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Ernest Hemingway, 2006.
This paper discusses the depression and creativity of Ernest Hemingway, considered by many as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century.
1,855 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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This paper explains that similar to Ernest Hemingway, who suffered from life-long depression, many American writers, such as William Faulkner and F. Scott Fitzgerald, appear to have suffered from some type of mental disorder such as alcoholism, schizophrenia or depression. The author points out that it is quite obvious that Ernest Hemingway utilized his depression as a kind of support mechanism to compose his short stories and novels; however, the question remains as to exactly how depression either led or inspired Hemingway to become such a great American novelist. The paper relates that the literary conflict within "The Old Man and the Sea", as seen in the character of Santiago is, actually Hemingway himself, an old man with great internal struggles based on his need to satisfy his inflated ego, which is in a battle with his depression.
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"One important element of depression is that some people become very neurotic, meaning that they over-react to certain situations which in reality are not that particularly disruptive to ordinary persons. Under certain circumstances, a person suffering from depression may experience vivid hallucinations and delusions that are not real, much like living in a dream state where things and ideas are not tangible nor logically explainable. Those that suffer from major depression often have recurring episodes throughout their lives, yet they may also return to a relatively normal state at any given time."
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The Hero Figure in the Writings of Ernest Hemingway, 2002.
This paper examines the heroes of Ernest Hemingway's stories.
1,345 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 0 sources, $ 45.95
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This paper addresses the question of the gender of the heroes in Ernest Hemingway's writings. It points out that women in his stories are most often portrayed as inferior characters. However, an analysis of one of his short stories, "Hills Like White Elephants", highlights a female character with strength equal to male characters often found to be the hero in his other stories.
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"Ernest Hemingway has the unfortunate reputation of being a misogynist. The women in his stories are often described as too weak or too dysfunctional to be sympathetic characters. However, some of his heroines are just as noble and compelling as his heroes. In "A Farewell to Arms", for instance, Catherine is the code hero who teaches Hemingway hero Frederic courage and stoicism in the face of adversity. Hemingway?s short story ?Hills Like White Elephants? also highlights a surprisingly strong female character who in many ways resembles a code hero."
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Ernest Hemingway, 2003.
An analysis of Ernest Hemingway's modernist legacy.
920 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper examines Ernest Hemingway's role and influence on the modernist era of literature. It looks at the historical and cultural context of his work, his fictional universe and its relation to his heroic real life experiences and his suicide. It uses several novels as examples.
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"This research examines the role and influence of Ernest Hemingway on the modernist era of literature. The research will set Hemingway's works in historical and cultural context and then discuss how the environment in which Hemingway produced his literature ..."
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Ernest Hemingway's "In Another Country", 2006.
Explores how Ernest Hemingway's personal experiences affected his writing of in another country.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 0 sources, $ 35.95
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To varying degrees, every writer's work is affected by her or his personal experiences. Some might argue that this is particularly true for Ernest Hemingway. For example, it has been pointed out that Hemingway's war injury was a central symbol in his fiction until his death. This essay demonstrates that there is overwhelming evidence of Hemingway's personal experience affecting his writing in his short story, "In Another Country".
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Ernest Hemingway, 2002.
A review of the life and work of the author Ernest Hemingway.
975 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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This paper examines the life and the writings of Ernest Hemingway by focusing on three of his works, "The Snows of Kilimanjaro", "The Short Happy Life of Kilimanjaro" and "A Farewell to Arms". It discusses how each story argues that a man may only find his true worth when confronted by danger, usually in the form of the dangers of the natural world. It provides a brief overview of his life and shows how as both novelist and short-story writer, Hemingway?s style is characterized by crispness, laconic dialogue and emotional understatement and how both his writings and his personal life exerted a profound influence on American writers of his time.
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"Hemingway?s writing style was no doubt influenced by an early job as a reporter for the Kansas City Star. He left this job within a few months to serve as a volunteer ambulance driver in Italy during World War I. He later transferred to the Italian infantry and was severely wounded. After the war he was a correspondent for the Toronto Star and then settled in Paris. While there, he was encouraged in creative work by the American expatriate writers Ezra Pound and Gertrude Stein. After 1927 Hemingway spent long periods of time in Key West, Florida, and in Spain and Africa. These adventures, his career as a journalist and his work in war zones all influenced his philosophy and writing style (Clifford, 1999, p. 22)."
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"Hills Like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway, 2008.
A review of the short story "Hills Like White Elephants" by American novelist Ernest Hemingway.
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This paper examines the use of setting and narrative in Ernest Hemingway's short story "Hills Like White Elephants". The paper explains that because of the transitional quality of the background, the reader naturally becomes curious about the previous circumstances of the characters- what was their situation before, what brought the characters to this moment, and where are they going? The paper looks at how Hemingway uses the setting of a train station to suggest to the reader that the characters are in a place of transition. The writer explains that this is a vital clue for the reader, as it will determine his understanding of the plot as a whole. The writer also suggests that it is also this notion that supplants the plot with its real action- the realization and subsequent emotional transitions or choices of the characters involved- especially that of the woman. The writer believes that the setting also serves to remind the reader that this narrative is not just a conversation- but a conversation with a purpose- and that it will take the characters in specific directions.
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"Upon entering the bar, the girl asks the man "what should we drink?" and instead of responding with an answer about what they should drink he merely comments on the weather saying "It's pretty hot" to which the woman responds "let's drink beer". This is the first interchange available to the reader, and while it's very short and seemingly sparse, it is very telling. The woman is making an effort to connect with the man- to be together, rather than being two people who travel together. His comments inform the reader that they haven't been together for a while now because, while he is there physically, he's already gone.
The state of their relationship is further illustrated through the man's reluctance to make any decisions and the reader finds out later that this non action is symbolic. It becomes apparent that the woman has become pregnant and the man is shirking his manly responsibility."
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Ernest Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms", 2005.
This paper discusses the use of symbolism in Ernest Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms".
940 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper explains that Ernest Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms" is a love story built around a theme of good versus evil, set against backdrops of war and hospitals. The author points out that, in this morality tale, Hemingway uses this war and the hospitals, both places where individuals fight a life-or-death battle, to symbolize facing one's own spirituality. The paper relates that the love between Frederic and Catherine is symbolic of the good in life; however, Frederic's unclean way of living, the bad side of human nature, is symbolic of death.
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"Rather, Hemingway uses his brief service as a Red Cross ambulance driver on the Italian front in 1918, and his injury by a mortar burst as a source for realistic detail. Hemingway's wound was critical enough to be life endangering, and it has been observed by his contemporaries that this experience permanently altered his outlook on life. The author himself remembered the sensation of his life almost leaving him, "like you'd pull a silk handkerchief out of a pocket by a corner." The love story is based on his own affair with a nurse during this time, Agnes von Kurowsky. Although Hemingway was deeply in love with her, she did not regard the liaison as a serious affair, and left for Florence to care for a patient. While there, she became involved with someone else and broke the affair off."
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Ernest Hemingway, 2004.
An analysis of the personality of author, Ernest Hemingway, through a review of his compilation of short stories, "In Our Time".
1,255 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper contends that out of all the protagonists he painstakingly described in his novels and short stories, the one which came closest to the real Ernest Hemingway was one of his earliest creations, Nick Adams. The paper discusses how Nick's trials and tribulations were featured in a series of 'coming of age' short stories, which were assembled in the compilation, "In Our Time", originally published in 1930. The paper defines Nick Adams as serving as Hemingway's literary alter-ego, a man who was on a personal quest to embody his definition of a macho hero, the man who could stoically overcome any obstacle without registering any outward emotion.
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"The first offering, "Indian Camp," is a story which describes Nick accompanying his physician father to perform a Caesarean on a pregnant squaw. Dr. Adams describes the serious medical situation in clinical, matter of fact terms, telling his son, "Listen to me. What she is going through is called being in labor. The baby wants to be born and she wants it to be born. All her muscles are trying to get the baby born. That is what is happening when she screams" (16). The unsettling quiet of the labor is disrupted by the woman's desperate cries of anguish. There is, in these remote surroundings, naturally, no type of anesthetic, and Nick becomes increasingly agitated by the pregnant woman's obvious distress. "
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'For Whom the Bell Tolls' by Ernest Hemingway, 2001.
A thematic analysis of Ernest Hemingway 'For Whom the Bell Tolls' including: loyalty, bravery, and gender roles.
1,535 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper is an analysis of themes prevalent in Ernest Hemingway's novel, "For Whom the Bell Tolls". Themes included are loyalty, bravery, and gender roles. This novel , traces the life of protagonist, Robert Jordan for three days during the Spanish Civil War. Bravery is characterized by one?s response when faced with death. Courage, trust, and sacrifice outline loyalty. As it is commonplace to focus attention on detailing language when reading Hemingway, one need read closely to conjure the gender-role issues underlying this novel.
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"Ernest Hemingway served the North American Newspaper Alliance covering the Spanish Civil War from 1937-38. Upon his return to the United States on his way to a 1953 Pulitzer Prize and a 1954 Noble Prize for literature, he traces the life of protagonist, Robert Jordan for three days during the Spanish Civil War in his writing of ' For Whom the Bell Tolls'. Through Jordan's interaction with other supplementary characters and the use of language, Hemingway addresses the importance of bravery (facing the fear of death/dying), loyalty (trust of others/self), and gender (roles/stereotypes). Bravery and loyalty are complementary and often intertwined characteristics as well as themes. The comprehension and acquisition of these thematic issues and traits is essential before one's sudden, last fatalistic day."
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Ernest Hemingway, 2006.
A description of the life and literary achievements of Ernest Hemingway.
1,685 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 54.95
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This paper discusses the life of Ernest Hemingway. It focuses on his biography and his literary achievements and how they have influenced people (and students) since his stories were first published in 1925. The paper also discusses criticism of Hemingway, but concludes that despite his personal flaws and criticism, he comes across as an accomplished writer.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Brief Biography
Literary Achievements
American Literature and Culture
Criticism
Conclusion
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"In his life he saw two World Wars. He also fought in the World War II. After World War II he adopted Cuba as his abode in 1945 but the regime of Fidel Castro was not tolerant of him and other intelligentsia. Idaho in the United States became his next and final resting-place. His last days of life were very tumultuous as he suffered from mental and health problems. In July 1961, Hemingway shot himself and moved to the next world."
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Ernest Hemingway, 2004.
An analysis of the literary style of American author, Ernest Hemingway.
2,434 words (approx. 9.7 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 74.95
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This paper examines how the difficulty of life and the human condition is often a theme that surfaces in the works of Ernest Hemingway; while his subject matter is worthy of discussion, it is perhaps his style that has brought him the most popularity. It looks at how his sparse style and direct approach make him stand out as one of the most celebrated authors of the 20th century and how his approach to writing is succinct and so compelling that it has influenced literature in all genres. It explores specific areas of Hemingway?s style and how it brings life to many of his characters, while at the same time capturing the mood and sentiments of a displaced, yet compassionate American.
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"John Aldridge claims that Hemingway?s most ?seductive attribute? is ?his powerful responsiveness to experience? (Aldridge 139). Aldridge notes that The Sun Also Rises reflects the author?s responsiveness to his experiences. According to Aldridge, Hemingway ?was living in the most exotic city in Europe among some of the most remarkable personalities and gifted artists of the post Word War I era? (139). This element of his circumstances is reflected in the novel. His depiction of the hotels, bars, and restaurants of Paris makes us feel as if we are there and because Hemingway knew the names of all the streets and ?knew the exact location of all the best places and the best route to get to them? (139) add to the mood of the novel."
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Unfulfilled Dreams in Ernest Hemingway?s Works, 2003.
A look at the themes that were popular in Ernest Hemingway's literature: African nature and Spanish culture.
946 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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A discussion of how Ernest Hemingway effectively illustrated the glories of Spanish culture and society and depicted the lives of people in the African wild. It explains that these two prevailing themes in Hemingway?s novels show how the great writer sought to effectively show to his readers the reality of life in the world despite people?s differences in culture and society.
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"Before Hemingway, became renowned for his writings as a novelist, he was first employed as a Kansas City Star cub reporter in 1917. Although his writing became his primary occupation, Hemingway also contributed in providing people and the government some civil services through his work as an ambulance driver for the US in the Italian front in 1918 and reported on the Greco-Turkish war in 1922. After years of committing himself to a life of civil service for the US, Hemingway came back to live a civilian?s life. However, he quit journalism and instead tried to focus on his writing skills in creating fictional works in 1924."
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Ernest Hemingway: His Life and Works, 2002.
Examines how American writer, Ernest Hemingway, used his life experiences as material for his novels.
2,743 words (approx. 11.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 82.95
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Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), one of the most popular and influential American novelists of the twentieth century, enjoyed nearly as much fame as a hard-living, adventurous personality as he did as a major artist. The paper shows that his life and his art were intertwined in many ways, and biography plays an important role in understanding his work. The paper shows that a great deal can be learned about Hemingway's art by studying the ways in which his life was transformed in his fiction--the process that made his fiction works of art rather than autobiography. The paper discusses several of Hemingway's books, including "The Sun Also Rises" and "A Farewell to Arms".
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"If the autobiographical element in the Nick Adams stories is fairly direct--and the character can be considered Hemingway's alter-ego without any difficulty--the story in the novel was even more directly taken from life. Yet Jake Barnes, the protagonist, is far more problematical as a stand-in for the author. In some ways the character's disgust with the 'lostness' of the other lost generation characters in the book and his pleasure in the art of the bullfighter reflected the real Hemingway. They were also the first fictional steps in the author's lifelong project of "orchestrat[ing] his own persona, a persona which continues to dominate both popular and critical evaluations" of the novels and stories (Clifford 172). Thus readings of the novel sometimes concentrate too heavily on this emerging public Hemingway."
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Ernest Hemingway: Recurring Themes, 2008.
A review of the recurrent themes in Ernest Hemingway's works with specific examples discussed.
835 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 29.95
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The paper discusses the recurring themes in Ernest Hemingway's novels and, referring to titles of his works, highlights that these themes are a description of Hemingway's life. The paper relates that, in using these themes, Hemingway portrays his lifestyle and ambitions. The paper then concludes that violence as a theme, in particular, appears in many of his novels.
Outline:
Isolation
Violence and its consequences
Conclusion
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"Hemingway's stories contained several recurring themes, such as suicide, destruction of prized possessions, and darkness, among others. Two of his recurrent themes, examined here, were isolation and violence. As with other topics, Hemingway found the inspiration to write about these themes from his own experience: his isolation created by his career and by his depression, his experience in the war and in Spain, among others, creating sources for his violent works. Hemingway was an American icon; today, additional analysis of his works gives them continued value."
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Ernest Hemingway: The Art of Despair, 2002.
The paper summarizes the reviews by major literary critics of the works of Ernest Hemingway.
1,915 words (approx. 7.7 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 61.95
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The author states that despite critics? sometimes negative reviews, Hemingway was a major American writer, a winner of the Noble prize who could claim literary greatness. He continues that many of Hemingway?s works are classics of American literature. The selected reviews refer to some of these classics. The author writes that Hemingway?s ability to capture the essence of the despair and desolation of his generation is his major achievement.
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"Although critics have offered praise and blame for Hemingway?s writing, raved about successes, and panned failures, the consensus must be that he is a major American writer who can claim literary greatness. In 1925, when he was not yet twenty-six, his first short story collection, In Our Time, was reviewed in The New York Times. An anonymous critic described his prose as "lean, pleasing, with tough resilience," "fibrous," "athletic," "fresh," "hard," and "clean," as if an athlete, not a book, was being reviewed. Hemingway?s style was so different, that new ways had to found to describe it. Hemingway?s 1961 New York Times obituary echoed the early review, describing his "lean and sinewy prose," and his "laconic, understated dialogue"."
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