The Sun Also Rises: Chapter XV~Motivation

Throughout this book, Hemingway provides motivation for the characters actions. In Chapter fifteen, Mike becomes really jealous of Cohn because of his closeness with Brett, which gives him motivation to make a lot of the decisions that he does. Because of the rival between Mike and Cohn, the two characters make a lot of stupid decisions based on their want to get revenge. Brett is the motivation behing many of these two characters' actions. The motivation included in this story makes the characters real. The reader is able to better relate with each of the characters because Hemingway demonstrates the motivation behind their actions. Brett gives Mike and Cohn the motivation to drink (nonstop) as well as fight and beat people up. These actions add to the building tension between the group and lead to the motivation of other actions.