Essays on Ernest Hemingway

A Canary for One by Ernest Hemingway The story under consideration is “A Canary for One” written by Ernest Hemingway. He was an American author and journalist. His economical and understated style had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, while his life of adventure and …

What do we know about Ernest Hemingway’s story, “Big Two-Hearted River,” and what do different reviewers have to say about the story. Many of the reviewers felt that the story links the author, Ernest Hemingway to his main character, Nick Adams when the author uses …

His writings and his life was widely known because of the pain that he had experienced through his experiences in the World War, his alcoholism, three divorces, mental illness, self-destructive nature and finally his suicide (Tyler 2). (more…)

The Old Man and the Sea includes many symbols and metaphors within the story line. Hemingway uses the technique of comparing two items as symbolism in his story to make this story personally unique and to share his point of view of many different worldly …

“On the Quai at Smyrna” As a collection of stories that take the reader through the confusing and disorienting journey of America soldiers in World War I, the introduction, “On the Quai at Smyrna,” is no exception. Hemmingway begins his introduction without any explanation of …

Through his work entitled “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place,” Hemingway tries to demonstrate how people have different opinions regarding aging and experience, and he does this through the eyes of the two waiters and an old man. (more…)

The First World War wreaked more havoc and destruction than the world had ever seen before. All around them, people could only see death and devastation. The existing moral structure and value systems were coming crumbling down as men killed fellow men without so much …

Steven Glansberg English Comp II Research Paper 3/28/12 Every writer has his or her own unique style of writing. Writing is such a personal matter that authors have no choice but to get creative. One of the most famous, classic American writers and journalists was …

And actions from the beginning to end of the novel are key examples of the differentiation. Santiago, the protagonist of the novel, is a wise old fisherman who has gone eighty-four consecutive days without catching a single fish. One would think that after so many …

In this work I’m going to examine and compare two stories wrote by Hemingway “A clean well-lighted place” and Faulkner “The rose for Emily”. This two stories touch upon the same theme-loneliness, but despite this fact the old man (from Hemingway story) and Emily (from …

Elephants standing on a Hill Ernest Hemingway’s fictional story, Hills Like White Elephants, carries a strong underlying meaning between the two characters, the conflicting views on what to do with their problem, which is an unexpected pregnancy and the thoughts of an abortion. In this …

Ernest Hemingway’s ‘Big Two-Hearted River’, a two-part story from the collection “In Our Time”, presents a vivid account of a young man’s solitary fishing trip. But beneath this straightforward narrative lies an intricate exploration of healing, self-discovery, and the power of nature. This essay aims …

American Novel 8/04/2013 Q) Hemmingway’s depiction of the condition of man in a society that has been upset by the violence of war, in light of “The Sun also Rises” and “A Farewell to Arms”. No American writer is more associated with writing about war …

Ernest Hemingway lived at a time after the First World War; he was a part of the “Lost Generation.” Youthful and impressionable, these people were immersed headlong into the furious medley of death and devastation. By the time the war ended, many found that they …