The novel, Even the Sun Rises, by Ernest Hemingway is an example of how an entire generation redefined gender roles after being affected by war. The lost generation of the 1920s underwent a major, significant change that not only affected their behaviors and appearance, but also how they perceived gender identity. Lady Brett Ashley and Jake Barnes are two of the many characters in the novel who experience disrupted gender roles due to the post-war era. The characters in the novel live a lifestyle where drugs and alcohol are used to darken the emotions and ideals of romance. Brett's lack of emotional connection with her various lovers opposes Jake's true love for her, which reveals a gender role reversal and redefinition of masculinity and femininity. The man is usually the more emotionally detached one, but in this case Lady Brett Ashley has a masculine quality while Jake has a feminine quality. Both the men and the female characters in the novel do not necessarily fit their gender roles in society due to the post-war period and their constant partying and drinking. By analyzing Brett, Jake, and the effects the war had on gender, the reader gains a more axiomatic understanding of how gender functions in the story by examining the reversal of gender roles and homosexuality. Lady Brett Ashley is one of the most complex characters in the novel and is a perfect example of a broken gender role. Her character contains a mixture of strength and vulnerability and possesses both masculine and feminine traits. His masculine traits are reflected in his short hair, low moral conduct, high alcohol consumption, and his masculine name Brett. It also has men's clothing such as hats and jersey sweaters. She has a lot of... middle of paper ......g with two of her lovers who were Pedro and Robert. She takes on the role of a female character when she is there for Brett after each of his relationships fails. Even when Robert attacks Jake over Brett, he is unable to fight back and defend himself, which calls into question his masculinity. Jake still ends up talking to Cohn and compromising his pride when Robert asks him for forgiveness. Even though Jake simply responds with “sure,” it is clear that he seems to have lost all sense of self and his masculinity is devalued. Jake feels connected to bullfighting and sees it as the best way to live life. “I can't bear to think that my life is going so fast and that I'm not really living it. No one ever lives their life to the full, except bullfighters” (Hemmingway 18). The underlying meaning that Hemingway is trying to reveal to his readers is that Jake feels envious of the macho lifestyle