E. Hemingway
born in Oak Park, Illinois, in 1899
he became a reporter
he became a volunteer ambulance driver during WWI
his father committed suicide in 1929
he fought in WWII
1961 he shot and killed him self
he wrote 4 novels
a farewell to arms
for whom the bell tolls
the sun also rises
the old man and the sea
his syntax is simple with short sentences and paragraphs
his hero is a real man, defined by
his pride
his endurance
his willingness
2 types of hero
is noble but tragic
man who live dangerous
man and women were deprived by WWI of faith, they live with cynical disregard for anything