Many believe that a person's character and integrity lie deep within, dating back to what was seen as a child and how they were brought up. ... What worried me the most was the fact that the Indian man's suicide was a memory that would haunt Nick for the rest of his life---a fact held true by Hemingway, as is seen throughout the entire book. ... At first, Nick is speechless and does not know what to say or even how to react; nevertheless, he does his best not to allow his father to know the hurt he is feeling inside. ... The reason for this is quite lucid; it is to prepare the r...

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Franz Kafka uses a style of writing that has a similar effect, and has been compared to a literary Rorschach test, which causes the reader to determine "hidden" meanings in his works, depending on what they wish to see or read (Link 4). ... Another explanation to the wide variety of hidden meanings is that both authors, Kafka and Hemingway, wanted their work to be ambiguous so that their audiences would be able to argue different meanings depending on what they considered to be most important (Straus 652; Sokel 204). ... Hemingway's works have been edited, analyzed, and rewritte...

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Evidently any writers personal lifestyle and experiences influence who they are, therefore influencing what drives them to write what they do. ... The protagonist, Emma Bovary is a naive romantic, constantly searching for someone in her life to provide her what she has limited herself to believe is an ideal love life and lifestyle. Her ignorance is the cause of her constant unhappiness, that is only at times relived through romantic affairs she has with men that manipulate her sexually and provide to her what she's always dreamed of. ...

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