# Jake Barnes — The Sun Also Rises character guide

> Jake Barnes in The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Jacob, Barnes, Jacob Barnes, old Jake, Old Jake, Good old Jake, Mr. Barnes, Monsieur Barnes, chez Barnes

**First appearance:** 0004-i

## Who they are

American expatriate journalist and narrator, wounded in WWI, navigating love and friendship in Paris and Spain.

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