Title
On Psychic Retrenchment in Hemingway
Document Type
Book Chapter
Annotation
Focuses on the final passage of The Sun Also Rises, examining isolation as a signal of redemption and triumph for nearly all of Hemingway’s heroes. Rovit cites Hemingway’s childhood experiences and complicated relationship with his parents as the catalysts driving his hubris and need for independence.
Published in
Date
1991
Pages
181-188
COinS
Citation
Scafella, Frank, ed. Hemingway: Essays of Reassessment. New York: Oxford University Press, 1991.