Aphorism

"That was morality; things that made you disgusted afterward. No, that must be immorality (pg 152)."

With the novel progressing, a lot of these seem to be popping up. I almost feel like this is a novel of self-discovery for Jake and Robert. Robert is learning to be his own man and not get used the way he tended to at the start of the novel. Jake is learning all sorts of little things like the aforementioned truth. I have found that the majority of books we read in class are coming-of-age types of books, so it makes sense that these truths would be presenting themselves well throughout the novel. Hemingway adds aphorisms because that is the purpose this book serves. It is meant to teach little life lessons all while entertaining the reader with lavish stories of bullfights and fruitful fishing. Although, I will say I find it a bit odd that these men are just experiencing these truths because they do seem to be of an advanced age in the book.