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    people think of him. By carefully analyzing key research, such as the novel, one can come up with a certain conclusion that the main character, Santiago represents the desires, the mentality, and the lifestyle that is identical to Hemingway's. In Ernest Hemingway’s novel The Old Man and the Sea, Hemingway portrays the old man, Santiago, with the desires, the mentality, and the lifestyle. Santiago is an old Cuban fisherman who has gone eighty four days without catching any fish. Santiago is…

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    Soldier’s Home is short story written in prose by Ernest Hemingway. The story takes place in Kansas. .Krebs is the main character of the story. Helen and kreb’s mother are the secondary ones. The story is narrated in third person. The narrator does not take part in the story, meaning that is not a character.. Krebs goes to the war from a Methodist college in Kansas. He was supposed to return two years ago, but he enlisted in the Marine instead. He returns two years after the men from the town…

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    Twentieth century. His novels and short fictions have left an indelible mark on the literary production of the United States and the world. Although most often remembered for his economical and understated fiction, he was also a noted journalist. In 1954, Ernest Hemingway was awarded the Novel Prize in Literature. Hemingway was an outdoorsman who loved hunting and fishing in the northern Michigan woods. Much of what Hemingway learned in the early years about the outdoors and nature's lessons…

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    Ernest Hemingway is a well-known American writer. He is favored by many for his ability to allow readers to connect the dots for themselves when reading his stories. A hundred different people could read one of his pieces of writing and come up with a hundred different ideas on what he is writing about. In the short story, “Hills Like White Elephants” Ernest Hemingway creates a narrative piece. It is a dialog between an American man and a woman named Jig. The two of them are sitting at a…

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    The sun also rises on Ernest Hemingway Hemingway may just be the best american author of all time. Many cool things happened during this mans life. Outstanding and wonderful things. Hemingway lived during a time of great fun and freedom. It was a time when peoples minds where free. Many people have read and loved hemingway 's books. Ernest Hemingway is one of the greatest and most memorable american authors, during the moderns Era was when he wrote most of his work such as The Sun Also Rises…

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    When the old man found himself in the fight of his life, he also found himself alone. Facing his challenges detached from any companion, Santiago and his introspection are a vital part of Ernest Hemingway’s Novel, The Old Man and The Sea. One of the greatest writers since William Shakespeare, Hemingway is undoubtedly a valuable part of English literature. Despite being awarded a Nobel and Pulitzer Prize, Hemingway still faced many critics and experienced many hardships. This story is about an…

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    actually decent characterization, perhaps it is worthwhile. But, nonetheless; the most boring, unexciting book I have ever feasted (or perhaps forcefully overindulged) my eyes upon. I guess it just wasn’t quite my cup of sea. This novella was written by Ernest Hemingway, who is widely known to have this obsession with death, at least in his novels. He had a distaste for war believing it was tragic and horrible. He killed himself July 2nd, 1961 by shotgun. Now, I make these ideas Hemingway had…

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    During Ernest Hemingway 's life, there were a lot of revisions made in society. While these changes were transpiring, he began to write about them. In many of his works, he examined these changes and how they affected society. In Hemingway 's short story, “Up In Michigan”, he addresses the change in gender roles. In this short story, he focuses on two main characters, Liz Coates and Jim Gilmore, to establish this claim. With this story taking place in a very small town in Horton Bay, Michigan,…

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    make happen in our lives. The question is though, are you going to give up immediately when obstacles come your way, or family, friends, and peers start talking you out out of your goal? The Old Man though, in the book, “The Old Man and the Sea”, by Ernest Hemingway, didn’t doubt himself one bit as he persisted to reach his goal. Hemingway wanted to teach his readers lessons about specific things about life in his book, “ Old Man and the Sea”. He wanted to teach his readers to have faith in…

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    everyone’s writing is so unique.Every person from all sorts of backgrounds contribute to the literary world of America. Literature is also a reflection of the time period that our country is in whether it be The Great Depression or one of the wars. Ernest Hemingway influenced the American culture by using his writing to reflect what was happening in the world and…

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