On the date of July 21, 1899 Ernest Hemingway, a now known brilliant writer, was born. ... He surprised many of the critics when the novel, The Old Man and the Sea, was published.. ... Two years later he received the Nobel Prize for his "powerful, style-making mastery of the art or modern narration- (Griffin 1) for The Old Man and the Sea. ... Santiago from "The Old Man and the Sea- is a hero because he was courageous and was not afraid of death. ... Most of the source material for The Old Man and the Sea comes from Hemingway's own experiences fishing off the coast of Cuba. ...

• Word Count: 3440
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

For Ernest Hemingway, writing was a ritual which confronted human inadequacy. ... The Hemingway man believes that life is everything and death is nothing. ... The Hemingway man does not want to die, but he is not afraid of dying. ... While deep-sea fishing one summer in Cuba, Hemingway spoke of the immense pleasure he took in "being on the sea, in the unknown wild suddenness of a great fish; in his life and death which he lives for you in an hour while your strength is harnessed to his; and there is satisfaction in conquering that which rules the sea . . ."" ... There were still dangers inv...

• Word Count: 3224
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School