Ernest Hemingway The Sun Also Rises?

Question

What does this quote mean?

"It’s sort of what we have instead of God.

‘Some people have God, I said. Quite a lot.

‘He never worked very well with me.

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Answer 1

fantastic book all written in circles.

World War I undercut traditional notions of morality, faith, and justice. No longer able to rely on the traditional beliefs that gave life meaning, the men and women who experienced the war became psychologically and morally lost, and they wandered aimlessly in a world that appeared meaningless. Jake, Brett, and their acquaintances give dramatic life to this situation. Because they no longer believe in anything, their lives are empty. They fill their time with inconsequential and escapist activities, such as drinking, dancing, and debauchery.



It is important to note that Hemingway never explicitly states that Jake and his friends' lives are aimless, or that this aimlessness is a result of the war. Instead, he implies these ideas through his portrayal of the characters' emotional and mental lives. These stand in stark contrast to the characters' surface actions. Jake and his friends' constant carousing does not make them happy. Very often, their merrymaking is joyless and driven by alcohol. At best, it allows them not to think about their inner lives or about the war. Although they spend nearly all of their time partying in one way or another, they remain sorrowful or unfulfilled. Hence, their drinking and dancing is just a futile distraction, a purposeless activity characteristic of a wandering, aimless life.

  

Answer 2

The fact that Brett says "He never worked well with me" is just supporting the fact that all the characters in the book are part of the Lost Generation.  Brett has lost her faith a long time ago and that's why she says that.  

Answer 3

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