Title
Hemingway’s "Pretty" Allusions in American Fiction
Document Type
Article
Annotation
Examines Jake Barnes’s use of the word pretty in the famous ending of The Sun Also Rises, arguing that it has become a standard term indicating foolish self-delusion in wishing for an impossible dream. Identifies a similar use of pretty in two later American novels.
Published in
Notes on Contemporary Literature
Volume
22
Issue
1
Date
1992
Pages
11-12
COinS
Citation
Zively, Sherry Lutz. “Hemingway’s ‘Pretty’ Allusions in American Fiction.” Notes on Contemporary Literature 22, no. 1 (1992): 11-12.