... who had many conversations with him about homosexuality, seemed to think he was hiding something about himself. This belief has developed into a critical analysis that Hemingway must have been repressing his own homosexuality because of the amount of time he spent abusing other people. His favorite insults for other men were accusations of impotence, sterility, and homosexuality. Hemingway himself ... more negative light. There are several homosexual characters in Hemingway's fiction; there are also clear homophobes. Jake Barnes, the castrated heterosexual narrator of The Sun Also Rises, ...

• Word Count: 2875
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School