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    Ernest Hemingway When analysing Ernest Hemingway 's work in both “The Killers” and “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber” you come across many forms of literary devices that hemingway used throughout both novelas and how his application of the elements used in both stories. In both stories we see him use the themes of violence and grace when faced with violence as well as demonstrating the power relations between the characters of both tales along with his use of ‘the hemingway hero”. In both

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    Ernest Hemingway Heroes

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    even a small child. Heroes allow readers to further connect to a story while giving them a role model to look up to. Hemingway was known for having men as his “CODE HERO” he first created this strategy in the 1920’s by making characters’ that readers could relate to. In “A Farewell to Arms” Ernest Hemingway depicts his main character Lieutenant Frederic Henry as this story’s hero or manly man, a man of action rather than philosophical while also being an individualist who falls madly in love with

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    Hemingway Masculinity

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    based on their character or their accomplishments, men are often judged. Everybody wants to be a hero, but what qualities does it truly take to become one? This idea is conveyed through the novel, The Old Man and The Sea, written by the famous author, Ernest Hemingway. Hemingway had a love for nature ever since he was a little boy. As he grew older, he became more fond of exciting adventures. Hemingway used his passion for adventures to compel his audience to read his books. The Old Man and The Sea

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    How Is Henry A Code Hero

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    The code hero is judged by how he is in near death situations. At the end, Henry is taken by his own army for questioning. Henry is being questioned by Italians for retreating and leaving his post. While the officers try to figure out what to do with Henry, he was thinking of a plan to get away from the Italians. “I ducked down between two men and ran for the river”(Hemingway 225). By fleeing from his officers Henry shows that he is courageous

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    A code hero is someone who acts courageous, honorable, and keeps endurance throughout situations of agony, and stress.In The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway, Santiago risks his life countless times for a fish. In situations high in stress, pain, and chaos, Santiago remains valiant. Santiago is a brave honorable fisherman who does not give up even though he has not caught a fish in 87 days. He remains determined to catch a fish and prove that he is worth the fisherman title for himself, Manolin

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    This is one of many quotations of the author Ernest Hemingway that reflects not only his personal outlooks on life, but many facets of his works of novels and short stories. A writer of controversy to this day, Hemingway has become somewhat of a legend for his literary stature and prose. With a rather distinctive writing style, heavily influenced by his experiences in war and a life marked

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    however this idea is one that is in actuality outdated; Brett is only included in the text to play a criminal part and further the idea that masculinity is the only saving grace for the male leads. This machismo ideology (also know as a ‘hero code’) that Hemingway puts on his male characters only perpetuates harmful gender roles, making the women in this story follow antiquated ideologies and supporting the overall idea of patriarchy. In Xiaoping Yu’s article The New Woman in The Sun Also Rises, the

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    Ernest Hemingway has long been known for his two “heroes” in his writing. The hero who is a weak, pathetic individual who is often lost physically and mentally, and the code hero who usually shows “grace under pressure” and helps the Hemingway hero find his place. These two heroes often come together in a relationship where the code hero is the teacher who initiates the Hemingway hero into the code. Ernest Hemingway’s short story, “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber,” is the quintessential

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    The life of a Hemingway character always seems like it is an endurance test. There are mental and physical attacks that constantly berate his characters. Since insight on emotions and mental state is not often given by Hemingway, he resorts to physical methods of testing, and violence is a reoccurring theme that Hemingway puts his up against frequently. Violence erupts in patterns, sometimes springing up when a character is already in turmoil where he must adapt to and overcome the obstacles in his

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    Review of Ernest Hemingway and Writings      Ernest Miller Hemingway was an American novelest and short-story writer whose writings and personal life exerted a profound influence on American writers of his time and thereafter. Many of his works are regarded as American classics, and some have subsequently been made into motion pictures. A review of Hemingway reveals many interesting points about his life, about the influences upon his works, and of the the themes and styles

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