Ernest Bevin

In the course of literature of the twentieth century, Hemingway had made a significant contribution and a distinct change especially in the field of fiction .The author’s style which was not accepted at the beginning has become a school in itself. Hemingway’s personal experiences of the hard realities of the age have revolutionized his ideas and attitudes which have been dramatized in his writings. He experienced the violence of war and its resulting chaos and thus, his writings have discussed…

The Wreck Of The Lady is a real life story about the death and survival of seven crew members aboard the vessel Lady Mary. From bad conditions, to a slip in the safety forms, the mask of night, a worn out crew, and an horrible surprise only one crew member was able to survive. The men aboard the Lady Mary were men that were heroes to their families. When fate were against them they did everything in their power to fight back. But in the end, after one member could not save another, one survived.…

In “The Sun Also Rises” Hemingway introduces his novel with two quotes. The first is a quote from Gertrude Stein, a painter, poet, who was at the center of the social scene of American expatriates in the 1920s Paris. She identifies that Hemingway’s is “lost generation.” This term characterizes the emotional, moral and in many cases physical emptiness of the post-WWI generation, that witnessed the bloodiest and deadliest times known to man, to this point in history. This “lost generation”…

Ernest Hemingway's usage of symbolism that is found throughout the short story “Hills Like White Elephants”, adds on an important significance to it and makes a big impact on the story, whether you are able to catch it or not. The outcome of grasping onto the symbolism he gives us can put several different meanings to the interpretation that ends up being revealed to you. Elephants are more than just a huge and strong, plant-eating mammal, especially in this short story. Elephants, across the…

In the novella The Old Man and the Sea, by Ernest Hemmingway, an elderly Cuban fisherman named Santiago lives in the 1940s. After being unlucky for innumerous days, Santiago continues to venture out to sea in hopes of catching a fish. When the line begins to tug in his hand, Santiago realizes that he has caught his prize marlin, and struggles for three days to catch it. On the trip back to Havana, the trophy fish is attacked by ravenous sharks and is devoured before Santiago can kill the sharks.…

Ernest Hemingway is known for being a master of dialogue. He makes his characters speak like if they were actually real. Yet, after reading it for a couple of times and a close examination of his dialogue it reveals this is rarely the way people really speak. Ernest Hemingway was an obsessive reviser, he seeks for his point to be discovered and paints a vivid picture of the setting in the mind of the reader. In “Hills like White Elephants”, Ernest Hemingway uses the imagery of the setting to…

A Farewell to Arms is a novel by Ernest Hemingway which takes place in Italy during World War I. Readers learn of the character Frederic Henry and his lover, Catherine Barkley. Throughout the entire novel, Hemingway uses nature and weather in symbolic ways to gain the attention of readers. One of the greater symbols is the rain. Most people would agree that rain means life and that it does not have a negative symbolic use, but Hemingway uses rain as a symbol for death and despair. During the…

The Accordion’s Role in The Book Thief In the novel, The Book Thief, Hans Hubermann’s accordion plays a very important role. Hans received this accordion and learned to play the accordion from Erik Vandenburg, Max’s father. Hans and Erik quickly became good friends during their time serving in France during World War I. In Part four Chapter one, we learn that Erik was killed during the fighting in World War I. “When he tracked down the family of Erik Vandenburg in Stuttgart upon his return,…

This article “The influence of Earnest Hemingway” certainly describes the true brilliant writer he was during his time period and still remains an icon in today’s literature. Although this article focuses on the viewpoints from a variety of writers, it is mutually agreed that Hemingway is “one of the finest prose stylist” and greatest skillful master as an author. Such fine elements are clearly defined in his novel “The Old Man and the Sea”, a powerful and compact masterpiece that defines the…

“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” This is a quote from Atticus in the story where he explains to Scout about understanding the reasons people act the way they do toward others. Resembling the quote, I chose to shadow my father. My father is a CPA and a contractor. He is a very hard worker and deals with all kinds of people from clients regarding their tax returns to sub-contractors…