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Spiritual Dilemma and Ecological Regression: An Analysis of Jake’s Spiritual Vacuum
ZHAO Xiao-hui
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DOI:10.17265/2159-5836/2022.05.005
Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Hemingway’s masterpiece The Sun Also Rises depicts some American expatriates living in Europe after the First World War. In despair, the dissolute group of American men and women hanker after excitement by feasting and flirting their days away. Jake, the protagonist of this novel, also leads a riotous life every day. With spiritual ecology theory, this paper is to interpret Jake Barnes’ spiritual vacuum and explore Jake’s efforts to reconstruct his spiritual balance and harmony. This thesis consists of two parts. Part one reveals Jake’s spiritual vacuum including loss of self-confidence, traditional values, and decadence in life. Facing emptiness, Jake tries to drink excessively to numb himself. The second part explores his ecological regression by fulfilling the harmony between himself and nature, himself and his inner heart.
The Sun Also Rises, spiritual vacuum, ecological regression, Jake
Journal of Literature and Art Studies, May 2022, Vol. 12, No. 5, 440-445
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