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Isolation and Ernest Hemingway

The theme of his life. Isolation and Ernest Hemingway. Christina’s World by Andrew Wyeth (1948). The Scream by Edvard Munch, 1893. Richard Cory by Edwin Robinson 1902.

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Isolation and Ernest Hemingway

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  1. The theme of his life Isolation and Ernest Hemingway

  2. Christina’s Worldby Andrew Wyeth (1948)

  3. The Screamby Edvard Munch, 1893

  4. Richard Cory by Edwin Robinson 1902 • Whenever Richard Cory went down town,We people on the pavement looked at him:He was a gentleman from sole to crown,Clean favored, and imperially slim. • And he was always quietly arrayed,And he was always human when he talked;But still he fluttered pulses when he said,"Good-morning," and he glittered when he walked. • And he was rich—yes, richer than a king—And admirably schooled in every grace:In fine, we thought that he was everythingTo make us wish that we were in his place. • So on we worked, and waited for the light,And went without the meat, and cursed the bread;And Richard Cory, one calm summer night,Went home and put a bullet through his head.

  5. Eleanor Rigby Two lives, both lived in utter isolation

  6. 1899-1961 Paris 1920s – expatriate society “Lost Generation” Disillusionment after the war Hemingway -- Biography

  7. “A man who lives correctly, in a world that is sometimes chaotic, often stressful, and always painful."  Overcomes adversity No belief in the afterlife. Individualist, free-willed. Own set of morals based on honor, courage, and endurance. Never shows emotions Shaky commitment to women Brave, adventurous, courageous Rite of Manhood = facing death. Manhood is not permanent. Hero must continuously prove himself. The Hemingway Hero

  8. Many struggles, emotional shocks Vain, boastful, self-deluding, capable of great cruelty Depiction of women -- overly compliant or non-existent Hemingway’s Flaws

  9. Economy of words Sometimes coarse, crude Understatement Sparse, simple Cynical Not sentimental, pragmatic Simple story with bigger meaning Hemingway’s Style

  10. Obsession with Death • Used own experiences, fear of death in his writing • Obsessed with balance between life and death • War-time experience • Consuming interests (primary topics in his writing) • Deep sea fishing • Bull-fighting • Boxing • Big-game hunting

  11. "And then it just occurred to him that he was going to die. It came with a rush, not as a rush of water nor of wind; but of a sudden evil-smelling emptiness, and the odd thing was that the hyena slipped lightly along the edge of it."(from 'The Snows of Kilimanjaro') Hemingway committed suicide in 1961 The End of Hemingway

  12. Changed literature Influenced modern writers J.D. Salinger (“Catcher in the Rye”) Hunter Thompson (“Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas”) Chuck Palahniuk (“Fight Club”) Legacy of Hemingway

  13. Old Man and the Sea • Pulitzer Prize • Set in Cuba • 1952

  14. Themes • Isolation • Self-sufficiency • Where does a man fit into the greater picture? • Transcendentalism: man seeking a simple connection

  15. References • Joe DiMaggio • Yankees 1936-1951 • Dad was a fisherman

  16. Gulf Stream • Warm water, moderate climate • Havana • Virgin of Cobre • Patron saint of Cuban nationalism, Cuban fishermen

  17. Canary Islands • Volcanic islands, reliance on fishing, people never surrendered to Spanish • Flying fish • Albacore • Marlin

  18. Modernism • A Literary Style developed about WWI • Strong and intentional break with tradition. • Reaction against established religious, political, or social views. • A belief that the world is what WE say it is. • Modernists do not believe there are absolute truths. • No connection to history. • They DO believe in alienation, loss, and despair • Believe in the individual and inner strength • Life is often un-ordered. The individual must create order.

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