Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway is one of the writers that define American Literature. Although he accomplished much in reputation and status due to his novel, his most celebrated works have always been his short stories. His short stories, which are known for their simple language and artful prose, are often seen as a reflection of his life. It can indeed be seen through several of the plots he penned that he was drawing out his own life experiences such as his portrayal of himself as a macho man, his relationship with the women in his life, war and death and of course alcohol.

Noting this Martin Scofield rightly states, "the personal experience on which he frequently drew directly in his writing was full of confusing tension and conflict - between masculine and feminine elements in his personality, between admiration for the physical courage and a growing disillusion with violence, and between the optimism of youth and physical energy, and the inevitable depredation of old age and death.

Ernest Hemingway in Milan, 1918

American Author Ernest Hemingway aboard his Yacht ...

American Author Ernest Hemingway with sons Patrick...

In his short stories we see vividly developed snapshots of turmoil, precise delineations of individual fragments of disparate experience." (Scofield 139).

The kind of heroes that the author went to write about in his book were a direct reflection of the kind of man he wanted to be. The male protagonist has an aura of dignity and an unwavering integrity about them. Compromise is not known to these characters in most instances. In fact both male and female characters that were created by Hemingway are more often than not, defiant of the society that they exist in and continually go against the societal norms and expectations.

Hemingway was by nature a macho man. His life has shown us his indulgences in great adventures. The time he spent in wars, hunting and sport is...