William Ernest Henley

The Endurance The story of Ernest Shackleton and his crew’s voyage to the arctic was one worthy of countless volumes. Yet the defining moment of their epic journey, was not their voyage to the arctic itself, nor their amazing plans, but it was their survival through the “polar night”; a time of complete darkness and isolation. So what caused this crew to not just survive, but to thrive in spite of their frightening situation? In this essay I will argue three points for what I believe may have…

The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway is a book about an old man named Santiago and a young man named Manolin. Santiago and manolin have a father-son relationship and they love fishing together everyday. They spent forty days fishing in the Gulf stream but manolin’s parents said he couldn’t fish with santiago anymore because they haven’t caught any fish and manolin’s parents feel santiago was bad luck. Santiago spent forty-four more days alone trying to catch a fish after manolin left.…

Ernest Hemmingway is arguably the greatest American writer because of his ability to form sentences and address some of the most sensitive topics in a unique way. During his time as a literary scholar, he mastered the prose writing style and the short story. Hemmingway is able to break the barrier between what is socially acceptable to discuss and much more controversial topics. In his short stories, “Indian Camp” and “The Short and Happy Life of Francis Macomber,” he depicts clear gender roles…

2.6.8 "Hills Like White Elephants" Reader Response Assignment Answer the following two questions in concise paragraphs. Upload and submit using a Word document. 1. Hemingway once suggested that his purpose in such a story is to tell the reader as little as possible directly yet to reveal characters' motives and their conflict. How does this principle operate in this story? Where would you like to have more information (besides "he said" and "she said")? As the couple wait at the train station,…

Passini was one of the ambulance drivers that was involved in the World War I with Henry. Passini and Henry have a different perspective points of view about the war about what was happening during that time. However, both of them experienced things during the war and it truly meant to them something that is determined-effective, but that did not make any of influence over their opinions and beliefs. Referring to Passini as he stated his beliefs about “ Nothing is worse than”, Henry opposed his…

and made the story seem like it was a real life thing that happened. I also think that the author may have been the old man in the story. One of my reasons to support this is because the author looks like he is a old fisherman. I also believe that Ernest Hemingway made the reader try to feel sorry for the old man because he could never catch a fish and how…

a very joyful life in a luxurious house where they were both well respected and liked amongst the neighborhood. Ernest spent the majority of his childhood in his hometown with his mother, father, and sister. Ernest finished at the top of his class in all subjects but his English teachers were fond of him and had never seen a brilliance like him before. Before sprouting to fame, Ernest enrolled in the army to work as…

Ernest Hemingway was a nineteenth century creator. He is associated with so much fill in as Fifty Thousand, A Way You'll Never Be, and particularly The Snows of Kilimanjaro. The Snows of Kilimanjaro, one of Hemingway's acclaimed stories, demonstrates how viciousness and unsafe individuals can be.He was conceived in Oak Park, Illinois in 1899, his more distant, a specialist is partial to our entryway sports. He taught Ernest his child to chase and fish at an early age. Ernest was the first of six…

Ernest Hemingway’s “In Our Time” is a novel full of short stories and vignettes written carefully to allow his audience see the turmoil of Word War 1 seen through a semi-autobiographical character Nick Adams. Hemingway’s writing style is concise and minimal, but through close reading of each sentence and each word, his words unfold to express a wide range of complex emotions and an underlying theme. The book illustrates that a rite of passage is an imperative or necessary developmental journey a…

After reading Rodger Rosenblatt's article from Time titled, "The Man in the Water", I feel profoundly touched. He goes into concise details of the tragic events of January 13th, 1982, when Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into a densely packed 14 Street Bridge in Washington, killing over 70 people. However, it is not that recount that touched me. Rather, it was his thoughts on the "Man in the Water", a selfless human being who took account of other lives in front of his own. Rosenblatt goes into…