# The Sun Also Rises — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway.

- [Epigraph](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/epigraph.md): The epigraph presents two contrasting perspectives: Gertrude Stein's declaration that the post-war generation is 'lost,' and a passage from Ecclesiastes emphasizing the eternal, cyclical nature of the earth and its eleme
- [The Sun Also Rises](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/the-sun-also-rises.md): The novel opens with an introduction to Robert Cohn, a wealthy Jewish man from New York who attended Princeton and became a mediocre boxer. After a failed marriage and a stint in California, he returns to Paris where he 
- [Book I](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/book-i.md): The narrator, Jake Barnes, introduces his friend Robert Cohn, a wealthy Jewish man who was a boxing champion at Princeton and later becomes a writer. Cohn's life is marked by insecurity and a desire for validation, which
- [I](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/i.md): The chapter introduces Robert Cohn's background, his time at Princeton where he became middleweight boxing champion to combat anti-Semitic treatment, his failed marriage, his venture into publishing a literary review, an
- [II](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/ii.md): Jake describes Robert Cohn's trip to America, where his novel was accepted, and how the experience changed him. Cohn becomes more vain, enthusiastic about America, and influenced by reading W.H. Hudson's 'The Purple Land
- [III](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/iii.md): Jake and Georgette dine at a restaurant, then join Braddocks and his party at a bal musette. Brett arrives with a group of gay young men, and Jake's irritation grows. Brett and Jake leave together, and in the taxi Brett 
- [Chapter IV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/iv.md): Jake and Brett share a taxi ride, then join friends at a bar where Brett meets Count Mippipopolous. Jake leaves, goes home, and later Brett visits him late at night, drunk, after the count brought her. They talk briefly,
- [Chapter V](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/v.md): Jake and Robert Cohn have lunch, where Cohn reveals his infatuation with Lady Brett Ashley, leading to a tense argument. Later, Jake enjoys a peaceful morning working in Paris, then meets Cohn again for another lunch, wh
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/vi.md): Jake waits for Brett at the Crillon, then meets Harvey Stone at the Select, who is broke and hungry. Frances Clyne confronts Robert Cohn about his decision to leave her, publicly humiliating him and revealing their broke
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/vii.md): Jake, Brett, and the Count Mippipopolous dine and drink champagne, then go to Zelli's in Montmartre where Brett and Jake dance. Brett reveals she plans to marry Mike Campbell. Later, Brett visits Jake's apartment, confes
- [Book II](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/book-ii.md): The narrative shifts to the vibrant and often chaotic atmosphere of Paris, where Jake Barnes navigates his social circle, including the return of Bill Gorton and the ongoing tensions with Robert Cohn. The group's dynamic
- [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/viii.md): Jake enjoys a quiet period in Paris after Brett and Cohn leave. Bill Gorton returns from a trip to Vienna and Budapest, recounting a chaotic prizefight in Vienna. Jake and Bill dine at Madame Lecomte's and walk along the
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/ix.md): Jake and Bill prepare for their trip to Spain, coordinating with Robert Cohn, Mike Campbell, and Brett Ashley. They travel by train, encountering American pilgrims, and eventually meet Cohn in Bayonne before heading to P
- [Arrival in Pamplona](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/x.md): Jake, Bill, and Robert Cohn arrive in Pamplona and check into the Hotel Montoya. Tensions arise over Cohn's secret meeting with Brett in San Sebastian, leading to a bet between Bill and Cohn about whether Brett and Mike 
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/xi.md): Jake and Bill travel by bus from Pamplona to Burguete for a fishing trip, sharing the journey with friendly Basque peasants and enjoying the changing landscape from hot, barren hills to cool, green mountains. They stop a
- [Chapter XII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/xii.md): Jake and Bill Gorton spend a day fishing in the Irati River near Burguete, engaging in humorous and ironic banter about expatriation, writing, and masculinity. They enjoy the natural setting, drink wine, and discuss Jake
- [XIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/xiii.md): Jake and Bill return to Pamplona from Burguete, where tensions rise as Mike Campbell publicly humiliates Robert Cohn for his affair with Brett. The group prepares for the San Fermín fiesta, and Jake reflects on the conce
- [XIV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/xiv.md): Jake reflects on his drunken night, reading Turgenev, and contemplates his philosophy of paying for everything in life. The days before the fiesta in Pamplona are quiet and preparatory, with the town setting up for the b
- [XV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/xv.md): The San Fermín fiesta explodes on Sunday, July 6th, transforming the quiet town into a chaotic, week-long celebration of dancing, drinking, and religious procession. The group watches bullfights, with Brett showing fasci
- [Chapter XVI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/xvi.md): During the rainy San Fermín fiesta, Jake introduces Brett to Pedro Romero, which sparks an immediate attraction. Mike's drunken behavior and anti-Semitic insults toward Cohn escalate tensions. Later, Brett confesses to J
- [XVII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/xvii.md): The aftermath of the fiesta's violence unfolds as Jake, Bill, and Mike discuss Cohn's beating by Pedro Romero and Brett's departure with the bullfighter. Mike reveals Brett's troubled past with her husband. The chapter a
- [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/xviii.md): On the final day of the San Fermín fiesta, the town is crowded with tourists and locals. Brett, now openly with Pedro Romero, is radiant and happy, while Mike, drunk and bitter, taunts her about her bullfighter. Jake and
- [Book III](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/book-iii.md): After the fiesta, Jake returns to San Sebastián to recover alone, but receives a telegram from Brett asking him to come to Madrid. He travels to Madrid, finds Brett alone in a hotel without money, and learns that she has
- [XIX](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/xix.md): The fiesta is over. Jake wakes to an empty Pamplona, has coffee with Bill, and they arrange a car to Bayonne with Mike. After dropping Bill at the station, they go to Biarritz for drinks, where Mike reveals he is broke. 

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