在《旭日東升》這本小說中，海明威描述一群在戰後生活在歐洲的美國人的處境，其中之主軸著重在主角傑克自我及愛情上之追尋，在整本小說中，他一直渴望能夠和布蕾特一起生活，然而卻因為他在戰爭中所受到傷而使這對情感上互相依賴的男女無法結合，但是傑克卻一直不願放棄這個希望，所以在整本小說中都不斷地在追求她，一直到他領悟到一個人存在這世界上是必須獨立而自主時，他終於找到身為一個男人的定位及真正的自我。而在這段追尋過程中，我們可以發現有很多形式存在在這本小說裡，這些不同的形式除了能夠呼應主角的心境，還能夠反映出作品所要表達的主題。傑克的旅程為這本小說的主要形式；旅程中的兩個循環為次要形式。傑克不斷地穿梭在人聲鼎沸的都市及靜謐的鄉村之間：從巴黎、到伊拉堤河、再回到舉辦鬥牛節慶的巴布隆納、又到了度假地點聖塞巴斯汀、最後到了馬德里，他的心境是隨著這截然不同的環境及來回穿梭於人事的情景而改變，同時也漸漸地在這些地方及經歷過一些事件而有所成長。在人群簇擁的地方，傑克平靜的心境很容易會被外界影響，尤其是布蕾特的出現更是攪亂了所有人的思緒甚至是使他們之間的關係緊繃，每當到了這個時刻，傑克便會獨自去鄉村地區接受自然的洗滌，來沉澱心緒同時不斷地思索自己的處境，然後再一次地回到原本的群居生活中，這樣的模式就不斷地出現在這本小說當中，形成一種獨特的形式。另外，在作者描述的情節當中也出現很多循環、以及圓的意象或是概念，這些形式似乎是呼應從聖經上傳道本前言:人跟自然都是循環不息的。若以較為樂觀的看法來詮釋，就是人類在這世界上總是不斷地重覆著生命出現與消逝的模式，所以不但不需要為這種循環而感到悲觀，反而是要認清個體本身在世界中的定位，盡情地享受生命中所被賦予各種樂趣及義務。

The Sun Also Rises, a novel that reflects the atmosphere of the Lost Generation in Europe is about a man’s love story in a decadent age. Within the novel, readers can find that Jake travels from one place to another while his mood also changes with it. It is noticeable that places play vital role in the protagonist’s story, each of which has its particular meaning for Jake. With the change of places, Jake encounters different people and incidents, which enable him to become more mature and realize what his standing is. Therefore, Jake’s journey seemingly constitutes the form of this novel. Moreover, there is a certain pattern in his journey if we carefully observe the arrangement of places: Jake’s journey begins from Paris, Burguete, Pamplona, San Sebastian, to Madrid. Accordingly, we can know that Jake’s journey is continuously to and fro between the crowded city and the country. In this thesis, I would attempt to argue that the form of this novel is Jake’s self-seeking journey in which there are two circular routes and several circle images. In Chapter One, I would discuss the first circular route from Paris to Burguete, in which Jake experiences suffering and despair in waste land like city because of his impossible relationship with Brett and recovers from the peaceful healing nature. With his return to a crowded town Pamplona where the fiesta takes place, the first circular route is ended. In Chapter Two, the second circular route would be discussed, which consists of the second leg of Pamplona where Jake feels like hell again and San Sebastian where Jake retreats to retrieve his serenity and to get rebirth. Chapter Three will deal with the condition that how Jake practices his new code when he is summoned by Brett who suffers from losing her lover at Madrid, representing a new beginning of a cycle. Except the two circular routes in the plot, there are other circle images or repetitions, which can echo the theme of this novel, such us the merry-go-round that involves most of characters and the usage of repeated words, descriptions, all of which could be seen as the form of this novel as well.

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