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A captain, cook, oiler, and correspondent find themselves in a miniscule boat fighting for survival. This is not the beginning of a bad joke, but rather the scene found at the beginning of Stephen Crane’s “The Open Boat”. Following these four characters as the recover from a shipwreck and attempt to make it to safety though all they have is a small boat and their waning strength, this story shares a powerful theme. This story is a prime example of the Naturalism philosophy: no matter what humans…

unconquerable even though the eighteen foot marlin, which is widely referenced as symbolic of his pride,was ultimately consumed by multiple mako sharks. Ernest Hemingway portrays Santiago’s characterization in the fashion revolving around the certitude of undeniable pride and satisfaction in oneself, which is prevalent in every human. Throughout Ernest Hemingway’s novel The Old Man and the Sea, Santiago portrays…

Although Sir Ernest Shackleton did not conquer his life dream, some still believe he is a great explorer. Ernest Shackleton was an Irish-British explorer who had attempted multiple times to accomplish his dreams, but failed. Later, after a tragic accident, he decided to become a journalist. Before he died, he set sail for one last attempt at being the first person to ever cross the whole Antarctic. When Ernest Shackleton was younger, he had gone and “joined the merchant navy at the age of 16”…

Love Of The Modern Woman During the 20s it was an extraordinary time where “traditional women” had an important upcoming of self confidence, and self worth. Women before this upcoming were expected to do what men told them too, as men were seen to be at the top of society’s totem of superiority. The 20s were a time of change however, and not everyone thought this way any longer. As World War 1 made it apparent that women can play a larger role in our society, women picked up the slack back home…

“Hills Like White Elephants” shares the perspective of two different individuals on a topic that is intensely personal and yet so many people over the years have identified their opinion on the matter, abortion. Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants” uses symbolism to identify the sensitive nature of the story, as well as to identify more clearly the feelings of the characters and the impact this has on them. The story, “Hills Like White Elephants”, begins to identify a difficult…

“Soldier's Home” is a short story by Ernest Hemingway that shows the post-war effects on a person and how they try to adjust back into their lives as it was before they left. Ernest Hemingway was born in Oak Park, Illinois on July 21, 1899. After finishing high school Hemingway volunteered as an ambulance driver in World War I. While serving he was wounded on an Italian war front. After the war he took his first hand experiences and wrote them into several of his books. At the age of 62…

Sage Young Mr. Rooks English 1A 29 November 2015 Ernest Hemingway After reading Ernest Hemingway’s biography and his famous novels that he wrote, he was an intelligent author, and did other amazing work outside of his career. He was born in Oak Park, Illinois, from 1899 and passed away on 1961. In the beginning of his profession, he started as a writer in a newspaper office in Kansas City at age seventeen. Also when the United States entered the World War 1 era, he wanted to fight in the war,…

Liquid life In the novel, water is so common, so expected, we forget it was there altogether. At sea, there is a boat, a lion and a boy, but no water. However, Pi understands the necessity of water. Being deprived of it, he calls it “liquid life” when it touches his lips, quenching his thirst. Water isn’t just life blood in the book, it’s a messenger and a barrier PI must overcome to survive. Most obviously, you need water to live. After days without water and incredibly weak, PI gets a taste…

Lost the Battle, Won the War In Ernest Hemingway’s Old Man and the Sea, the main character, Santiago, said that “a man can be destroyed but not defeated” (103) after a marlin, which he had been with for three days, was attacked by a mako shark. Being destroyed means only losing something small, such as losing a battle. Being defeated, however, means losing something large, such as losing a war. In the context of the novel, Santiago is destroyed because he loses the first fish that he caught…

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1896 to a Catholic, Irish family. He was named after his ancestor, Francis Scott Key, who is known for writing the “Star-Spangled Banner”. Fitzgerald was from a middle class family, his father, a salesman for a consumer goods company, and his mother, the daughter of a wealthy grocer. He had four sisters, two of whom died before he was born and another after he was born. The family moved to New York for a short period of time before…