Ernest Miller Hemingway(1899-1961) witnessed first hand the savagery of both World Wars and was no doubt troubled by his experiences, and left questioning the present sate of humanity. ... These three characters represent Hemingway's perception of himself past, present and future as well as others who share a similar conscience with him. ... In this passage Hemingway himself may be expressing guilt as he acknowledges that he too was once of the same state of mind as the young waiter. ... Finally the old man who was "drunk every night-(958) exemplifies Hemingway's uttermost fear o...

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Ernest Hemingway's "A Clean Well-Lighted Place- takes place after 2 a.m. in a Spanish café that employs two waiters, one old and one young. ... Hemingway chose this character to tell his story because this man is the transitional character of the three men. ... Throughout the story, Hemingway uses the idea of nothing or the lack of something to strengthen his theme of loneliness. ... Some people may read this and think of it as blasphemy but what Hemingway is attempting to do is show that this older waiter has been consumed by the old deaf man's lack of structure and overabund...

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Wilson, from the story "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber," is the essence of masculinity that Ernest Hemingway idolized. Hemingway was man's man; like Wilson he hunted big game, he drank heavily and he was a womanizer of sorts. ... Ernest Hemingway shows himself, or at least what he wants to be, in the form of Wilson. ... Wilson is the essence of a man and that is exactly what Ernest Hemingway strived to be. There is a sense of what a man is supposed to be in almost all males, for some it is not the classic example that is portrayed by Wilson but for Hemingway it was and he shape...

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Part of the reason for this---and I feel that it was done intentionally by Hemingway ---is the manner in which his adversities were played out. ... This goes to show how big of an influence a father had on both Nick's as well as Ernest Hemingway's life. One may wonder the reason that Hemingway included such a harsh and unusual incident in one of his stories" beginnings---by this, I mean the suicide of the Indian. The reason for this is quite lucid; it is to prepare the reader for what is to follow in the world of Nick Adams, the world as Hemingway saw it. ... Another story where...

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In Ernest Hemingway's novel, The Old Man and the Sea, Santiago initially undergoes traumatic pain. Having gone eighty-four days without catching a fish, Santiago becomes the fool of his small village. However, Santiago withstands the pressure in every conflict, regardless of how perilous he is. He ...

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In life there are many obstacles a man must face that show as an ultimate test of bravery. Ernest Hemingway's short story "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" shows three examples of life's tests in which the title character must ultimately confront his fears. Frances Macomber is someone who...

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On the outside, "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway appears to be just another fish story. Underneath the fish, however, lies a much deeper meaning. It is a story about an old man searching for purpose in the autumn of his life. It is a story about a battle between a noble character and a ...

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Indian Camp Nick Adams followed his father to an Indian camp to witness his father help a women through childbirth. At first glance "Indian Camp" seems to be about a boy's right of passage experience, as he witnesses a child's birth. This beautiful feminine act, however, is describe through masculine eyes, and therefore is more about the father's development than it is about Nick's or the Indian woman. As soon as the story begins we are aware of Nick's father's development. He is there on a mission. ...

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Despite the seemingly impossible task of living up to traditional standards of masculinity "ideals such as honor, duty, and heterosexuality' "Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises, and Sui Sin Far's "The Story of One White Woman who Married a Chinese,"" suggest that failed masculinity often results from being corrupted by society. ...

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