Irvine Welsh

For Whom the Bell Tolls that gave Hemingway the peak he wanted. It was his most ambitious novel written during that time, but was followed by a decade of literacy silence. During the World War II, Hemingway found his fourth love of his life, Mary Welsh, and together they purchased a house near Cuba. Writers of literacy can be so emotional and full of life, and yet so heartless and distant. This cruel image of the downs in life was depicted so well in his last work during the 1950s - Old Man and…

Old Man and The Sea vs Finding Forrester Ernest Hemingway once wrote in his popular story The Old Man and The Sea,“Man can be destroyed but not defeated.” This can relate so clearly to not only the story, but another film, Finding Forrester. With each story, there were two very diverse plot lines. However, they seem to meet exceptionally when it comes to a variety of examples, including the relationships between the characters, the main characters’ courageousness, and the theme application to…

In Ernest Hemingway’s, “Hills Like White Elephants” symbolism is used throughout the story to give a better understanding of the decision the couple has to make. In the story symbolism is used to better explain that the couple is actually talking about having an abortion and going their separate ways; rather than just a couple waiting for their train with a few drinks. The setting of the story is placed in Ebro, Spain. At the beginning of the story the setting is at a train station in Ebro. By…

Ernest Hemingway uses symbolism in “Hills Like White Elephants’’ to illustrate the difficulties a couple is facing in making an important decison about their lives. Jig, the girl, is pregnant and her boyfriend, called the American, wants her to have an abortion. Each symbol represents the two ways the couple can go and their struggle to make a decision with which both parties will be happy. The most obvious symbol in this story are the white hills which, according to Jig, look like white…

Two American lovers embark on a journey together to a foreign nation to cross many boundaries. Full of lust, passion, and desire, the pair enjoy themselves in the country of Spain while experiencing more with each other than the formulated travel guide’s intent suggested. At a train station, or a crossroads, their lustful escapade ends and the two go separate ways. Hemingway in the “Hills Like White Elephants” accurately displays the masculinity found in his own life as well as the difficulty…

"Discuss the apparent simplicity of Hemingway's style. Is it as simple as it first appears? How does Hemingway convey subtle and complex feelings? What role does imagery play in multiplying implications?" Ernest Hemingway is simplistic in the way that his books read, yet the content is a little more complex. Hemingway writes as if the words and thoughts are coming directly from the characters; so this makes it easy for his readers to follow along with the story. Both Norton and Cain…

The story “Hills like White elephant, ’” by Ernest Hemingway is about a couple deciding whether or not to have an abortion. The abortion is never mentioned, but it is implied. The story is short and starts with a woman named Jig. The other character is a man to represent man in America. The Relationship between the two is awkward and not definitive. The story represents a relationship. she is not sure whether to keep the child or have the abortion. And the man wants her to have the abortion.…

Generally speaking, there are two types of people. There are those who are content with their lives, and there are those who are not. Ernest Hemingway delves into a common reason behind many people’s discontent in his short story, “A Clean, Well – Lighted Place.” The story follows an older waiter as he and his younger counterpart serve an old man in the middle of the night. The younger waiter wishes to go home early, but the elder does not mind the time. Time spent at work is nothing to those…

Ernest Hemingway has left an influential and infinite impact on American Literature. He has left a strong influence on 20th century fiction through his most famous novels such as “ A Farewell to Arms”, “The Old Man and the Sea”, or “The Sun Also Rises”. Or his infamous short stories such as “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” and “The Nick Adams Stories”. To some he embodied characteristics of literary greats like Walt Whitman. Earl Rovit wrote, “He is like Whitman-wonderfully hidden in the…

An author flinches as a memory begins to resurface. Recalling the painful experience as if it were happening again, he transcribes it onto paper with each agonizing keystroke. When examining Ernest Hemingway’s works compared to his life experiences, the correlation between them is obvious. Hemingway found his inspiration in the most unlikely of places: from a lake in Michigan where he spent his summers as a boy to the medical wards during World War I. However, his experiences brought him to the…