Ernest Shackleton

Ernest Hemingway As a high school student who composed for Oak Park high school newspaper in Illinois, Ernest Hemingway had to search day in and day out for stories that would interest his readers. Over time Hemingway begins to progress in his literature skills and serviced with the Oak Park high school student yearbook (“Timeline”2). Little did his readers and fellow peers knew that this boy, Ernest Hemingway, would change the way that readers looked at the 20th century literature, and…

Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises is packed with symbols. Most prevalent is that of bulls and bullfighting in Pamplona. Hemingway uses the bullfights as more than just setting or plot, but to illuminate the internal workings of the characters’ behaviours and attitudes towards sexuality and each other. Combined with the ways bullfighting parallels the characters’ lives and knowledge of Hemingway’s real life inspirations in writing the novel, closely observing the use of bullfighting serves to…

It’s a beautiful day in the summer, the sun is shining in all its glory and the birds are singing. And it seems as if everyone has one thing in mind, to spend the day at the local beach and have a good time while cooling down from the heat. Families carry picnic baskets while kids run around playing fetch with the dog. This seems to be a perfect day; in their mind nothing can go wrong. The only thing in their mind at the moment is to have fun. But they are unaware of the danger that waits in the…

Ernest Hemingway had a significant influence on twentieth-century fiction, and most of his works are considered classics today. His work is best known for his minimalist style, accessibility to readers, and for his powerful, style-forming mastery of the art of narration. His works also paved the way for future writers to use the style of Hemingway. Ernest Hemingway influenced American literature through his writing style, use of character, and his symbolism. Ernest Hemingway is widely…

The novelist, journalist and short story writer Ernest Hemingway once said, “You are so brave and quiet that I forget you are suffering.” In Laura Hillenbrand’s nonfiction book Unbroken, a brave Louis Zamperini brought Hemingway’s words to life, surviving day and night after his World War II bomber crashed into the Pacific and becoming a POW. Naturally, all of Louie’s strength and bravery is embodied in Hillenbrand’s eventful novel. A rowdy, clever and troublesome kid, Louie started his…

One of Hemingway's best known short stories is The Old Man and The Sea. This story it about ,not surprisingly, a old man, named Santiago, who goes out on the Caribbean to fish. The old man faces many difficulties in which he tries to overcome . He struggles with many things including a marlin, sharks, mother nature, and himself. Through these struggles Hemingway shows that it is key to keep trying no matter how little chance you have for success. From this comes many themes including be willing…

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…

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…