Ernest Hemingway and MasculinityErnest Hemingway, considered an American hero of his time, wrote novels that enrich the minds of his readers, creating an enduring image that goes well to- beyond the actual content of the story. But reading Hemingway, I learned that his style was far from complex. Through premeditated sentence structure, he creates a rhythm that parallels the action of the story. He wants the sentences themselves to be easy to understand, so that the reader can devote more energy to focusing on the symbolism created by Hemingway's stories. He skillfully places symbols and metaphors throughout his novels. In his own writings, Hemingway does not explain his metaphors in detail. Rather, he compels the reader to discover the deep meaning hidden in his stories. His use of the “tip of the iceberg theory” leaves the reader looking deeper into Hemingway’s writing to find the true meaning. [VGC1] Once the reader can fully understand Hemingway's style, they should then learn about Hemingway's past and the likely reason he wrote these novels in order to notice their common themes. Hemingway fought and was wounded in World War I on the side of the Italians before the United States even entered the war. When the Spanish Revolution broke out in 1937, he became a reporter for an American newspaper in Spain. He used these two experiences as the basis for two of his novels on For Whom the Bell Tolls and A Farewell to Arms[VGC2] (McCaffrey, John p 45.) Throughout these two novels he reveals to the reader the horror of the war. , while subtly including metaphors and symbols perceiving the loss of masculinity in the common man. In the novels The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms and For Whom the Bell Tolls[VGC3], the...... middle of paper ......University Press: 1974.Raeburn. (1984). Hemingway became famous as a public writer. Indiana University Press. The Atlantic Monthly Company. New Jersey. 1999. http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/flashbks/hemingway.htmhttp://www.nytimes.com/books.99/07/11/specials/hemingway-main.htmlhttp://www.npg. si.edu/exh/hemingway/ess-index2.htmhttp://war1418.com/battleverdun/slachtoffers.htmhttp://almaz.com/nobel/nobel.htmlTeacher comments:[VGC1]Your essay doesn't really do much -thing with this point.[VGC2]Don't you need to cite a reference for this information about Hemingway?[VGC3]Italicize rather than underline the titles of the books.[VGC4]You need to indicate how the novel ended to support this claim.[VGC5]continued sentence[VGC6]I assume you have misspelled Hemingway's name throughout this essay.[VGC7]word?