Ernest Hemingway

countries such as France and Spain being countries that Jake, Robert, and Brett explore. It can be argued that these three main characters are trying to escape their issues by drinking and escaping to different countries to get a new start. However, Ernest Hemingway’s theory is that, “Writing is like an iceberg. 1/8 of the information is above the surface, and 7/8 is below the surface.” Jake, Robert, and Brett’s drinking and escapist issues are what is above the surface. Their inability to…

Hemingway utilizes the motif of rain to illustrate Frederic’s developing realization that death is inescapable and to remind readers of the transient nature of life. Rain, an uncontrollable element of nature, is associated with death numerous times in the novel. The author chooses rain to symbolize death in order to emphasize the futility of attempting to escape death. Rain as a representation of death is first introduced when Frederic narrates, “At the start of the winter came the permanent…

A Single Person Can Change Society “Each one of us can make a difference. Together we make change.” Barbara Mikulski said that once, and what she said goes perfectly with the story, The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Coming together to make a change is the theme of this story. In the story, the women adored Esteban. Esteban was a magnificent man who drowned. The women wanted to clean him, dress him, and shave him. They changed their village, completely, to…

Hemingway App makes your writing bold and clear. This Narrative report will discuss the sequence at the end of 80’s teen comedy, Ferris Buellers Day Off (1:50:10 – 1:34:41). In this ending segment, the protagonist is racing to beat his parent’s home. This segment features a fast paced soundtrack. The camera cuts between shots of Ferris running through backyards and his parents on their way home. It features many extreme close ups, slow motion and fast paced shots. These help to convey the…

Bullfighting is a tradition that dates back to the Roman empire and is consistently found in Spain and central american countries (Bullfighting History). In recent years bullfighting has been scrutinized by many animal rights activists for its “violent” behaviors. Despite the backlash, bullfighting stays as one of the few things that are living history. Bullfighting is a career for many people: whether they are a matador -person who kills the bull- or a butcher who provides the meat after the…

The novel, In the Shadow of Blackbirds, by Cat Winters, takes place from October 16, 1918 to November 11, of that same year. This, is the year that World War I finally came to an end. During this time period the Spanish Influenza virus ran rampant across America, leaving a trail of death and fear in its wake. With the extreme numbers of Americans dying overseas in battle, as well as at home by the grips of the flu, people tried to get connected with their spiritualistic sides. This gave…

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…

Courageous or Fearful??? Throughout the book Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, written by Jamie Ford, Henry the main character displays courage even though he is scared. As stated by Lou Gehring, " Courage is not the absence of fear. Courage is being afraid and doing it anyway." For example, he walks Keiko home from school every day to the Japanese side of town where he isn't accepted and he disobeys his father in order to stand up for his own dreams. Henry also displays courage when he…

about abortion and whether the girl would go through with it. The couple believes that when Jig goes through with the abortion the relationship will automatically fall back to the blissful state it was before the obstruction of the baby come along. Hemingway said, “And if I do it you’ll be happy and things will be like they were and you’ll love me” (361). The girl is willing to go through with abortion, believing that it will save her relationship. Through the lens of “The Storm” we get to see…