One of the greatest American writers - Ernest Hemingway - was born on 21 July 1899 in Oak Park‚ Illinois. His parents were very strict and religious‚ they taught him a love of nature‚ outdoor life‚ music and art. He was really good at English and used to write for his school’s newspaper. After graduation‚ he didn’t go to college. Instead‚ he went to Kansas to work for a newspaper. A little later he went to the First World War. He couldn’t become a solider because of bad health. He was an
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Megan Hetterick Mr. Kantor Pre-AP English hour 1 November 19‚ 2012 Is Hemingway’s Code Hero a Macho Man? Ernest Hemingway once said‚ "As you get older‚ it is harder to have heroes‚ but it is sort of necessary." Hemingway knew this because he actually invented his famous code hero. The Hemingway code hero was a macho man that indulged in liquor‚ women‚ and food‚ and usually did not fear God. In almost all of Hemingway’s stories and books such as: “Indian Camp”‚ “The Short Happy Life of Francis
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Francis Macomber notes on analysis The narrative voice The story is told through an omniscient narrator in third person‚ who is passively observing. Nothing is hidden to the reader‚ revealing this unpleasant atmosphere. Ex. from p. 9: Macomber stepped out of the curved opening at the side of the front seat‚ onto the step and down onto the ground. The lion still stood looking majestically and coolly toward this object that his eyes only showed in silhouette‚ bulking like some super-rhino
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Name: Date: Period: Reading Guide II: The Sun Also Rises As you read answer the questions below. Some questions are “right there” questions and others require more analysis. The grading scale for this reading guide is: 4 – all of the numbered questions are completed and most of the lettered questions 3 – all of the numbered questions are completed 1 – the numbered questions are incomplete Chapter 8 1. Describe the incident of racial prejudice in Vienna. a. Why does Bill remember
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HEMINGWAY You go to the races? INTERVIEWER Yes‚ occasionally. HEMINGWAY Then you read the Racing Form . . . . There you have the true art of fiction. —Conversation in a Madrid café‚ May 1954 Ernest Hemingway writes in the bedroom of his house in the Havana suburb of San Francisco de Paula. He has a special workroom prepared for him in a square tower at the southwest corner of the house‚ but prefers to work in his bedroom‚ climbing to the tower room only when “characters” drive
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Ernest Hemingway and Minimalism Minimalism is generally seen as one of the hallmarks of Hemingway’s work. Below are some general characteristics of literary minimalism. The minimalistic writing style: The narrative is stripped down to its fundamental features It is characterized by an economy with words Minimalist authors tend to use only few adjectives and leave out adverbs They prefer allowing context and dialogue to dictate meaning Grammar and style are strongly influenced by informal
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Choose two stories by Hemingway or Chekhov‚ [ 668 ] [ 668 ] and compare the use the author makes of setting in these stories. Ernest Hemingway’s use of setting is apparent in two short stories‚ “Hills Like White Elephants” and “A Clean Well-Lighted Place”. Setting is used in these stories to illustrate the theme. In “Hills” we look at the importance of reason when faced with a world where the desires of two characters are in direct opposition. In “Clean” we look at life and the meaning one bestows
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Ernest Hemingway From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search "Hemingway" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Hemingway (disambiguation). Ernest Hemingway | Hemingway in 1939 | Born | (1899-07-21)July 21‚ 1899 Oak Park‚ Illinois‚ USA | Died | July 2‚ 1961(1961-07-02) (aged 61) Ketchum‚ Idaho‚ USA | Nationality | American | Notable award(s) | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1953) Nobel Prize in Literature (1954) | Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Hadley Richardson (1921–1927)
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children are always looking to their elders‚ at the same time‚ adults often look to children to regain their youth. For some reason‚ adults fear getting old‚ so they find spending time with younger people makes the feel young and lively again. In Ernest Hemingway’s novel The Old Man and the Sea‚ the author uses the elderly man‚ Santiago‚ to represent old age‚ and he uses the boy‚ Manolin‚ to represent the aspect of youth in the story. The contrast between these two characters illustrates this idea
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interpretations. In fact‚ one of the most remarkable aspects of this book is its ability to allow the readers to construe the piece any way they see fit. It is written in such a way that the audience can have their own personal take on it‚ regardless to what Ernest Hemmingway was trying to say. The Old Man and the Sea can be inspirational to anyone willing to decide for themselves what it means. The readers are immediately drawn into Santiago’s story‚ and learn from him just as Manolin has. To state the obvious
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