1. Ernest Hemingway English III

2. CBS Tribute to Hemingway 3. The Man Behind the Words Born - July 21, 1899, Oak Park, Illinois Mother - Grace Hall Opera singer before marrying Ernests dad He never forgave her for dressing him in girls clothes, giving him a girls haircut, and passing him off to neighbors as her daughter Ernestine Father - Clarence Edmonds Hemingway Taught Ernest to love outdoor life Took own life in 1928 after losing health (diabetes) and money (Florida real estate bubble) 4. More About Young Ernest Education Public schools in Oak Park Published earliest stories and poems inschool newspaper Graduated from hs in 1917 Worked six months as reporter forKansas City Star 5. Interests Hunting Fishing Traveling Safari Bullfighting (watching it, notparticipating!) Drinking 6. Army Career World War I Joined volunteer ambulanceunit in Italy Suffered severe leg wound(1918) Had affair with American nurseduring his recovery (basis for AFarewell to Arms) Decorated twice by the Italiangovernment for his service 7. After the War Worked as journalist inChicago Moved to Paris in 1921 "If you are lucky enough tohave lived in Paris as ayoung man, then wheneveryou go for the rest of yourlife, it stays with you, forParis is a moveable feast. 8. Travels Toured with wife (Elizabeth HadleyRichardson) Italy, France, Switzerland Traveled as reporter (1922) Turkey, Greece (reported on the warbetween them) Two trips to Spain (1923) Bullfights! 9. Pamplona andRunning of the Bulls In total, Hemingway journeyed to Pamplona on nine occasions, the most prolificEach time he came for Sanburst betweenFermn, the citys famed fiesta 1923 and 1927,of bullfighting and brutality, when he visiteddrink and song.every year. 10. In Europe The center of the modernist movement Modernism - a style or movement in thearts that aims to break with classical andtraditional forms Associated himself with writers such asGertude Stein and F. Scott Fitzgerald 11. F. Scott Fitzgerald You know about him already, dont you? Edited some of Hemingways drafts Acted as his agent Hemingway portrayed Fitzgerald in asomewhat negative light in A MoveableFeast - friendship suffered for it Fitzgerald regretted the lost friendship 12. The Lost Generation After World War I Young men and women began to realize that old ideas and beliefs had not saved man from the catastrophe of war Began to look for a new system of values New values would replace old system, which they found useless Believed that the only reality was that lifewas harsh 13. The Lost Generation Young people coming of age during andshortly after World War I Many expatriates settled in France Younger literary modernists Feeling a sense of dissatisfaction andennui with America after the War 14. Major Works inspired there The Sun Also Rises (1924-1926) First great success Narrated by American journalist Group of expatriates in France and Spain Members of the Lost Generation A Farewell to Arms (1929) Italian front in WWI Two lovers find brief happiness For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940) 15. A Later Success The Old Man and the Sea (1952) Cuban fisherman named Santiago(modeled off of a fisherman who worked onHemingways boat) Catches giant marlin after weeks ofdisappointment Story of his journey with the marlin - comesback with nothing but won a spiritual battle 16. Nobel Prize Awarded Nobel Prize for Literature(1954) Unable to attend award ceremony Recovering from injuries sustained whenhunting in Uganda 17. A Whole Lotta Weddings Divorced Elizabeth (1927) Married Pauline Pfeiffer in the same year(suspicious!) Third wife (1940) - Martha Gellhorn - writerand war correspondent She called Hemingway her unwilling companion Bitter divorce (1945) Fourth wife - Mary Welsh - correspondent forTime magazine 18. A Warning About Alcohol Hemingway started drinking when he was areporter Built up tolerance Downward spiral (began in1940s) Heard voices in his head Became overweight Had high blood pressure Cirrhosis of the liver Taught 12-year-old son to drink (son later becamean alcoholic) 19. An AdventurerWent on hunting expeditions in Africa and Wyoming 20. A fishermanWent deep-sea fishingoff Cuba,Key West,andBahamas 21. Bought house in Cuba - aparadise for his many cats! Lived there until Fidel Castros revolution in 1959 - then moved back to America 22. In Cuba, people still call astrong man a Hemingway 23. Papa HemingwayWhether it was "Papa" huntingin Africa, or "Papa" in Spainwatching the bullfights, or"Papa" at a caf in Parischatting with acquaintancesover a bottle of cognac, this wasthe public image Hemingwayprojected to others, rough andtough, a real "mans man." 24. The Later Years Depression - hospitalized at the Mayo Clinic(1960 - released in 1961) Two months of electroshock therapy July 2, 1961 Committed suicide with his favorite shotgun in hisIdaho home Posthumous publication - True at First Light Considered one of the worst books by a NobelPrize winning author 25. Writing Style Deceptively simple - straightforward Understatement and omission (see IcebergTheory) Repetition Spare dialogue Focus on facts Find what gave you the emotion; what the actionwas that gave you the excitement. Then write itdown making it clear so the reader will see it tooand have the same feeling as you had. 26. Writing Style Few adjectives or adverbs Simple sentences (lets diagram some!) Concise, vivid He noted that, a writers style should bedirect and personal, his imagery rich andearthy, and his words simple and vigorous.The greatest writers have the gift of brevity,are hard workers, diligent scholars andcompetent stylists 27. The Iceburg Theory If a writer of prose knows enough aboutwhat he is writing about, he may omitthings that he knows and the reader . . .will have a feeling of those things asthough the writer had stated them. In other words, when you write, justshow the tip of the iceburg 28. The dignity ofmovement of aniceberg is due toonly one-eighth ofit being abovewater 29. The Hemingway Hero Sometimes referred to as the codehero Easily identifiable A mans man Moved from one love affair to another Participated in game hunting Enjoyed bullfights Drank wildly 30. The Hemingway Hero Soldiers, hunters, bullfighters, etc. Tough, courageous, honest Courage and honesty set against the brutalways of modern society Lose hope and faith because of thisconfrontation 31. Themes A man can be destroyed but notdefeated. Life is a series of struggles Suffering makes the human spiritstrong Pushing beyond the normal limits oflife is important, regardless ofwhether you win or lose 32. The Six Word Story For sale:baby shoes,never worn. 33. Adapted fromBiotechnoloy HighSchoolwww.mcvsd.org/weblog/mlampinen/hemingway.ppt