Montoya

Unfortunately, I have been incredibly busy and fatigued over the last couple weeks, so I haven't been a ble to blog about all the stuff I really wanted to address. However, I HAVE to talk about one thing from The Sun Also Rises: the characters. They are so intricate and intriguing that I won't be able to discuss them in nearly enough detail to satisfy me, but I'll do my best to convey my general feelings on them. I'll start with Montoya, since he is one of the few people I actually like.
Montoya is the stable character throughout the novel. His actions always represent his views, and his views never change. To me, he represents the traditional Spain painted by Hemingway. Throughout the book, this pastoral scenery is what seems appealing to the reader, and Montoya personifies this feeling of comfort and stability. In my opinion, Hemingway uses him to show how the industrialized world is closing out the traditional, peaceful world. When Romero begins to hang out with Brett, Montoya loses respect for Jake, who he had thought to be on his side. This signifies the victory of the urban society over the rural society. While the traditional scene of Spain has much to offer in comfort and safety, Brett, Jake, Bill, and Mike show Romero a more exciting world that appeals to an adventurous young man such as himself.
I think that Montoya has every right to feel as he does towards the expatriots. All he wants is to see his world continue, and they are encroaching on this territory and ruining it for him. For his reason, I see his a tragic figure, since he represents a whole culture.