Ernest Thompson Seton

Up in the North woods, where the wolves howl and the bucks run wild, there lives a man who devotes his life to living off the land. This man, Jerry Saum, a crude and renegade type character, has lived in Saum, Minnesota for his whole life. Saum, MN lies 45 miles directly North of Bemidji, and two miles East of the Red Lake Indian Reservation. I have known Jerry Saum for five years, due to my deer hunting shack that sits four miles South of Saum. In my early years deer hunting up North, Jerry…

PFC Doss was Medal of Honor recipient following his draft in April 1942. He was recognized due to the extremes underwent to save his comrades. On one occasion, a heavy concentration of artillery, mortar and machinegun fire crashed and inflicted 75 casualties. As a company aid man, PFC Doss refused cover and carried all 75 casualties down to safe hands. On another occasion, PFC Doss exposed himself to heavy rifle and mortar fire in order to rescue a wounded man. A few days later, he advanced…

Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills like White elephants” depicts his iceberg theory by using vague dialogue and symbols to avoid clearly stating the true meaning of the story without the reader picking deeper at the material. Hemingway’s iceberg theory relied on the notion that the reader will depict their own idea of what is really happening based on interpretations of these hidden clues. To ‘break’ the iceberg of the story, the reader must draw conclusions not just from clearly defined material…

The height of Louie’s determination began as he came free from restraints binding him to a sinking plane and out into the open waters of the Pacific. Immediately he was forced into leadership by his captain, Russell Allen Phillips, demanding his critical state left him in no position to lead. “ He could see that Louie had a nasty cut on his finger, near his USC ring, but was otherwise unhurt and lucid. He asked Louie to take command, and Louie agreed,” (132). Though his other crew members…

Introduction In Ernest Hemingway’s short story “The Short Happy Life Of Francis Macomber,” Hemingway uses the author’s craft of perspective along with dialogue and internal dialogue to create a multi-part claim that develops an overall negative characterization of the three main characters. Hemingway develops the characterization of Wilson, Margaret, and Macomber by using multiple perspectives as he threads a negative tone throughout the story. Paragraph 1; Wilson (Knowledgeable) Throughout…

In “Hills Like White Elephants”, Ernest Hemingway highlights the struggles and delicacy in a relationship jeopardized by the possibility of a baby. The story is focused around a couple who are waiting for a train and their conversation. They start out with small talk which turns into the “elephant in the room”, the topic they know needs to be discussed, whether to go through with the abortion or not. This topic, which is the cause of the struggle, is not immediately made clear to us and is never…

Have you ever had a relationship with something in nature? Santiago from the book “Old man and the sea” had love and respect for the sea. Santiago has a unique relationship with the sea. He also has great respect for the fish he catches and kills to eat while he’s on the sea. Santiago’s relationship with the fish is very different from other fisherman. Santiago has a great relationship with the sea and giant marlin. He wants to kill the marlin but he also respects its life. At times Santiago…

In the short story White Elephants, written by Ernest Hemingway, he attempts to reveal that if someone wants something done they should perform altruistic actions in the hopes that it ends in personal gain. With little to no information provided about the characters in Hemingway’s story, he forces the reader to acknowledge that minimalistic ideals can result in complex/powerful ones as well. The opening paragraph of most stories often reveal characters and settings in which the reader will get…

Once upon a time Ed was fishing. he was a nice, smart, cool,and funny person. While he was fishing he was always gracious as well as polite to the area that he was at as well as always respectful. One day he met a well rounded smart, sharp guy and they became fishing buddies but when his buddy lost a fish he was emotional, sour, and discriminative. When this happened ed would tell him you need to be kind as well as polite to the other people that are here, but though his buddy was kind and…

Soldier's Heart The way that charlie though the war was is a place where you get cool and fancy cloth and get guns but maybe never have to use them. He would send a piece of mail to his family every time he got a chance and tell them what is like over in the war he told her there was a lot of training and they have to go to bed early every night and wake up early every morning and other stuff how it was there. But one day he was forced to go to war the train they were taking there…