Earnest Hemingway is one of the most revered and controversial writers of all time. He is the author of many great novels, including For Whom the Bell Tolls, A Farewell to Arms, The Old Man and the Sea and The Sun Also Rises. He was a true master of the English language and his unique skills are evident in each of his works through the use of his exemplary literary knowledge. Hemingway shows exceptional use of literary devices in his highly acclaimed novel, The Sun Also Rises. From the bullfights of Pamplona to Lady Brett Ashley, Hemingway fills history with seemingly endless examples of symbolism giving each of the characters and figures their own specific purpose and underlying meaning. Imperialism in The Sun Also Rises is represented through the character of Dame Brett Ashley. She has a way of collecting men like the earth: the more she can accumulate, the more powerful she becomes. Just as a conquering army would move from country to country after each victory, so it would move from man to man after their fall to its power. Peter L. Hays writes: "Thus, a spirit of rebellion against the domination of demanding masters, a need to be free from the control of others, runs through the novel, as Jake seeks to separate himself from Brett's hold over him » (238). . Throughout the novel, Jake Barnes strives to fall in love with Brett and free himself from his power. Meanwhile, she continues to inspire infatuation with herself in other men, thus creating for herself the likeness of an imperial power. This is also shown by Hays when he writes: "The imperial force in The Sun Also Rises is Brett, and the first 'territory' we see controlled is Robert Cohn. He falls under the sway of Brett's sexual power, a new stronghold for his feudal empire" (239), and then... middle of paper... Brett imperial in The Sun Also Rises. ANQ: a quarterly journal of short articles, notes and reviews. Fall 2010, vol. 23, number 4, p238-242. Internet. March 27, 2011. Hemingway, Ernest. The sun is also rising. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926, 1954. Print.James, Henry. "Symbolism." in Classics of American Writers. Ed. Jay Parini. Flight. 1. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2003. 332-334. Internet. March 29, 2011.McCormick, John (with Mario Sevilla Mascarenas). The complete Aficionado. Cleveland: World, 1967. Web.Shams, Ishteyaque. "The symbolism in The Sun Also Rises". Studies in American literature. Ed. Mohit K.Ray. Rajouri Garden, New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers and Distributers, 2002. 124-unknown. Internet. April 2, 2011. Stoneback, HR “Hemingway and Faulkner on the Road to Roncesvalles.” Hemingway: a reassessment. Ed. Donald R. Noble. Troy, New York: Whitston, 1983, 135-163.