1. First Person Point of View

Right from the get-go I found my first literary term used within chapter one of The Sun Also Rises. The novel is told by Jake Barnes from a first person point of view. He begins by giving an introduction to Robert Cohn, in which we first see the appearance of "I" which indicates the point of view. "Do not think I am very much impressed by that as a boxing title, but it meant a lot to Cohn," (11). After beginning the novel, I am somewhat curious as to why Jake is the narrator if this story appears to be only about Robert Cohn. I have not learned anything about the narrator, which seems unusual for a first person point of view novel. Cohn's past must be very significant to the book if Hemingway initially provides us with so much background information about his life before meeting Jake. As I continue reading, I will be eager to discover the significance of Cohn's character.