Similarities between Barnes of The Sun Also Rises and Caraway of The Great Gatsby Supported by ten quotes from Sun Also Rises, no quotes from Gatsby Jacob Barnes shares a personality quirk with Nick Caraway; both want to give the impression of being honest and decent men, forced to put up with the corruption and meanness of those around them. “What is unclear in most of The Sun Also Rises is whether or not Jake believes his own press” (Trilling, 34). Nick Caraway speaks openly about his integrity and then contradicts himself with his actions. Hemingway uses the contrast between others' descriptions of Jake and what is left unsaid to establish his superior morals. This leaves room for doubt about Jake's sincerity, but it is only on the last page of the story that his complicity is fully revealed. Like Nick, Jake is the narrator of the story, but the first two chapters of The Sun Also Rises focus on Jake's sincerity. character by Robert Cohn; a man Jake says he likes, but describes with subtle condescension. When Jake recounts Cohn's family's wealth and position, it is inferred that his background is modest and somehow more honest. He talks about the women who controlled Cohn, his mother, his ex-wife and the strong Frances, implying that he himself has never been so strong-willed. Cohn's successes as a boxer at Princeton are also called into question, and that detail is like a loaded gun introduced in the first act of a play and destined to go off in the third. Cohn is portrayed as spoiled and immature compared to Jake's self-sufficient manhood. Once the scene is set and the characters are introduced, Jake seems detached from the events. His descriptions are clever and can be cruel, as when he notes that he has "seen... half the paper... the conflict from which Brett's plea to Jake for help arises. Did he plan all this?" forever? Maybe not, but he certainly pushed things in the direction that would lead him to Brett's rescue. He may not be able to enjoy her like other men do, but she will always return to the safety of him and will never look like a fool. Works Cited and Consulted: Bloom, Harold Hemingway New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1985. Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby 1925. New York: Scribner Classic. 1986.Hemingway, Ernest. The Sun Also Rises in New York: Simon and Schuster Inc., 1993.Raleigh, John Henry. The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald." Mizener 99-103.Trilling, Lionel. "F. Scott Fitzgerald." Critical essays on the "Great Gatsby" by Scott Fitzgerald. Ed. Scott Donaldson. Boston: Hall, 1984. 13-52.