# VI explained — The Sun Also Rises

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

## What happens

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 broken engagement.

## Themes in this chapter

### Disillusionment and Aimlessness

Harvey Stone's aimless poverty and Frances's bitter resignation reflect the post-war disillusionment.

### Love and Sexual Frustration

Frances's failed relationship with Cohn and her desire for marriage and children highlight frustrated love.

### Expatriation and Alienation

The café society of Montparnasse and the characters' rootlessness underscore expatriate alienation.

## Character check-ins

### Jake Barnes

Narrator; waits for Brett, meets Harvey, witnesses Frances's confrontation with Cohn.

### Lady Brett Ashley

Mentioned; Jake waits for her but she does not appear.

### Harvey Stone

Broke and hungry; talks with Jake about Mencken and his own situation.

### Robert Cohn

Subject of Frances's public humiliation; passive and silent as she attacks him.

### Frances Clyne

Confronts Cohn about ending their relationship; reveals his plans to go to England alone.

## Key lines

> I haven't had anything to eat for five days.

Harvey Stone admits he hasn't eaten in five days due to lack of money.

_Highlights Harvey's destitution and the casual poverty among expatriates._

> He's decided he hasn't lived enough. I knew it would happen when he went to New York.

Frances says Cohn wants to leave her because he feels he hasn't experienced enough, which she anticipated after his trip to New York.

_Reveals Cohn's restlessness and the breakdown of their relationship._

> You know Robert is going to get material for a new book. Aren't you, Robert? That's why he's leaving me.

Frances accuses Cohn of ending their relationship to gather experiences for his next book.

_Shows Frances's bitterness and her view of Cohn's literary ambitions as selfish._

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