Latin-American literature

Through life experiences, we grow evolve and are slowly molded into the person that we become. Through love and heartbreak, we’re shaped and affected in our thoughts and in the words that we put on paper. Ernest Hemingway encountered some of these experiences throughout his life, and those experiences affected the stories that he wrote, specifically The Sun Also Rises. Hemingway drew from his life experiences and whether or not those experiences helped him write the personalities of his characters

In Ernest Hemingway’s fiction book A Farewell to Arms the reader follows protagonist Frederic Henry through his continuously winding journey. This colorful wartime book possesses many themes, but contrary to the idea hinted behind Joel Armstrong's literary criticism “‘A Powerful Beacon’ Love Illuminating Human Attachment in Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms” love is not the central theme of the book. The topic that does reoccur and therefore proposes itself as the central principle, however, is the

Love is used in any way somehow in historical fiction. Love is very present in Ernest Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms. It is debated by many on how love fits into the story of A Farewell to Arms. In Joel Armstrong’s “A Powerful Beacon,” he claims love attracts/illuminates life and is the centering principle of the book. Armstrong is right because it is used as an escape from the Great War, love gives the main characters something to look forward to in the future, and makes the protagonist feel a sense

A Farewell to Arms was written during a time of life-changing events and interesting times for the author Ernest Hemingway. During the writing of the first draft of this book Hemingway’s son was delivered by a Caesarean section which ties into an event that happens late in this book with the character’s wife. While Hemingway was rewriting A Farewell to Arms his father killed himself and Hemingway said that he was not going to allow his father’s death to distract him from his book but I believe that

When a book has been a core part of a country’s literature for a long time, it is worth considering what makes it so special. Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been a staple in American literature classes for a very long time, but now some are arguing that it should not be taught because of the racial issues covered in the story. Despite this, there is much evidence in the text to suggest that Twain published the book to fight racial prejudice. Huck and Jim’s friendship is built on

The main character's name is Frederic Henry. He is an American ambulance driver in the Italian army that served during World War I. After coming back from his leave, Henry meets a nurse by the name of Catherine Barkley who he thought he could live a happy life with. The novel A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway has lots of clear themes and many acts of symbolism. The novel symbolises love, drinking, devotion, the rain, and leadership. Although there are many themes, one that stands out the

Walt Whitman, did not go by the traditional rules of poetry about rhyme and rhythm. She also wrote about new subjects like her beliefs which have changed the whole meaning of poetry since. In this class, we will focus discussion on her influence in literature. We will discuss many of her poems. One of the poems we will discuss is her poem number 536. “The Heart asks Pleasure -- first -- And then -- Excuse from Pain -- And then -- those little Anodynes That deaden suffering -- And then -- to go to sleep

Throughout the novel A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway, Frederic Henry’s actions and attitudes towards the people he meets and the experiences he encounters reflect his development as a Hemingway Code Hero. The Hemingway Hero is a very distant person who goes through life unattached. He is physically there, but emotionally uninvolved. Frederic Henry possesses these traits over the course of the book. He develops as a Hemingway Hero because no matter where he goes or what he experiences, he is

The American Dream is an idea which usually includes something along the lines of anyone who does things right can be successful in America if they work hard enough regardless of their race, class, gender, or nationality. The only problem is that the American Dream does not account for issues in America like systematic racism, xenophobia, etc.; giving people a false sense of hope, or a misconstrued one. In addition, the issues presented were strongly visible during the 1920-1940’s eras; to find them

A Rose for Emily- Rhetorical Analysis William Faulkner was an American writer from Oxford, Mississippi. He wrote short stories, plays, essays, and screenplays. He is mainly known for his creative imaginary stories that were based on Lafayette County, Mississippi where he spent most of his life. Faulkner is one of the most celebrated writers in American literature and especially Southern literature. He spent majority of his childhood years sitting around listening to his elders and family members