Ernest Hemingway Past And Present

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A lot of astonishing writers of the past and present can all agree that there are allot of amazing writers in this world. Ernest Hemingway once said “For a true writer, each book should be a new beginning where he tries again for something that is beyond attainment. He should always try for something that has never been done or that others have tried and failed. Then sometimes, with great luck, he will succeed” - Hemingway. This quote means that some writers make up stories while others use real life events for inspiration. A lot of writers use true stories as inspiration for their writing. Some writers use events from the past, some use events from the future and others use events from the present. Each of these writers has a unique writing …show more content…
He was repeatedly turned down by the army because of an eye injury. (Jim O’ Brien 609) He decided to join the Red Cross ambulance corps instead. He served during WWI as an ambulance driver. Hemingway had to carry people’s body and body parts to a makeshift morgue. On July, 8, 1918 Hemingway was seriously wounded in the knee at Fossalta Dipiave, Italy. After he recovered Hemingway worked at odd jobs in Chicago. After the war Hemingway went to Paris as a foreign writer for the Toronto Star. While in Paris Hemingway met and became good friends with F. Scott FitzGerald, and Gertrude Stein. In the 1920’s Hemingway joined The Lost Generation. The Lost Generation consisted of Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Dos Passos, E.E. Cummings, Archibald MacLeish, Hart Crane, Gertrude Stein, T.S Elliot, Ezra Pound, and many other amazing writers. Although Gertrude Stein was credited for the term Lost Generation, Hemingway made the term widely known. The Lost Generation helped Hemingway come with his unique writing style. Hemingway decided to cut out all of the words that were not strictly needed. He was not happy about almost taking away the language. Hemingway wanted to be truthful about what he saw and wrote. His style represents his …show more content…
They went to Le Grau-du-Roi for their honeymoon. On June28, 1928 their son Patrick Hemingway was born. On December, 6, 1928 his father committed suicide. His father suffered from diabetes, and extreme headaches. In December 1929 Hemingway published A Farewell to Arms. A Farewell to Arms is about an American ambulance driver on the Italian front during WWI. The story is based off of a part of his life. He wrote For Whom the Bells Tolls while he was married to Pfeiffer. On November 12, 1931 Hemingway and Pfeiffer’s other son Gregory Hemingway was born. In 1937 Hemingway reported on the Spanish Civil War. Hemingway really loved Spain, so he raised money for the Republicans in their struggle against the nationalists. Hemingway and Pfeiffer divorced on November 4, 1940 after being married for 13

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