Disillusionment‚ death‚ and a general feeling of malaise are recurrent themes throughout Ernest Hemingway’s stories. While Hemingway sometimes drifts into a philosophy of nihilism‚ there also shines a sense of dignity in the acceptance of such pessimism; as it is especially displayed in the short‚ "A Clean‚ Well-Lighted Place". This story proposes that as people may feel complacent in their youth‚ they will inevitability decline into an undesirable life of loneliness and dissatisfaction. However
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1. Biography of Ernest Miller Hemingway "Certainly there is no hunting like the hunting of man and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it‚ never really care for anything else thereafter. You will meet them doing various things with resolve‚ but their interest rarely holds because after the other thing ordinary life is as flat as the taste of wine when the taste buds have been burned off your tongue." (’On the Blue Water’ in Esquire‚ April 1936) A legendary novelist‚ short-story
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"The Killers‚" Ernest Hemingway’s story about two hit men who come to a small town to kill a former prizefighter‚ Ole Anderson‚ was published in the March 1927 issue of Scribner’s Magazine. Uncertainty is emphasized throughout the story.‚ George‚ Nick‚ Sam‚ and Ole each have unique responses to the concept of “death”. Nick Adams is robbed of his innocence when he is forced to face this by the two men. Each character develops their own response in a setting filled with confusion‚ perhaps depicting
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Hills Like White Elephants Ernest Hemingway is regarded as one of the greatest writers of his time; however‚ he was notorious for his misogyny (University of Alabama). His misogyny was seen prominent throughout many of his short stories such as “Hills Like White Elephants” and “Cat in the Rain.” Throughout Hemingway’s life‚ he published many short stories and novels that had a very strong influence on American literature in the 20th century. Within these pieces of work‚ many scholars have criticized
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Ernest Shackleton demonstrated great qualities of a leader during the trying time of the voyage. Even though‚ Shackleton is considered the core problem of the case study there were some moments where he did showcase himself as a leader. There are three leadership qualities that Shackleton seemed to use on the expedition‚ and those three are: delegation‚ commitment‚ and keeping a positive attitude. Each of these had a role in the outcome of Shackleton’s leadership skills‚ and these three skills were
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Shackleton as a Leader Sir Ernest Shackleton was a polar explorer who made history due to unwavering determination and solid leadership skills. From the very beginning of the expedition‚ Shackleton showed signs of becoming a leader like no other. He was described as having towering ambitions as well as boundless optimism‚ and he had the crew’s unshakable confidence (Swaoffard & Butler‚ 2001). People were drawn to Shackleton because he was an explorer whose dream was to cross the entire Antarctic
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powerful writer lies in her ability to write literature in which any passage can be set apart from its context and still express the qualities of the whole. When this occurs‚ the integrated profundity of the entire work is a sign of true artistry. Ernest Hemingway‚ an author of the Lost Generation‚ was one such writer who mastered the art of investing simple sentence structure with layers of complex meaning. Hemingway‚ who was a journalist in the earlier years of his writing career‚ was known for
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Oscar Wilde: The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde was one of the poets who‘s lyrics refused the problems of morality and philosophy which troubled the population during the Victorian era in the nineteenth century‚ and he found images for his own moods‚ loves and experience. His work as a dramatist and his legendary name‚ have given his verses a significant reputation. (Evans‚ I.‚ 1976‚ p.114) Wilde’s pleasure in provocation and his examination of different moral perspectives are
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reasonable from the preceding action and the character’s nature is what should truly be examined. Not only is the ending of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz both happy and unhappy‚ it is logical in the sense that it follows logically from the climax of the novel all while the character’s have been constant throughout‚ except Oscar. Oscar‚ the protagonist experiences a life-changing transformation that leads to his untimely death. However‚ the ending is convincing because of this transformation
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The Influences of Oscar Wilde Throughout his life Oscar Wilde had many strong influences exerted upon him. During his early childhood his mother influenced him and into college some of his professors and certain philosophers left a substantial impression upon him. Into adulthood these influences leaked out in his writing. These influences gave him ample ideas for writing The Picture of Dorian Gray. Wilde’s study of the Hellenistic ideals of Epicurus‚ his coddled lifestyle as a child and his devotion
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