Ernest Hemingway Research Paper

Ernest Hemingway, a renowned 20th century American author, is known for his unique style of writing, memorable characters, and fascinating stories. Hemingway was born in the suburbs of Illinois but became infatuated with nature. His father, Clarence, would take his son on multiple trips to their cabin in northern Michigan. At the cabin, the family would hunt and fish. These activities became a large part within Ernest Hemingway’s life. The Old Man and the Sea, published in 1952, is one of Hemingway’s last works and considered by many critics to be his best. This novel tells the story of an old fisherman, Santiago, trying to end his streak of days without a catch. This story in many ways embodies Ernest Hemingway’s life and experiences. Even though Ernest Hemingway is a fictitious writer, many of his stories reflect his own personal experiences within the story. For example, during his service in World War I, he became injured and in his stay in the hospital fell in love with one of the nurses. Before they could leave together, she left Ernest for another soldier. These experiences became the base of two of his works “A Very Short Story” (1925) and “A Farewell to Arms” (1929). Hemingway’s style of writing realistic fiction is what makes him unique from other fiction writings. The Old Man and the Sea is a work that can be interpreted as an allegory to Ernest Hemingway’s life at this point in his career as an author. Like many of

Hemingway also blames her for the suicide of his father. Mellow writes that Hemingway says, “I hate her guts, and she hates mine” (565)1. This apparent distrust and dislike of women and their values within Hemingway’s life are found within many of his short stories. Within The Old Man and the Sea, Santiago talks about how people perceive the gender or the ocean,