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Participation in the war can alter ones views of the world. For Hemingway and the characters of The Sun Also Rises it meant the world had lost its innocence, and that traditional Christian morality no longer had any relevance. The expatriates lack religion as a whole and although they may know the concept they simply have no hope or faith. In The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway, the difficulties of Brett, Jake and Bill can be directly attributed to the lack of religious faith that stems from their involvement in the war.
Brett faced a tragic loss during her involvement in the war and as a result, she experienced great difficulty being religious.

- Since the death of her love, Brett constantly threw herself at different men to try and fill the empty feeling she was left with. She also turned to alcohol to temporarily escape all her problems.

“I’m damned bad for a religious atmosphere. I’ve the wrong type of face.”

Brett herself knows that because of her immoral......

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