Ernest Hemingway 's Personal Life in His Books Ernest Hemingway was seen as a macho man. He was known to include himself in his characters. He tended to describe himself as a masculine, nature enjoying, woman loving, often depressed, alcoholic, hero. Ernest Hemingway used his childhood and personal life experiences to write his literary works. Ernest Hemingway was born in Oak Park, Illinois, on July 21, 1899 (Ernest Hemingway in Key West). Hemingway 's family was upper middle class. As a young child, he was introduced to the outdoors. His father, Clarence, was a country physician who enjoyed hunting and fishing (Ernest Hemingway in Key West). Clarence liked showing his son the outdoors. This influenced many of Hemingway 's stories.
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He had the chance to attend college, but declined. Instead, his uncle helped him get a job for the "Kansas City Star" as a cub reporter (Ernest Hemingway biography the last days). This experience helped him acquire his distinctive and simple style of writing. Hemingway once said, “On the star you were forced to learn to write a simple declarative sentence. This is useful to anyone. Newspaper work will not harm a young and could help him if he gets out in time"(Ernest Hemingway biography-). The best example of Hemingway 's short, simple, but genius writing is his six word story which reads, "For sale: baby shoes, never worn." The meaning here is a mother who lost her child before she could use the shoes. This story shows Hemingway 's darker side. He proves that one can not only write a meaningful story with few words, but also write it in a simple enough style that a first grader could read it. Hemingway worked for the "Kansas City Star" for a short six months, but he gained experience that made him one of the greatest writers of the …show more content…
Hemingway wanted to serve his country when the United States entered World War 1, but due to poor eye sight they rejected him (Ernest Hemingway biography). Hemingway still wanted to join the war effort, so he signed up with the Red Cross as an ambulance driver (Ernest Hemingway biography-). On the Italian front Hemingway drove ambulances and delivered small supplies to soldiers. On July 8, 1918, while delivering supplies to soldiers, Hemingway was hit with fragments from a mortar shell. He was badly wounded with over 200 metal fragments in him (Ernest Hemingway biography). He managed to make sure the soldiers were safe, as well as carrying one of the soldiers on his back to the aid station (Ernest Hemingway biography). He was awarded the silver medal of military valor by the Italian government (Ernest Hemingway biography the last days). Hemingway was later taken to a hospital in Milan (Ernest Hemingway biography the last days). There he met a nurse, Anges Von Kurowsky, with whom he fell in love (Ernest Hemingway biography-). Hemingway proposed to her, and she accepted. Kurowsky eventually left him for an Italian officer, ending their relationship before they were ever married (Ernest Hemingway biography-). This event devastated Hemingway, but it provided him with the foundation for his short story "A Very Short Story” and novel "A Farewell to Arms" In "A Very Short Story" the character Luz
He had the chance to attend college, but declined. Instead, his uncle helped him get a job for the "Kansas City Star" as a cub reporter (Ernest Hemingway biography the last days). This experience helped him acquire his distinctive and simple style of writing. Hemingway once said, “On the star you were forced to learn to write a simple declarative sentence. This is useful to anyone. Newspaper work will not harm a young and could help him if he gets out in time"(Ernest Hemingway biography-). The best example of Hemingway 's short, simple, but genius writing is his six word story which reads, "For sale: baby shoes, never worn." The meaning here is a mother who lost her child before she could use the shoes. This story shows Hemingway 's darker side. He proves that one can not only write a meaningful story with few words, but also write it in a simple enough style that a first grader could read it. Hemingway worked for the "Kansas City Star" for a short six months, but he gained experience that made him one of the greatest writers of the …show more content…
Hemingway wanted to serve his country when the United States entered World War 1, but due to poor eye sight they rejected him (Ernest Hemingway biography). Hemingway still wanted to join the war effort, so he signed up with the Red Cross as an ambulance driver (Ernest Hemingway biography-). On the Italian front Hemingway drove ambulances and delivered small supplies to soldiers. On July 8, 1918, while delivering supplies to soldiers, Hemingway was hit with fragments from a mortar shell. He was badly wounded with over 200 metal fragments in him (Ernest Hemingway biography). He managed to make sure the soldiers were safe, as well as carrying one of the soldiers on his back to the aid station (Ernest Hemingway biography). He was awarded the silver medal of military valor by the Italian government (Ernest Hemingway biography the last days). Hemingway was later taken to a hospital in Milan (Ernest Hemingway biography the last days). There he met a nurse, Anges Von Kurowsky, with whom he fell in love (Ernest Hemingway biography-). Hemingway proposed to her, and she accepted. Kurowsky eventually left him for an Italian officer, ending their relationship before they were ever married (Ernest Hemingway biography-). This event devastated Hemingway, but it provided him with the foundation for his short story "A Very Short Story” and novel "A Farewell to Arms" In "A Very Short Story" the character Luz