My FIRST blog :)

This would be my very first blog for my AP Lit! I finished reading The Sun Also Rises by Earnest Hemingway, so my first ohhh twenty blogs will be about this. I will start off with my literary terms for this book.
Lit Term #1:
Allusions

• page 93: " 'It's enough to make a man join the Klan' "

This refers to the Ku Klux Klan.

• page 126: "As a tribute to the Great Commoner"

This refers to William Jennings Bryan.

The first one listed alludes to the Ku Klux Klan which was commonly known in our history. It really is a rude, almost sarcastic remark made by Bill. Although this is true, using this literary technique really emphasizes his contempt. For someone to joing the Klan, they would have hate towards Christians, but mostly in particular Catholics. They want to eat and three of them were sent back since they were not Catholics. If a person were a part of the Klan, they would try to pretty much exterminate the Catholics. By doing this, the men would not have had to wait to eat, so this allusion definitely is used to effectively convey Bill's feelings towards the situation.

The second one listed is also to make a point more effective. Bill is also the one using this when he is trying to settle an arguement arising between them. He is referring to Bryan because he taught evolution and got in trouble for it, but evolution tells when things occur or show up. Bill says the correct order and alludes to Bryan in order to strengthen his opinion/statement.