Hemingway and Individualism

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The purpose of this paper is to introduce and discuss the topic of Ernest Hemingway with regard to individualism and self-realization. Specifically, the paper mentions several sources and incorporates information from at least one Roberts and Jacobs short story, poem, or play. Ernest Hemingway embodies his characters with some of his own rugged individualism and search for meaning in life. Many other authors incorporate this theme in their works, because it seems to touch a chord in many readers, who also hope to learn more about themselves as they read and evaluate great fiction.

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"Ernest Hemingway often portrayed a bit of himself in his works, because many of his protagonists were rugged individualists who searched for meaning in their lives and in the world around them, just as Krebs does in "Soldier's Home." Unfortunately, many of Hemingway's characters never find the comfort of self-realization, and so they are empty characters that never really find themselves. This self-realization process is also a common theme in many other fictional works, as the examples in this paper clearly indicate."

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