confront the absurdity and to survive.
Absurdist Philosophy
Absurdity
Absurdity right emerges from the confrontation between “the call for human nature and the unreasonable silence of the world”.
Hedonism in Terms of Absurdist Philosophy in The Sun Also Rises
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CONTENTS
1 Significance of the Subject 2 Absurdist Philosophy 3 Analysis of Hedonism
The Definition of Absurdist Philosophy
Being absurd is a general living context where the
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modern people are abandoned and trapped, while
these people could manage nothing but try to
4 “The Lost Generation”

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Conclusion
Significance of the Subject
The Sun Also Rises for which Ernest Hemingway was famous depicts a bunch
of young men and women who drifted to Paris after the World War I, as well as their decadent life and romances.
The Sun Also Rises shows us the unique personality of the American youths in the war times. Out of their extraordinary life experiences, they show a spirit of exploration for life value.
“The Lost Generation”
The Lost Generation refers to a group of intellectuals who wallow in dancing, drinking and pursuing excitement constantly.
sobers to fight against the
sense of not knowing what to
do.
The dependence of emotion, returning to nature and the pursuit
of life power are their main explorations of meaning of life.
Causes and Influence
The Manifestation
The World War I had done great damage to people’s lives.
The sheer enjoyment could never really heal the wounds left by the war.
To study the hedonism in The Sun Also Rises from the perspective of absurdist philosophy can help readers to recognize the absurdity of the hedonism, so as to inspire people not to be addicted to hedonism even if in cases where they feel confused.
Absurdist Philosophy
Absurd People
What really matters is not to live at the best level, but to live the most. This is the life rule of absurd people. The key is to live, to live with this kind of crack.
Significance of the Subject
Since the 20th century, people tended to describe the life with words such as “absurd”. People were trapped into a paradoxical situation, which highlighted the “absurdity” as the topic of people’s survival and destiny.
Analysis of Hedonism
On the surface, the protagonists of The Sun Also Rises pursue a hedonistic lifestyle, living a very absurd life with an empty spirit. In reality, they are very sober to explore the meaning of life although they are suffering from the trauma of the war.
The Exploration
The characters in the book were
The Soberness
addicted to bars and cafes, allowing
themselves to be involved in
Drinking is the anesthetic of complicated romances.