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How Ernest Hemingway 's war experience influenced his writing as shown in A Farewell to Arms and The Sun Also Rises

English 102 John Thompson Mr. Teplitz
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Bibliography……………………………….3-5
A Farewell to Arms………………………..6-10
The Sun Also Rises……………………….11-15
Conclusion………………………………..16-17

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Ernest Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899 in Oak Park Illinois to Physician Ed Hemingway and pianist Grace Hemingway . Hemingway spent his childhood summers in upper Michigan , where he was able to hunt and fish . At age six , his father decided to move into an eight bedroom . (Greenhaven Press Inc, page 14) Hemingway 's parents believed in a strict household . Sunday 's were spent going to church and worshiping the lord . His father taught him how to survive . He taught him how to use an ax and handle a gun , build a fire , prepare the game he caught in the wild . Throughout his teen years , he participated in and outdoor sports such as canoeing . Hemingway also grew articles for his school newspaper .
(Waldhorn, page 6) Graduating from high school in June of 1917 , Hemingway 's on call now for Tyler Hemingway helped him get a job as a reporter working for the Kansas City Star newspaper . Even though he worked for the Star, he longed to be part of the American troops fighting in World War . Hemingway decided to join the military . Unfortunately, Hemingway was rejected due to an injury to his left eye . Still wanting to be a part of the war effort Hemingway and another man working for the Star, Theodore Brumback, signed up to be ambulance drivers for the American Red Cross . (Greenaven Press Inc, page 15) On May 23rd, Hemingway and his



Bibliography: Bloom, Harold (1996) Hemingway and his Conspirators, Hollywood, Scribners, and the making of American Celebrity Culture Chapter 3,:83-129 Leff. J, Leonard (1997) A Reader 's guide to Ernest Hemingway Part one, Chapter 1,:3-9,16-17, Part 2 Chapter 8,:113-116 Waldhorn, Arthur (1972) Bloom, Harold (1987)

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