Ernest HemingwayErnest Hemingway (1899- (1899-1961) 1961) 

American writer American writer Winner of Nobel Prize for Literature Winner of Nobel Prize for Literature

in 1954in 1954 A legendary figure in American A legendary figure in American

literature literature

Life ExperiencesLife Experiences

He was born in Oak Park, Illinois.He was born in Oak Park, Illinois. He started his career as a writer in a He started his career as a writer in a

newspaper office in Kansas City at the age of newspaper office in Kansas City at the age of seventeen.seventeen.

After the United States entered the First After the United States entered the First World War, he joined a volunteer ambulance World War, he joined a volunteer ambulance unit in the Italian army.unit in the Italian army.

Serving at the front, he was wounded, was Serving at the front, he was wounded, was decorated by the Italian Government, and decorated by the Italian Government, and spent considerable time in hospitals.spent considerable time in hospitals.

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After his return to the United States, he After his return to the United States, he became a reporter for Canadian and became a reporter for Canadian and American newspapers and was soon sent American newspapers and was soon sent back to Europe to cover such events as back to Europe to cover such events as the Greek Revolution.the Greek Revolution.

During the 1920’s, Hemingway became During the 1920’s, Hemingway became a member of the group of expatriate a member of the group of expatriate Americans in Paris, where he did a lot of Americans in Paris, where he did a lot of his writing. his writing.

The Old Man and The Old Man and the Seathe Sea, one of , one of Hemingway’s most Hemingway’s most outstanding works, outstanding works, was written in 1952. was written in 1952. It is the story of an It is the story of an old fisherman's old fisherman's journey and his long journey and his long and lonely struggle and lonely struggle with a fish and the with a fish and the sea.sea.

Joe DiMaggioJoe DiMaggio

A gifted New York Yankee A gifted New York Yankee who embodied the ideals of who embodied the ideals of Hemingway’s Hero Code.Hemingway’s Hero Code.

Hemingway’sHemingway’s “ “CodeCode Hero”Hero”  

a man must always have “grace a man must always have “grace under pressure”under pressure”

a man must measure himself against a man must measure himself against the difficulties that life throws in his the difficulties that life throws in his way, realizing that we all will way, realizing that we all will ultimately lose because we are ultimately lose because we are mortals, but we must play the game mortals, but we must play the game of life honestly and passionately in of life honestly and passionately in spite of that knowledge. spite of that knowledge.

Hemingway’sHemingway’s “ “CodeCode Hero”Hero”  

a man must face death with dignity, a man must face death with dignity, enduring physical and emotional pain enduring physical and emotional pain in silencein silence

a man should never show emotions a man should never show emotions a man should maintain his free-will a man should maintain his free-will

and individualismand individualism the only way to survive is to face the only way to survive is to face

whatever comes with honor, dignity, whatever comes with honor, dignity, knowledge, strength, and enduranceknowledge, strength, and endurance

Hemingway’sHemingway’s “ “CodeCode Hero”Hero”  

a man must be completely honest, a man must be completely honest, keeping one's word or promise keeping one's word or promise

a man admits the truth of Nada a man admits the truth of Nada (Spanish, "nothing"), meaning that (Spanish, "nothing"), meaning that no external source outside of oneself no external source outside of oneself can provide meaning or purposecan provide meaning or purpose

a man must face death without hope a man must face death without hope of an afterlifeof an afterlife