The novella The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway is filled with examples of archetypes or "universal representations". The story is clearly the quest plot type with Santiago as the Hero and Manolin the sidekick. As the hero Santiago encounters a temptress and a villain with the end result being a kind of great success. "The Quest"‚ one of the basic plot lines‚ is evident in The Old Man and The Sea. The hero and his sidekick travel in search of a valuable treasure overcoming all odds and great
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"Once they take it away‚ you never get it back" (Hemingway 593) Hills like white elephants published in 1927 by Ernest Hemingway. This Fiction story focuses on two American people‚ a man and a woman whose name is Jig. They decided to spend some time having a beer in a bar close to a train station in northeastern Spain while they were waiting for their train bound to an unknown place. The pregnant woman tells the man that the hills look like white elephants‚ which sparks a discussion between them
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Ernest Hemingway’s novella‚ The Old Man and the Sea‚ is a piece of literature that allows for a variety people to relate to the symbols found within the pages. But at a mere fifteen years of age‚ I have not yet seen or done enough to allow myself to say that I have found my giant marlin. For Santiago‚ the marlin was his biggest defeat while simultaneously his biggest lost. It brought out the best in him‚ his will despite the pain it caused him. I have experienced such a little piece of this world
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“Hills Like White Elephants” was written by Ernest Hemingway‚ and was included in his 1927 story collection‚ Men Without Women. This particular short story takes place outside of a train station at a bar‚ where its protagonists are waiting for a train to Madrid. The subject of the story and the interaction between the two relates to abortion‚ the overriding theme links to a more overarching subject‚ that of male – female relationships‚ the inequality that often exists between them and the emotional
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Brelan Asante Handy English 102/Dr. Becker Research Paper/Hemingway The life experiences and values of Ernest Hemingway converge with his scholarly work. Hemingway lived a life that was marked my pain‚ depression‚ and abuse from the day of his birth to the end of his existence. The stories he wrote deeply analyzed the troubles‚ curses‚ and damnation of life itself. His writing style was critiqued by literary scholars as both very detailed and fluid or simply lacking structure‚ going from climax
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Ernest Hemingway has written a short story that has all thinking. The short story‚ Hills like White Elephants can have many different viewpoints and they all seem to make sense! There are three main scenarios that fit the story‚ the girl will have the abortion and stay with the man‚ she’ll have the abortion and leave the man or she will not have the abortion and the man will stay with her (Hashmi 72). Hills like White Elephants is about an American man and a girl waiting at a train station that will
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several symbols of light and dark are seen quite clearly. Hemingway touches on a few characteristics including the Uncle’s cigar‚ and Indian guide leading them with his lantern. In the cigar‚ it burns and sheds light in a dark world‚ a world these white men are not accustomed to and have no knowledge on. He then attempts to share his cigars with the Indians‚ perhaps showing he is willing to share his knowledge with them as well. Later‚ Hemingway describes how the Indian guide uses his lantern during
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The topic of "Hills Like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway continues to be a hot button issue‚ even 90 years after the story’s publication. Though not as scandalous as it must have been in 1927‚ it remains the subject of great debate. In this short story‚ two lovers are awaiting a train that will whisk them away to Madrid for the purpose of an abortion. Even though the decision was made before arriving at the station‚ they continue to debate whether she will go through with it. The man’s persuasive
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Hemingway takes a different path in the writing world than most authors. Most authors tend to believe if they have sophisticated syntax‚ they will be known as legends; which is not always the case. Hemingway was known as a brilliant writer. He does not try to confuse the reader with words—although he does melee the reader with his depth. In all of Hemingway’s writings‚ he crafts his text to reveal purpose by telling the truth‚ simplifying‚ and using symbolism. One of Hemingway’s styles of writing
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Attitudes Towards War in A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway Ernest Hemingway was one of the most influential writers of the Modern period. After being rejected from the army‚ Hemingway entered the war in 1917 as an ambulance driver on the Italian front. Hemingway’s relationship with the war could have been his reason for writing his novel A Farewell to Arms. A Farewell to Arms takes place in Italy in World War I. The novel tells of the conflicts of an American ambulance driver on the Italian
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