“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.” is the words of Ernest Hemingway, one of the most influential writers in American history. Hemingway’s experiences and knowledge of the world were shown through his writing. Hemingway’s writing is so critically acclaimed because of his distinguished style and the way he describes scenes and emotions of his characters. Ernest Hemingway was born July 21 1899 in Chicago, although Hemingway was born in Chicago, he spent a good portion of his childhood in Michigan, where he would learn many different outdoor skills such as hunting and fishing. Hemingway started writing as a career at the age of 17 working for a local newspaper. In 1918 Ernest Hemingway would serve in WW1 as an ambulance driver for a short amount of time before he would be forced to leave because of a shrapnel injury. While being cared for because of his injuries Hemingway …show more content…
Hemingway’s life was constantly on display and because of this many people wanted to be like him because Hemingway would tell tales of hunting in africa or catching large fish but even though his books were fiction Hemingway would actually live his life similar to the lives of the character’s in his novels. Hemingway was fascinated with war and this can be seen in his books with war centered themes such as A Farewell To Arms and For Whom The Bells Tolls and 4 years after the latter would come out Hemingway would work as a journalist in London and he would fly with the Royal Air Force and would cross the English Channel on D-day, some other military activities he was involved in include Normandy and the Battle of The Bulge in these he would see plenty of action (Britannica). In Hemingway’s lifetime he would have seven novels, six collections of