In my opinion, Ernest Hemingway was an excellent author and he did an amazing job conveying his life experiences in his work. However, I can easily disagree with anyone who claims that Hemingway was a great man. Surely, he did lead an extraordinary life, though. He lived in numerous of , including Illinois, Idaho, Florida and even Cuba. He had many experiences all over the world as well. Hemingway did many activities all over the world that influenced his writing directly. For example, one of Hemingway's most famous short stories, The Short Happy Life of Francis McComber, had taken place in a safari in Africa, where Ernest had also had experiences. Hemingway also visited many other places in his life including Italy and Paris.
In addition to his adventurous side, Ernest had also had many bad experiences in his life. When he was a boy, his mother was the head of the house, and basically controlled his father. She had also dressed young Ernest as a girl for most of his childhood. This might seem harmless to some, but it shows later that Ernest Hemingway constantly strives to show his masculinity through his writing. However, the times Hemingway didn't have to wear feminine clothes was when he was doing 'manly' activities with his father, which included fishing and hunting, which he grew to love in his later years.
When World War I broke out, Ernest Hemingway tried applying but was rejected because of eye problems. In spite of the rejection, Hemingway joined the red cross so he could still get in on the war action. When he was in the red cross, he saw more of the war's dark side. He saw the long term effects of war and he saw what it did to people. One day when Ernest was delivering chocolate and cigarettes he was caught up in cross fire and was severely wounded. While in the hospital he met Agnes, whom he fell in love with. Soon after, Agnes rejectma
Now begins the critical part. As I've said before, I believe Ernest Hemingway is an exceptional writer. I just don't believe he is a good man. Maybe it is because I'm a feminist and I take the women's sides, First off, I think Hemingway is a ''player'' in a sense, and it isn't something he should be praised for. He was married to four women, and divorced three. He was divorced for many reasons, but it all basically came to the same thing; he grew bored of the relationship. In addition to this, he treated all of his wives with little respect and was constantly trying to assert his dominance on them. He also competed with them persistently, which is not very healthy for a relationship.
Not only was Hemingway a terrible husband, but a terrible father as well. He was rarely ever there for his three children and was only good to them when it was convenient for him.
All in all, Ernest Hemingway was a less than ordinary father and husband, but an extraordinary author.
