Throughout The Sun Also Rises, Hemingway incorporates many references to the Catholic Church and seems less than pleased with the way the Church takes a stance on issues. The protagonist, Jake Barnes, happens to be Catholic. For instance, Jake Barnes says the Church's advice to dealing with unwanted people is "to hell with them" (pg. 39). Of course, this is not the Catholic Church's respons
e, but it seems to be what Barnes has taken away from it even though he knows it's impossible to think carelessly about people one's angry with. Also, the tension between Protestants and Catholics of the 1920's is displayed on the train to Spain. I'm semi-unclear as to the exchange between Jake, Bill, and the priest on page 93, but this is what I took from it: Catholics got special treatment for dinner on the train, and when Bill asks the Priest when the Protestants got to eat, the priest says "haven't you got tickets?" This aggravates Bill enough that he responds, so the priest can hear, "It's enough to make a man join the Klan." Bill is alluding to the Ku Klux Klan, particularly to point out the hate for Catholics since the Klan is known for its despising of Catholics. Religious tensions, no matter where in the world, still exist. It seems humanly impossible for people to overcome differences of religion.
e, but it seems to be what Barnes has taken away from it even though he knows it's impossible to think carelessly about people one's angry with. Also, the tension between Protestants and Catholics of the 1920's is displayed on the train to Spain. I'm semi-unclear as to the exchange between Jake, Bill, and the priest on page 93, but this is what I took from it: Catholics got special treatment for dinner on the train, and when Bill asks the Priest when the Protestants got to eat, the priest says "haven't you got tickets?" This aggravates Bill enough that he responds, so the priest can hear, "It's enough to make a man join the Klan." Bill is alluding to the Ku Klux Klan, particularly to point out the hate for Catholics since the Klan is known for its despising of Catholics. Religious tensions, no matter where in the world, still exist. It seems humanly impossible for people to overcome differences of religion. 
check
ReplyDelete