Ernest Bevin

Throughout his work, Hemingway explores internal and existential conflicts in the characters he creates. Most of these conflicts arise due to the fact that the characters he writes about are currently fighting in a war, or have recently returned from battle. The chaotic and unsettling nature of the violence these men experience provokes and leaves unresolved important questions about the nature of life and death. Although the war and violence have caused irreversible damage for many, Hemingway…

Legend has it Ernest Hemingway was eating dinner with his close friends and wagered them ten dollars apiece that he could write a complete short story on the tiny napkin 's surface. Hemingway proceeded to win the wager by scribbling down: “For Sale: Baby Shoes, Never Worn” (Wood). This story epitomizes a writing technique that Hemingway called The Iceberg Principle. “An iceberg floats in the Arctic with only one‐eighth of its mass above water while the greater, more potentially devastating…

When the unrivaled American author John Steinbeck took home the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962, he had concluded his writing career with one final major work he had published a few months earlier: Travels with Charley: In Search of America, a log of his 1960 tour of the continent in an attempt to rediscover America. At age fifty-eight, he was nearing the end of his writing career and, ultimately, his life as well. As a piece of nonfiction, Travels with Charley serves as a love letter to…

Raeheth Sahni 5 November 2014 For Whom The Bell Tolls Ernest Hemingway Ernest Hemingway was an American author and journalist. His economical understated style had a strong influence on 20th century fiction. He was greatly appreciated in the literary world and went on to win the Pulitzer prize for his work. Hemingway insisted with the WW1 ambulance drivers in 1918, however he was severely wounded and had to return home. In 1930 he went to Spain as a journalist and film production assistant…

Ernest Hemingway the author of the old man and the sea says it's his best work of writing. It is about an unfortunate old man named Santiago. The old man and the sea and the art of mental training are two very helpful books when it comes to helping you prepare for tough challenges. Having mental toughness is very important for tough events in real life. Santiago shows many traits that resemble toughness. One of them that he shows he is confident in many things. “I am not good for many more turns…

Hemingway is one of the great writers not only in the history of American literature but also in the literature of the world. He is a kind of writer who displays his thought into action and moreover most of his works are dealt with his personal experience. So, he can be treated as a versatile writer. His ways of presentation of natural elements are beautifully crafted in various forms such that the readers are usually captivated by his exposition. The importance of nature, season and love are…

Lauren Hillenbrand’s biography Unbroken, tells the inspiring story of Louis “Louie” Zamperini. Although a majority of the story takes place in World War II, it teaches lessons that are still relevant today. The theme of perseverance is present through different times in Louie’s life from the horrors he faced during World War II, to the memories that haunted him after the war. Forgiveness is also a prevalent theme that contributes to the inspiration of this story. Additionally, Lauren…

According to Edgar Allan Poe, in his essay titled “The Philosophy of Composition,” a short story should be read in one sitting, anywhere from a half hour to two hours. A short story is a brief fictional prose narrative that is shorter than a novel and it only usually deals with only a few characters, according to Brittannica. With it becoming shorter, it only usually focuses on one plot, with usually only one main character and with one theme. Basically, most short stories share basic elements…

The difference between betterment and development stems from the concept that, “Betterment gives a man a fish, development teaches a man how to fish.” This phrase supports that development offers immediate relief, whereas development offers solutions to the cause of the societal issue. Lupton explains that, development requires the building of relationships and critical thinking due to the complexity of a vast amount of societal issues. Due to the critical thinking involved in development, as…

Although John Knowles’s novel, A Separate Peace, is set in the midst of WWII, there is a lack of the typical violence and combat associated with the war. However, Knowles uses wartime themes to depict the personal battles the protagonist is forced to face. The most prevalent of the wartimes themes present in the main characters of the novel are feelings of hostility and enmity. This demonstrates that the war, although not physically occurring with the United States, is still taking a toll on…