Title
"Don’t Get Drunk, Jake": Drinking, Drunkenness, and Sobriety in The Sun Also Rises
Document Type
Article
Annotation
Close reading of the Botin’s restaurant scene within the context of the novel, arguing that Jake’s sobriety signals his determination to separate permanently from Brett, which makes for a quietly optimistic ending. Notes that Jake’s tolerance for alcohol matches that of his creator and that for Hemingway heavy drinking does not always equate with drunkenness.
Published in
North Dakota Quarterly
Volume
76
Issue
1-2
Date
2009
Pages
169-185
COinS
Citation
Daiker, Donald A. “‘Don’t Get Drunk, Jake’: Drinking, Drunkenness, and Sobriety in The Sun Also Rises.” North Dakota Quarterly 76 nos. 1-2 (Winter/Spring 2009): 169-85.