THE HEMINGWAY CODE HERO Closely related to the concept of stoicism is the "Code Hero‚" a phrase used to describe the main character in many of Hemingway’s novels. Some critics regard Santiago as the finest‚ most developed example of these code heroes. In this phrase‚ "code" means a set of rules or guidelines for conduct. In Hemingway’s code‚ the principal ideals are honor‚ courage‚ and endurance in a life of stress‚ misfortune‚ and pain. Often in Hemingway’s stories‚ the hero’s world is violent
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A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to preserve and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles." By Christopher Reeve. A great example of a hero is found in the book‚ The Old Man and the Sea. This extraordinary hero goes by the name of Santiago. As an individual‚ he faced a difficult‚ and laborious task. He was determined to capture the "great fish" regardless of his aging‚ and withered body. In the end he found strength and accomplished his goal. First off‚ Hemingway writes that
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Hemingway’s Code Hero 1. Explain what is meant by Hemingway’s Code hero. “Live by the code‚ die by the code.” Such is the life of the code hero. The question is what rules the code contains? Hemingway himself defined them as “Living correctly and ideally with honor‚ courage and endurance‚ not matter how chaotic‚ stressful or painful the world might be.” Hemingway’s code heroes always lose‚ no matter how much they strive to uphold the code. How big a hero a man is‚ is defined by how hard he try
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Hemingway ’s Use of Code Hero in The Old Man and the Sea Hero is a simple-sounding two-syllable word‚ which many people freely use to name and describe others. But‚ how many people really know what a hero is? One of the most know codes for defining a hero would be Ernest Hemingway ’s code‚ which can be seen in his novels. "The code hero is a man who lives correctly‚ following the ideals of honor‚ courage and endurance in a world that is sometimes chaotic‚ often stressful‚ and always painful." (CodeHeroDefinition)
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“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” Santiago is poor old fisherman who has gone 84 straight days without catching a fish. Santiago is a hero because he has pride and perseverance in himself as well as fishing. Santiago is believed to be a hero in the eyes of many. Santiago spent his life on the water and he knows he is a good fisherman. The old man gets made fun of by younger fishermen but it does not bother him
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Ernest Hemingway From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search "Hemingway" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Hemingway (disambiguation). Ernest Hemingway | Hemingway in 1939 | Born | (1899-07-21)July 21‚ 1899 Oak Park‚ Illinois‚ USA | Died | July 2‚ 1961(1961-07-02) (aged 61) Ketchum‚ Idaho‚ USA | Nationality | American | Notable award(s) | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1953) Nobel Prize in Literature (1954) | Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Hadley Richardson (1921–1927)
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The Hemingway code hero emerged in the post-World War I era as a new type of hyper-masculine protagonist that embodied the new beliefs and values of the generation that lived through the war. As the name suggests‚ this new character type was the creation of Ernest Hemingway. A code hero‚ as they were called‚ lived by a strict‚ self-defined code of conduct; they were often self-indulgent‚ disillusioned‚ and very strong under pressure. Though many of Hemingway’s works feature code heroes‚ it is debatable
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Not a Hero… a Code Hero During the box office hit movie‚ Spider-Man II‚ the character of Aunt May said‚ “I believe there’s a hero in all of us.” Unfortunately‚ the famous author Ernest Hemingway did not see it that way at all. This man‚ who had written A Farewell to Arms and The Sun Also Rises‚ believed that there were certain characteristics that made up the hero‚ or the code hero as he called it. Hemingway’s code hero was a character who demonstrated three characteristics that included grace
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In Ernest Hemingway’s Old Man and the Sea‚ Santiago is a classic example of a Code Hero‚ a man of action who accepts death as a part of life‚ possesses a high degree of skill‚ and is in a constant state of alertness‚ having trouble sleeping or resting. First‚ Santiago is a highly skilled fisherman‚ who knows his job well and performs it with precision and accuracy without having to give it much thought. He continually demonstrates his skill during his adventure on the ocean‚ as he initially prepares
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untimely death of a fiancé previous to the events of this book‚ Catherine is initiated into Hemingway’s philosophy‚ and exemplifies the traits of the Hemingway code hero throughout the novel. She is characterized primarily by her disregard for social conventions as well as an unfaltering devotion to Henry. Catherine is defined as a code hero because of her honor‚ courage‚ and endurance in pain. Honor is defined as having a keen sense of ethical conduct. For Catherine‚ the ethical conduct is keeping
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