American author, and journalist, Ernest Miller Hemingway strongly influenced 20th century fictional writing. This is partially due to his economical and understated style of writing, as well as the sheer magnitude of his fame and public persona. Hemmingway was considered to be part of the modernist movement which is indicated by a strong, intentional break with tradition, including strong reaction against religious, political, and social views. Having served in World War I, Hemmingway frequently tied themes of war into his works and often posed thoughtful insight in to the war time era woven in with his major themes. Throughout the short story “In Another Country” written by Earnest Hemingway, the theme of coming to terms with loss is exemplified …show more content…
From 1913 until 1917, Hemingway attended Oak Park and River Forest High School where he took part numerous of sports including track and field, water polo, boxing and football. He excelled in English classes and also was part of the school orchestra for two years. His father and mother were both well-educated and well-respected in their community of Oak Park. As an adult, Hemingway professed to hate his mother. Her insistence that he learn to play the cello became a conflict, however later he admitted the music lessons were useful to his writing, such as in a For Whom the Bell Tolls. In 1918, Hemingway went overseas to serve in World War I as an ambulance driver for the Italian Army where he was adjudicated with the Italian Silver Medal of Bravery. In 1954, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature but unfortunately, on the morning of July 2, 1961, Ernest Hemingway committed suicide in his Ketchum home. In his lifetime, Hemingway was part of the Modernist movement when it was believed that there was no such thing as absolute truth, all things were relative, and there was no connection with history or institutions. Having lived through World War I and World War II, Hemmingway often times introduced themes affiliated with war in his short stories and novels. This is particularly prevalent in his short story “In Another Country” which is set during World War I at a hospital for recovering soldiers in Milan. Written in 1927, it reflects various themes such as coming to terms with loss, disillusionment, and