Trapped in Nowhere Land

All who has ever set foot upon this planet has contemplated about the sole purpose of existence. Many believe that since one only lives once, hedonism, the belief that life should be filled with pleasure is the ideal to follow. Characters from The Sun Also Rises, I believe, tend to strive for such ideals. Brett, Jake and most others in the book constantly attend parties and drink. Now, of course, you could say that they are indeed living in pleasure by doing such activities; however, there is nothing much outstanding the weaves within their lives. The Nowhere Man, a song by The Beatles (lyrics here), would claim that these characters have are, in fact, going nowhere and making no progress within their lives. Robert Cohn is a man who strives to escape this repetitious path of the nowhere land by convincing his friends to travel to South America and “live life” rather than partying and drinking. However, Cohn is immediately shot down and was, essentially, forced to walk the nowhere path again. Finally, I can say that characters in The Sun Also Rises are trapped in the idea thinking that they are achieving the meaning of life; however, they fail to realize what is set out there for them the realize the real pleasure in living.