Ernest Bevin

girl was looking off at the line of hills. They were white in the sun and the country was brown and dry. ‘They look like white elephants,’ she said” (Hemingway 70). Completed in 1927, as recorded by Hal Holladay’s article Hills Like White Elephants, Ernest Hemingway published one of his most famous short stories called Hills Like White Elephants (1). In this piece and in his other works as well, Hemingway was notorious for using the “iceberg” technique to reveal the setting and situation of each…

These incidences such from his childhood or his time spent in the war were the foundation of his literature. Ernest Hemingway: a literary hero of this era. Hemingway was born in the small town of Oak Park, Illinois to his parents, Dr. Clarence and Grace Hemingway. His father worked as a country physician and his mother, a religious musician. At an early age, Mrs. Hemingway encouraged little Ernest to take cello lessons in which he greatly excelled. In high school, Hemingway was the star athlete…

Ernest Hemingway Ernest Hemingway was a Nobel Prize winner and “is seen as one of the great American 20th century novelists.”(Biography.com) He was considered a great author due to the legacy he left behind; “his work and iconic style that still influence writers today. His personality and constant pursuit of adventure loomed almost as large as his creative talent.”(Biography.com) CHILDHOOD He was born to Clarence and Grace Hemingway in july 21, 1899 in Oak Park; Illinois, USA. “He lived in this…

Water for Elephants, a novel written by Sara Gruen, tells the life story of a young man named Jacob Jankowski. This book shows an apparent idea of power, that is clearly applicable with the marxist lens. Gruen’s writing takes place in the 1930s, there was pressure to have land, possessions, and a good education in order to gain power in society during this time. The marxist lens effects characters decisions, drama in the story, and how the reader interprets the book. The marxist lens…

The Endurance The story of Ernest Shackleton and his crew’s voyage to the arctic was one worthy of countless volumes. Yet the defining moment of their epic journey, was not their voyage to the arctic itself, nor their amazing plans, but it was their survival through the “polar night”; a time of complete darkness and isolation. So what caused this crew to not just survive, but to thrive in spite of their frightening situation? In this essay I will argue three points for what I believe may have…

The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway is a book about an old man named Santiago and a young man named Manolin. Santiago and manolin have a father-son relationship and they love fishing together everyday. They spent forty days fishing in the Gulf stream but manolin’s parents said he couldn’t fish with santiago anymore because they haven’t caught any fish and manolin’s parents feel santiago was bad luck. Santiago spent forty-four more days alone trying to catch a fish after manolin left.…

Ernest Hemmingway is arguably the greatest American writer because of his ability to form sentences and address some of the most sensitive topics in a unique way. During his time as a literary scholar, he mastered the prose writing style and the short story. Hemmingway is able to break the barrier between what is socially acceptable to discuss and much more controversial topics. In his short stories, “Indian Camp” and “The Short and Happy Life of Francis Macomber,” he depicts clear gender roles…

2.6.8 "Hills Like White Elephants" Reader Response Assignment Answer the following two questions in concise paragraphs. Upload and submit using a Word document. 1. Hemingway once suggested that his purpose in such a story is to tell the reader as little as possible directly yet to reveal characters' motives and their conflict. How does this principle operate in this story? Where would you like to have more information (besides "he said" and "she said")? As the couple wait at the train station,…

Passini was one of the ambulance drivers that was involved in the World War I with Henry. Passini and Henry have a different perspective points of view about the war about what was happening during that time. However, both of them experienced things during the war and it truly meant to them something that is determined-effective, but that did not make any of influence over their opinions and beliefs. Referring to Passini as he stated his beliefs about “ Nothing is worse than”, Henry opposed his…

and made the story seem like it was a real life thing that happened. I also think that the author may have been the old man in the story. One of my reasons to support this is because the author looks like he is a old fisherman. I also believe that Ernest Hemingway made the reader try to feel sorry for the old man because he could never catch a fish and how…