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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…

Boys in the Boat and Night are two very different books and people, yet they share the same struggles/tragedies and morals. In Boys in the Boat, by Daniel James Brown, nine boys compete in rowing races and experience tough challenges and hard work. After all the rowing practice, they soon make it to Berlin to row in the Olympics. In Night, by Elie Wiesel, Elie and his family go through very tough times being Jewish and fearing Germans and basically losing trust in everyone. Joe Rantz and Elie…

The short story, The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway, is about a unlucky fisherman named Santiago. Everyone in the village thinks badly about him because it has been so long since he has caught a fish. Santiago has an apprentice named Manolin. Manolin still fishes and learns from Santiago despite Santiago’s bad reputation throughout the village. After Santiago has a dream about his childhood, Santiago takes his boat out further than any other fisherman has gone before. As Santiago is…

As part of the exposition in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, the narrator vividly describes the setting. He explains that he is in a boat with five men, one of which being the storyteller, Marlow. The narrator then goes on to create a descriptive image of his surroundings in the boat on the river. Throughout this description, Conrad uses foreshadowing, imagery, connotative words, symbolism, and personification, creating a shift in tone, in order to illustrate that Marlow’s journey up the…