Ernest J. Gaines

says that “The next day, still outraged but determined to do something, I went to the library and checked out six classics: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen; The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald; A Farewell to Arms and For whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway.” Carol Carter wanted to be able to do work with confidence, and not always second guessing herself. Carol Carter pushed herself. She set goals and was persistent about them. Carol Carter had given it everything she had and got…

O’Brien said he has not told this story to his parents, siblings and not even his wife. For more than twenty year he had live with it and with feeling shame. He graduated from Macalester College and he even get scholarship. But on june 17,1968, a month after he graduates, Tim receives his draft notice to fight in the Vietnam War that he hated. He was only twenty-one years old with young and politically naive but Tim think the American war in Vietnam seemed wrong for him and thought that he is…

Part II: The Old Man and the Sea Summary “Part II” of The Old Man and the Sea begins with the author, Earnest Hemingway, placing the elderly fisherman in deep thought. Thinking of his main purpose in life, Santiago believes that his main purpose is to be a lifelong fisherman. Seeing that he was in the subaqueous part of the sea, he no longer had a view of the myriad flecks of the plankton. Furthermore, since he was deep into the sea, consequently, he decided to slumber for a while. However…

My night at a local bar. The location of this particular bar is best described as sketchy. Outside of the bar I found vomit, broken glass and trash littered along the fence. The outside of the bar was illuminated with traditional florescent red lights advertising the bar and its specials. People standing outside the entrance in smoke circles talking about their day and sharing cigarettes and joints. This is not a night club, not a dance club, just a good old fashion bar, filled with people from…

Introduction Allen is an Emmy award winner and also a host of a hit prime-time series. He was born on May 20 1965 in Columbus and his current age is fifty. Allen is openly gay and now lives with his partner Barry Rice. He was the food and wine specialist on the amazing Bravo series. Allen is also an American writer and a cookbook author. Allen is a very caring and very supportive guy Allen volunteered to many national and local charities. (Food Network, n.d.) Early Life and Education…

The Unspoken Power Struggle Earnest Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants” if read as written is a simple conversation about a couple drinking and taking in the scenery around a train station, but when broken down is actually a conversation about abortion. Many critics have analyzed the story from a descriptive and conversational stand point. From a descriptive stance they look at how Hemingway described the setting around the train station, and what the couple has with them. Whereas looking…

story; every action, every word, even every object mentioned. These objects carry with them deeper significance than their physical existence. They are called symbols. Ernest Hemingway fills his story, “Hills Like White Elephants” with an assortment of symbols that help portray the overall theme of the story. Through this symbolism Ernest Hemingway creates the world around the couple waiting for the train and further develops the seemingly petty squabble between them in to a fight against the…

“A Clean, Well Lighted Place” is Hemingway’s paean to a type of existential nihilism, an exploration of the meaning, or lack thereof, of existence. It clearly expresses the philosophy that underlies the Hemingway canon, dwelling on themes of death, futility, meaninglessness, and depression. Through the thoughts and words of a middle-aged Spanish waiter, Hemingway encapsulates the main tenet of his existential philosophy. Life is inherently meaningless and leads inevitably to death, and the older…

Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants” is a short story written in 1927 published in “Men with Out Women.” Hemmingway begins this story by describing the surroundings of the characters who are waiting at a train station near the Spanish city of Ebro. Across the valley, there are hills described as looking “long and white” (116 Hemmingway) Hemmingway moves on to describing the train station stating it is treeless and sun-beaten and has parallel rales running across it. The male character…

Hills like white elephants is a story of a couple waiting at a train station in Spain. The couple is facing a big decision, to get an abortion or keep the child. As they talk, the conversation remains very vague and unreassuring. The couple never goes into detail of the abortion. Making the theme of this story: Clear communication is significant to make life decisions without a doubt. Hemingway expands on this theme by using symbolism, Point of view and setting in the story. The symbols clouds…