Ernest Bevin

The Expedition With the wind whipping through her sails and water at her bow, the Endurance set out across the choppy waver toward an adventure that would make history. Men gathered on her deck with a sense of excitement and determination. They had one goal: to sail across the frigid seas of the Antarctic and make it back alive. Many had attempted this feat and nearly all had failed. Many set out, but few returned. Sir Earnest Shackleton was determined to be the first to accomplish this…

Symbolism is used to create meaning and emotion as well as to represent a person or an object in a story. Much symbolism that is defined as such is used prominently in the novel The Old Man and the Sea written by Ernest Hemingway. The novel emphasizes strong symbolism featured in the relationships between Santiago and the marlin, as well as those between Santiago and Manolin and Santiago and the sharks. Santiago, the old man, is an unlucky fisherman who has not caught a fish for eighty-four days…

Literary devices impact the emotion, the heart, and the feeling of the story. Two authors who use literary devices well are Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner. Faulkner’s dark raw tone deepens the plot and keeps the reader interested. However Hemmingway’s writing flows with dialogue. Making the reader feel as if they are in the setting of which the story is taking place. Knowing the emotions behind Faulkner’s characters helps the reader connect and hold on to the hope that is revealed by the…

Even though the old man has been unsuccessful for eighty-four days in a row, he treats every day as a new day and fishes to the absolute highest level possible for him each day. He is meticulous and precise with his fishing. It truly seems that he has not, and will not ever give up his pride as a fisherman. This determination and perseverance shown by the old man is nothing short of inspirational. When a fish finally swims near him, it is no surprise that the old man manages to hook the fish…

make happen in our lives. The question is though, are you going to give up immediately when obstacles come your way, or family, friends, and peers start talking you out out of your goal? The Old Man though, in the book, “The Old Man and the Sea”, by Ernest Hemingway, didn’t doubt himself one bit as he persisted to reach his goal. Hemingway wanted to teach his readers lessons about specific things about life in his book, “ Old Man and the Sea”. He wanted to teach his readers to have faith in…

luck anymore. But who knows? Maybe today,”(32). In the novel the Old Man and the Sea, written by Ernest Hemingway, the main theme is not giving up and persevering through the hardships that the old man encounters. Throughout the story, there were many instances where the old man could 've given up, but in the end knew he couldn 't. Not giving up was demonstrated through pain and suffering. Ernest Hemingway told us readers about the importance of life through his literary work.…

Democrat. (“Ernest Miller Hemingway”) Works Cited Beckett, James. Joe DiMaggio: The Yankee Clipper. Dallas, TX: Beckett Publications, 1999. Print. Cirlot, Juan Eduardo. "Old Man." A Dictionary of Symbols. Second ed. New York: Philosophical Library, 1962. 243. Print. "The Cold War." - John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Oct. 2014. <http://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK/JFK-in-History/The-Cold-War.aspx> "Ernest Hemingway’s Religion and Political Views." Ernest…

Macomber hastily flees when coming face to face with a lion, while Wilson chooses to stand his ground and fight. As a result, Macomber is shamed by the other characters in the story, including his own wife, whereas Wilson is praised. Therefore, in Ernest Hemingway's “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber”, the notion that a happy life is truly fulfilled when one lives a life of danger and adventure, rather than a life of running away from one’s problems is proven. This belief is especially…

In the article Simply, Chamorro: Telling Tales of Demise and Survival in Guam by Vicente M Diaz, he narrates the history of Guam through various tales. The tales describe the culture of Guam, narrates how Guam is before and after the war. Furthermore, they also recount how the war erased Guam’s culture. Specifically, the tales indicate that this drastic change in Guam’s culture was caused by American capitalistic and military oriented perspectives, and cultural assimilation. This is significant…

Two amazing authors with very different writing styles have written about the wilderness and its many unknowns. One of the authors, Jon Krakauer, is the writer of the article, Death of an Innocent, which is a non-fictional piece about an adventurous boy who met his doom in the Bush of Alaska. The other author is Peter Stark, the writer of Thirst, a story about an abandoned man in the Sahara desert stricken with dehydration. Although they both wrote about the outdoors, their writing style is what…