Literary Movement

Ernest Hemingway’s writings belong in the Modernism era; most of his writing was either romantic or involved nature/adventure. Hemingway used his own life experiences in a lot of his novels, such as when he joined a group of expatriate Americans in Paris he described his experience and used it in The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms which had detail from his own life working on an ambulance (“Nobel Lectures” para. 2). Modernism; “In broad terms, the period was marked by sudden and unexpected breaks with traditional ways of viewing and interacting with the world. Experimentation and individualism became virtues, where in the past they were often heartily discouraged” (Rahn para. 1). Most writers during this time wrote very modernistic deliberately or self-consciously (Rahn. para. 1). Hemingway has a style all his own, and if I were to write like anyone I would want to imitate his style in my own. He broke away from what was considered “normal” and really captured his character’s thoughts and how they really would speak (Ernest para. 1).  He is most known for his use of repetition in his stories. In “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” Hemingway’s use of “pleasant” is a good example of repetition and how he was really trying to use it to show the characters feelings without actually saying them. In “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” the main character Harry repeats “pleasant” a lot to show his attitude about the situation he is in, but also to hide his feelings for the main woman character Helen because he doesn’t want to show his feelings. Modernism really brought about more literate readers, possibilities of new writing techniques such as the easy style of writing which made modern writers more likeable among the public and a whole new love for all kinds of literature came about. 

Works cited:

"Ernest Hemingway FAQ: Style." Ernest Hemingway FAQ: Style. Timelesshemingway.com, n.d. Web. 25

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"Ernest Hemingway - Biography". Nobelprize.org, n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2012.

Rahn, Josh. "Modernism." - Literature Periods & Movements. Online-literature.com, 2011. Web. 25 Nov. 2012.