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Essay / Ernest Hemingway, His Life and Works - 1553
Ernest Hemingway was a famous American author who wrote many novels heavily influenced by World War I and World War II. As he participated in both major wars, the first-hand experience of this brutal war is told in great detail and with heartfelt feeling. His work mainly focused on the effects of war on human beings and on men's sense of honor and pride. Ernest Hemingway was a writer inspiring the ideals of men, especially during war, who clearly had unusual experiences in his life, such as going through World War I and World War II, which was reflected in most of his works literary. Ernest Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899 in Oak Park, Illinois. He was the eldest of 6 children (Shuman 897). He was born between his doctor father and his Puritan mother. According to Shuman, his mother often influenced Hemingway with her artistic qualities by taking him to museums and giving him piano lessons in order to civilize him while his father labored to raise him through masculine activities. Although Hemingway was attracted to the war and attempted to enlist for the war, Hemingway was rejected from entering the war due to his poor eyesight. However, Hemingway volunteered as an ambulance driver for the Red Cross and was sent to Italy. He was hit by a mortar, but survived and was considered a hero (897). After the war, Hemingway married his first wife and became a journalist. As a journalist reporting on the state of France after the Great War, Hemingway moved to Paris, France. He was greatly influenced by Gertrude Steina to learn elements of literary style that affected Hemingway's writing style (899). During his time, Hemingway also began writing some short stories. In 1929, h...... middle of paper ...... still used the chivalric method to fight. However, the advent of modern warfare caused them to abandon the old method. The guerrillas realized the dangerous modern technology (Ortiz). The massive destruction led the guerrillas to question the necessity of such destruction. In a specific example from Ortiz, chapter 27 contains an incident in which El Sordo's horse was injured and killed only to relive it in pain. Later, El Sordo hides behind the corpse of the same horse. The excerpt is not an example to show the usefulness of horses, dead or alive, but to metaphorically describe Spanish emotion towards combat tactics. The chivalric method has been challenged and abandoned, but some take refuge in the idea of chivalry to survive by longing for the return of days (Ortiz). Hemingway shows his hatred towards modern warfare by writing the novel (Ortiz).