Maybe Hemingway was trying to make a point. Maybe he wanted his audience to recognize the negative impact of those issues on the world.
Anyway, without further ado, here's a Boy Meets World clip on the subject:
The various (or mostly unanimous) plights of the characters in the novel were pretty universal. It was easy to relate to the characters, even if I didn't like them a whole lot in most cases. The world has changed a lot since the Roaring Twenties, though, and while the above issues still prevail an unfortunate amount in the world, they do so at a lesser extent. Whether Hemingway helped or hindered this progress, I'm not sure.
I guess I really didn't think about those as themes. That's way better than the nonsense I came up with.
ReplyDeleteAnd you're right.. Everyone was pretty universal. Brett probably would even fit better in our world than in the twenties. Although the only character I could relate to was Jake, I know a lot of people who are kind of like the others.
Just the fact that you cleverly worked Boy Meets World into this makes me gape in awe and wonder.
ReplyDeletethat was the least-ranty rant ever ranted.
ReplyDeleteOh! Well, that's potentially good.
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