Ernest Hemingway was one of the greatest writers of the century. He was born at the close of the old century but was able to see the Disorders of the new century. Hemingway was marvelous in bringing about his pictorial effects for his readers even in his drunken state. Hemingway was skilled in the way he presented the “real” and “concrete” to be the first essentials in his writing. He put life back on the page so that we could see the grim reality of the truth. Hemingway’s style brought minute details to the surface so that the readers would understand his meanings. In the stories that I have chosen the critics have analyzed the story. In this paper I intend to prove that Ernest Hemingways writing in “Soldiers Home” and “Hills Like White Elephants” influenced American writing styles through Symbols, Themes and writing techniques.
In several of Hemingway’s short stories, he uses one or more animals as symbols around which the story revolves. As central symbols, Hemingway’s animals are the manifestations of the psychological states and emotional desire of the main characters in the stories. He uses the symbols to enable the reader to comprehend the often not stated psychological forces that motivates them. Hemingway’s use of symbolism is a contribution to the richness of his characters. It provides the reader with a vehicle through which they can associate. Without them the stories would lose much of their color and clarity. In the short story “Soldiers Home,” Majorie Smelstor said “ the title of this story suggests a familiar American landmark and symbol, The soldier’s home, a place for retired military to live and relive their war experiences“ In this tale, however, the soldier’s home is neither a haven for ex-soldiers nor an environment for reminiscing” (MaGill 2170). Another symbol is the lies that Kerb lives with every day. Marjorie Smelstor said “For the townspeople do not want to hear the truth about the atrocities of battle, preferring, instead, lies about the heroics of war” (MaGill 2170). Marjorie Smelstor said In the end of the story “Mrs. Kerb’s reasserts her maternal role, reminding her son that she held him next to her heart when he was a tiny baby, Reducing kerb’s to the juvenile lie:” “I know, mummy… I’ll try and be a good boy for you” (MaGill 2171).
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...ise” is a cleansing drink. It has a seed that aids in expelling gas from the alimentary canal to relieve colic. Colic is a paroxysm of abdominal pain localized in a hollow organ. The American orders this drink for him and the girl. “This clearly shows you that the conflict and lack of communication between the two of them” (Passey 33). The answer is still unresolved and the girl must choose between the man and the baby. At the end of the story the reader is not sure of the girl's decision. Hemingway left the end of the story unresolved.
In his life time Ernest Hemingway enjoyed tremendous success as a writer. His ability to describe a story in detail was his best talent. On the two stories, Ernest showed his unique ability of story telling. Hemingway was very clever in using Symbols to bring his characters to life. Hemingway wrote many of war stories but was never a soldier. He just had the talent of looking at life and writing it down in a symbolic way. Most all the critics come up with the conclusion that Hemingway was truly talented. He influenced other American writers with his style, symbols, themes and technique.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that ernest hemingway was one of the greatest writers of this century. he was skilled in presenting the "real" and "concrete" to be the first essentials in his writing.
- Analyzes how hemingway's use of symbolism is a contribution to the richness of his characters.
- Analyzes how "hills like white elephants" has many different symbols that relate to people's lives.
- Analyzes how hemingway's story deals with the sterility and vacuity of the modern world.
- Analyzes how hemingway's narrative technique, sentence structure, dialogue, and the use of symbols create a marriage between form and content in the story.
- Analyzes how hemingway's err was that kerbs was a soldier who had enlisted in the marines in 1917. the editor felt this was how he wanted the story to be.
- Analyzes how hemingway uses symbols to display the emotion of the characters in "soldiers home".
- Analyzes how ernest hemingway uses a single word, 'anise', to convey his greatness. he was clever in using symbols to bring his characters to life.
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- Hemingwayanalytical essayFrom the time Ernest Hemingway became a renowned author, his works, as well as his life, have been analyzed by many. Under such scrutiny, many aspects of Hemingway’s works and life experiences have been in question to the realities and fallacies, which he laid forth. Much of Hemingway’s life, especially his time volunteering as an ambulance driver in Europe, has been in question to the true validity of his myth as a true adventurer and hero. However, as I have found, much of the mythology surrounding Hemingway is very true indeed, which leads me to believe that he did not embellish his life but rather used his experiences to create some of the greatest works of literature to be written throughout the twentieth century.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that ernest hemingway's works, as well as his life, have been in question to the realities and fallacies, which he laid forth.
- Explains that ernest hemingway's "a farewell to arms" has been surrounded by controversy among literary, as well as historical scholars regarding his inspiration for the famous novel.
- Explains that ernest hemingway's inspiration for "a farewell to arms" can be found in his relationship with?anges, the amer. nurse, who was a love interest and nurse at the hospital that he recuperated at after being injured by machine gun fire.
- Analyzes the similarities between hemingway's people and his fictitious characters, including lieutenant henry, the main character of "a farewell to arms".
475 wordsRead More - Ernest Hemingway Essayanalytical essayThroughout the 20th century there were many influential pieces of literature that would not only tell a story or teach a lesson, but also let the reader into the author’s world. Allowing the reader to view both the positives and negatives in an author. Ernest Hemingway was one of these influential authors. Suffering through most of his life due to a disturbingly scarring childhood, he expresses his intense mental and emotional insecurities through subtle metaphors that bluntly show problems with commitment to women and proving his masculinity to others.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that ernest hemingway was one of these influential authors. he expressed his intense mental and emotional insecurities through subtle metaphors that bluntly showed problems with commitment to women and proving his masculinity to others.
- Explains that ernest hemingway was born on july 21, 1899, in cicero, illinois. he spent most of his young years with his father, where he learned things that are necessary for a "man" to know.
- Analyzes how ernest's mother, grace, treated him as a girl, and made him into man by his father, created an odd hatred/fear of women, especially towards his mother.
- Narrates how ernest's interest in writing and his distinct straight-to-the-point style of writing was first introduced here. becoming known for his talented writing soon got him his first job as a cub reporter
- Narrates how ernest enlists in the army during world war i to serve as an ambulance driver in italy. he married his first love during the war, hadley richardson.
- Analyzes how hemingway's experiences in world war i, his manipulative mother, and scarring childhood influenced his writing. he was embarrassed and angered by his childhood.
- Analyzes how hemingway's fears of women, proving his masculinity, and problems with dedicating himself fully to one person spilled into many of his short stories.
- Analyzes how francis' lack of courage pertains to hemingway's fear of not being able to prove his masculinity.
- Analyzes how hemingway expresses his mind in "up in michigan" about a controversial romantic encounter and the dread that results from it.
- Analyzes how jim and liz play to established gender stereotypes. jim is a blacksmith, while liz is in the kitchen. hemingway gives us his preconceived notions on gender.
- Analyzes how ernest hemingway pushed himself to the brink of depression to prove his masculinity to others, hoping it would one day reverse the effects of his traumatic childhood experience.
1197 wordsRead More - Ernest Hemingway Influenceexplanatory essayErnest Hemingway is today known as one of the most influential American authors of the 20th century. This man, with immense repute in the worlds of not only literature, but also in sportsmanship, has cast a shadow of control and impact over the works and lifestyles of enumerable modern authors and journalists. To deny his clear mastery over the English language would be a malign comparable to that of discrediting Orwell or Faulkner. The influence of the enigma that is Ernest Hemingway will continue to be shown in works emulating his punctual, blunt writing style for years to come.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that ernest hemingway, one of the most influential american authors of 20th century, has cast a shadow of control over the works and lifestyles of enumerable modern authors and journalists.
- Explains that hemingway was born in oak park, illinois on july 21st, 1899 to his parents, clarence and grace. his relationship with his mother was rocky at best, and may explain his focus on appearing masculine later in life.
- Explains that hemingway began working for the kansas city star as a reporter at 18, his uncle managing to arrange the job for him. his hallmarked austere approach to literature has been mimicked by literary giants such as james joyce and brett easton ellis.
- Explains that ernest served as an ambulance driver in italy during world war i. his experiences were used as a blueprint for his acclaimed novel, a farewell to arms.
- Narrates how hemingway fell in love with a red cross nurse, agnes von kurowsky, but they never met again. this made him insecure and detrimental to his relationships.
- Narrates how hemingway went on a fishing and camping trip with friends to michigan's upper peninsula. the trip inspired the short story, big two-hearted river.
676 wordsRead More - Ernest Hemingway: Travels around the Worldanalytical essayErnest Miller Hemingway orErnest Hemingway as he was known was an American author and journalistborn on July 21, 1899, Oak Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. He was the second child and the first son of his family to a physician of a father Dr. Clarence and a singer of a mother Grace Hemingway which was really different from other families in those days.Ernest Hemingway got into Oak Park and River Forest High School and proves to be an excellent student athlete who boxed, played sports and wrote for the schools newspaper and yearbook. I suppose his writing career started there and when he graduated, he decided to not go to college and serve in World War I and also worked in Journalism for a newspaper before he began publishing his collections In Our Time later in the years to come.“The newspapers style guidelines influenced Hemingway’s writing style for the rest of his career: Use short sentences, short first paragraphs, and vigorous English” (Fisher, Kansas City Star).He won the 1953 Pulitzer and also in 1954, Hemingway won the Nobel Prize because of his genuine writing style in which he implemented in his literary works. He was mostly known for novels like The Sun Also Rises, AFarewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls, and The Old Man and the Sea, which he worked on and was influenced while he was in different parts of the world.Hemingway’s journey throughout different parts of the world and his literary works that was published at his stays there will be pointed out and analyzed individually in this paper.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that ernest miller hemingway was an american author and journalist born on july 21, 1899, in oak park, illinois. he won the 1953 pulitzer and 1954 nobel prize because of his genuine writing style.
- Narrates how hemingway fell in love with his nurse, agnes von kurowsky, and wrote a farewell to arms. he married elizabeth hadley richardson in paris in 1926.
- Narrates how hemingway fell in love with the island's charms and the fact that it felt like living in another country. in 1929, his novel a farewell to arms was published.
- Explains that hemingway and his wife pauline went on a three-month safari to africa in 1933, inspired by theodore roosevelt's legendary hunts.
- Explains that hemingway continued his journey a few years later after the start of the spanish civil war in 1936; he then left for spain to cover the conflict for the american newspaper alliance.
- Analyzes how hemingway fell in love with martha gellhorn during his adventures in havana, cuba, and wrote in his home there. although he didn't live a traditional lifestyle, his works were revised and published after his death.
1267 wordsRead More - Earnest Hemingwayanalytical essayEarnest Hemingway was well known as a strong writer, but what many readers of his do not know about is the inspiration he gained throughout his life and experiences that made him a very prolific writer. There are events in his life from childhood to adulthood that helped accustom to his very unique style of writing. Hemingway was a different kind of writer than others; he often used reoccurring words of specific diction in order to create an effect on the reader. Every single one of his books were based off of something, as Hemingway was not the type of writer who sat in a log cabin writing all day. Hemingway was a man of great experiences, and his life was full of many inspirations that had helped attribute to his novels and unique writing style. Every idea of his was based off of personal experience, which he found inspiring. This is what makes him such a unique and original writer in my mind, due to his amazing life experiences.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that earnest hemingway was a strong writer, but the inspiration he gained through his life and experiences made him prolific. he used reoccurring words of specific diction to create an effect.
- Explains that hemingway's mother was a classically trained musician who paid the mortgage for her and influenced him with his dedication and commitment to writing.
- Analyzes how hemingway's writing style and writing structure came from his parents, his high school education, and his first job as a journalist.
- Analyzes how hemingway's world war 1 experience inspired the whole of a farewell to arms, in which he describes his opinions of war and love open minded while following the character henry.
- Analyzes how hemingway's famous novel, a farewell to arms, is based off of his relationship with a nurse at the red cross hospital that he stayed at.
- Concludes that all hemingway's writing has been derived from nothing else but personal experience. he is the type of person who has many stories to tell.
1334 wordsRead More - Ernest Hemingwayexplanatory essayErnest Hemingway lived his life as he wanted. His writing touched the hearts of millions. His sentences were short and to the point but his novels strong and unforgettable. He wrote about what he felt like writing about. On July 21, 1899, Ernest Hemingway was born. He was created by Dr.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that ernest hemingway lived his life as he wanted. his writing touched the hearts of millions.
- Describes the life of clarence edmonds and grace hall hemingway in oak park, illinois. his father was a practicing doctor and taught him how to hunt and fish.
- Explains that hemingway didn't like his mother and grew up in a religious environment. he went to oak park and river forest high school, where he realized his writing gift.
- Explains how ernest's father, who would commit suicide, kissed his son goodbye with tears in his eyes. he wrote 'for whom the bell tolls' because he felt older than his father at that time.
- Narrates how he stayed to himself and went through a little culture shock due to kansas city's complex nature. his writing style was brief and to the point.
- Describes how hemingway wanted to join the army but could not due to a defective left eye which he inherited from his mother. he became second lieutenant of the red cross and was hit in the leg by an austrian machine gun.
- Narrates how he won the italian medal of valor and spent all of his recovery time at the ospedale croce rossa american, in milan. he returned to oak hill without any complaints.
- Narrates how hemingway moved to chicago and met elizabeth hadly richerdson, who he wanted to marry, but money was a problem, so they moved back to canada.
- Narrates how after a drunken party where he babbled on about hunting, fishing, and bull fighting, martha was hospitalized for having serious head trama. she laughed at his sad state.
- Describes how a plane crash left him with concussion, paralysis of the sphincter, first degree burns in his face, arm and head. he later committed to the mayo clinic in rochester, minnesota.
- Explains that the party lasted 24 hours from noon of july 21st to noon july 22nd. the guests included general c. t. lanham, ernest's old pals from paris, italian royalty and the maharajah of behar.
- Narrates how ernest had a couple shocks in his life, such as the death of his closest friend, the cuban revolution, and his black lab's death.
- Describes how mary hemingway, his wife at the time, heard a gun go off in the other room. she hurried towards the sound of the gunshot and saw ernest with his favorite 12 gauge shot gin.
- Explains that hemingway shot himself while cleaning a shotgun yesterday morning. no time has been set for the funeral services, which will be private.
- Narrates how mary and hemingway's 3 sons asked the priest to read ecclesiastes' favorite passage from the roman catholic douay version. the priest didn't understand the meaning of their request.
1457 wordsRead More - Earnest Hemingwayanalytical essayEarnest Hemingway As one of the 20th century's most important and influential writers. His writings drew heavily on his own experiences for his writing. His writing reflected his trouble with relating to women and his tendency to treat them as objects, as he had four marriages and countless affairs, highlighting his theme of alienation and disconnection. Now here is why he is what he is by writing about what he was.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes hemingway's change from writer to actual character in one of his own works, taking issue with his blustery tone, particularly when criticizing writers.
- Explains that hemingway traveled to spain in 1937 to cover the spanish civil war for the north american newspaper alliance. the civil war caused a marital war in his household as well.
- Explains that ernest hemingway is one of the 20th century's most important and influential writers. his recognizable prose style and innovative "iceberg theory" have gained him an immovable place in american literature.
- Describes ernest hemingway's life and works.
- Describes gerogiannis, nicholas, and ernest hemingway's dictionary of literary biography.
- Analyzes how ernest miller hemingway's writings reflected his trouble with relating to women and his tendency to treat them as objects.
- Narrates how hemingway's staccato writing style was planted after he resigned from the star and attempted to enlist in the army, but was rejected because of poor vision.
- Analyzes how hemingway exaggerated his heroism in retelling the events of the war, and how he became a close literary friend with fitzgerald.
- Narrates how the hemingways returned to the united states briefly in 1923 so they could resume concentrating on his writing and reconstruct the works he had lost. they met pauline pfeiffer, a fashion editor for vogue magazine.
- Narrates how hemingway divorced hadley and married pauline in 1928. after his father killed himself, he published his 1932 spanish bullfighting dissertation, death in the afternoon.
- Narrates how hemingway met martha gellhorn in key west, where they had a secret affair, before the franco-led rebels won the war, and he wrote for whom the bell tolls.
- Narrates how hemingway's story, the old man in the sea, won him the pulitzer prize.
- Narrates how hemingway and mary vacationed in east africa in 1954. the plane crashed and he broke through the door to escape. he was unable to attend the ceremonies in sweden.
- Cites nelson, raymond s. ernest hemingway: life, work, and criticism.
3008 wordsRead More - Essay On Ernest Hemingwayanalytical essayHemingway: Ernest Hemingway was one of America’s best authors. He started out writing many articles, and then even novels fro some of his lifetime experiences. Hemingway was a great influence on American society. Although Hemingway had many misfortunes in his life, he was a great writer. Ernest Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899 to Clarence and Grace Hemingway in Oak Park, Illinois.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that hemingway was one of america's best writers. he started out writing articles, and then wrote novels based on his lifetime experiences.
- Explains that hemingway's uncle tyler was inspirational to him as a teenager growing up. he was rejected for having poor eyesight, and instead of giving up, he joined the italian army as an ambulance driver.
- Narrates how hemingway moved to toronto, where he met his first wife, hadley richardson, and they were married in 1921. his devotion to writing led to his divorce, but pauline pfeiffer was not affected by this divorce.
- Narrates how hemingway returned to war in 1937 when he took on a job reporting about the spanish american war, divorced pauline pfeiffer, and was part of the d-day invasion.
- Explains that hemingway won the pulitzer prize for the old man and the sea in 1953, and a year later, the nobel prize in literature, as well as the american academy of arts and letters award of merit.
- Explains that hemingway's major influences include the reflection of time, his experience on the battlefield, fishing, bullfighting, and other sports he enjoyed himself.
- Analyzes how agori kroupi makes a connection between fishing and bullfighting with certain symbols in christianity, implying that hemingway did use religion in his work.
- Analyzes how hemingway's obsession with death began when his father committed suicide. he uses the human struggle with love, loss, separation, politics, and isolation in his writings.
- Explains that hemingway's least successful novel was across the river and into the trees, while islands in the stream was posthumously published.
- Analyzes how hemingway had a positive effect on society and people. in soldiers home, he emphasizes the mistreatment of soldiers when they return home from war.
- Opines that although hemingway had many misfortunes in his life, he was a great writer.
1146 wordsRead More - Hemingwayanalytical essayHemingway In one of the chapters in the book entitled “Hemingway” the author Leo Lania tries to explain Hemingway and his work. He explains that a key to understanding Hemingway can be found in the characters of his heroes and in their beliefs. The leading character “appears in various guises in the different novels and short stories but basically he is always the same type”(Lania8).Whether ordinary soldier or general, smuggler or gambler, Negro or journalist he is a man scarred by experience. He has always been gravely wounded, physically or mentally, either during the war, in the sports arena, during childhood, in fight for existence. At some time or other something terrible has happened to him and the memory persecutes him.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how leo lania tries to explain hemingway and his work in one of the chapters in the book entitled "hem
- Analyzes how hemingway's main character is an american from the middle west. he needs a moral code and practical experience to master life.
- Analyzes how hemingway used the sun also rises as a source for a farewell to arms.
- Explains adair, william, "the sun also rises: the source of a farewell to arms." university press of kentucky, 1999.
- Explains that hemingway's views of honor and heroes are limited and childish, and the role played by women in his work is significant.
928 wordsRead More - The Masculine Sacrifices of Feminine Manipulation and Critiqueanalytical essayErnest Hemingway, an American Novelist writes in ways which “uses a plain, forceful prose style characterized by simple sentences and few adjectives or adverbs. He writes crisp, accurate dialogue and exact descriptions of places and things” (Kramer), to reflect his thoughts and life lessons. Hemingway apart of what is considered the “lost generation” writes a vast amount on the society that exists during the time of the World Wars and how they (the lost generation) struggle in adjusting to the changes of society after the wars. Through this and his personal experiences, Hemingway reveals his own thoughts on women. After reading Hemingway’s short stories, “Hills like White Elephants”, “Cat in the Room”, “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber”, and his Novel, “A Farewell to Arms”, It is clear that Hemingway combines his ability to tell a story, and the ironic situations which occur between a man and a woman to prove that men sacrifice their future personal growth because of the manipulation and critique involved with love.
In this essay, the author
- Describes how his wife was looking out of the window. it was quite dark now and still.
- Narrates how she wants a cat, but she can't get one.
- Analyzes how george does not recognize what his wife is asking for, but shows that he is in control by telling her to shut up when she speaks too much and blatantly ignores her desires.
- Analyzes how hemingway's "hills like white elephants" depicts women taking men away from their attention and freedom.
- Opines that jig wouldn't mind it. it's just to let it go.
- Analyzes how hemingway tries to simplify how easy the operation will be by holding (or ignoring depending on you take) this conversation, and recognizes the dialog in which the female character uses manipulation.
- Opines that people don't have to be afraid. they've known lots of people.
- Opines that if one doesn't want to, he doesn’t have to.
- Opines that if we made this trip, there would be none of that.
- Opines that the trip was spoiled.
- Describes ernest hemingway's the short stories: the first forty-nine (1921-1938).
- Analyzes how ernest hemingway, an american novelist, writes in a plain, forceful prose style characterized by simple sentences and few adjectives. he reveals his thoughts on women through his short stories and ironic situations.
- Opines that they want to eat at a table with their own silver and candles, and brush their hair out in front of the mirror.
- Analyzes how hemingway uses manipulation in his short story "the short happy life of francis macomber."
- Analyzes how macomber's low self-esteem and his wife’s relentless critique and manipulation force him into a crippling emotional status, which ultimately limits his ability to attain his full potential.
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