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The Sun Also Rises Word Scramble

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About This Challenge

The Sun Also Rises is a classic novel by Ernest Hemingway that explores themes of disillusionment and the Lost Generation. To immerse yourself in the world of the novel, try playing our word scramble game!

  • Unscramble key vocabulary terms from the novel
  • Test your knowledge of the story’s important concepts

Game Details: a word scramble game where you unscramble key vocabulary terms. There is no time limit, but you have a limited number of moves. Use spells to get extra moves!

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aficionado
The protagonist, Jake Barnes, is an aficionado of bullfighting.
expatriate
The novel is set in Paris among a group of expatriate Americans.
ennui
The characters in the novel often struggle with feelings of ennui and aimlessness.
corrida
The characters attend a corrida, or bullfight, in Pamplona.
cafe society
The characters frequent the cafes of Paris, immersing themselves in cafe society.
absinthe
The characters often drink absinthe, a popular alcoholic beverage in 1920s Paris.
hemingwayesque
The novel is often described as having a 'Hemingwayesque' style of writing, characterized by simplicity and understatement.
lost generation
The characters in the novel are often seen as belonging to the 'lost generation,' a term coined by Gertrude Stein to describe the disillusioned young people who came of age during World War I.
fiesta
The characters travel to Pamplona to attend the annual fiesta, which includes bullfights and other festivities.
castrating
The novel explores themes of emasculation and castrating masculinity, particularly in the character of Jake Barnes.
gazpacho
The characters enjoy a meal of gazpacho, a chilled Spanish soup, during their time in Pamplona.

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