Hemmingway's The Sun Also Rises In the novel The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest Hemingway, a reader I is forced to decide weather the spite that the Jake has for Chon originates from Jake's racist background, or his deeply seeded jealousy of Chon for having a brief affair with Brett. Even though it is clear that Jake has racist views, the hatred he has for his former friend Chon Chon is strictly based on the jealousy he feels towards Chon for the weekend he spent with Brett. Jake goes in to great detail about Chon's early life. He speaks highly and admiringly of Chon, but in a condescending way. A re