Robert in the story tries to pursway Jake to travel to South America. Robert has another motive to travelling and that is he wishes to escape all the troubles that he has in Paris. Jake says trying to go away to another place would not going to resolve the situation he has. Robert replies by saying that he wishes to see what South America has to offer. The conservation held between them appeals to a way that refugees and exiles would speak. In a life of a refugee, the person would escape their country in hopes to find a better life. An exile however would be forced to leave one's country for political reasons.
In a way, this would relate to Hemingway in that he too wished to explore life outside of Paris, because of its reputation for being called the "Lost Generation", after serving in the first World War. The "Lost Generation" is casualties that are left from the first World War, who have no family. This also may relate to today's society in that, to forget about the important things in life by doing other things or drinking the away pain. More closely relates when trying forget the death of close friend or family member.
I believe that the title has a more significant meaning in that wherever you go, your life and your past will still follow you.
-Keldy Ortiz
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