemingway wrote this novel in the “iceberg” style. This style is where the author writes it so the deeper meaning of the story isn’t evident. In The Sun Also Rises it seems like there’s some gaps in the story which makes the reader have to connect things. I haven’t ever read a book that was written this way so it took a little getting used to. Reflecting on what has happened so far makes me curious to finish the novel.