1. ERNEST HEMINGWAY

2. HEMINGWAY’S CHARACTER  Midnight in Paris –http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9FntFdHx8Y http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9FntFdHx8Y –http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtRAO9CDmTw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtRAO9CDmTw

3. BIOGRAPHY  Born in 1899 in Oak Park, Illinois (very conservative suburb of Chicago)  Dad = doctor—avid fisherman/hunter; did household chores and stoically accepted his wife’s criticism; committed suicide 1929

4. BIOGRAPHY  Mom set the rules of the household  Disliked “male” aggressive behavior  Dressed little Ernie as a girl  Religious: considered drinking/dancing sinful  Which character from East of Eden does she remind you of?

5. Ernest hated his mother!!  Her reaction to SAR: It is a doubtful honor to produce one of the filthiest books of the year. Have you ceased to be interested in loyalty, nobility, honor and forgiveness in life? Surely, you have other words in your vocabulary beside “damn” and “bitch.” Every page fills me with sick loathing. If I should pick up a book by another writer with such words in it, I should read no more—but pitch it in the fire. It is a doubtful honor to produce one of the filthiest books of the year. Have you ceased to be interested in loyalty, nobility, honor and forgiveness in life? Surely, you have other words in your vocabulary beside “damn” and “bitch.” Every page fills me with sick loathing. If I should pick up a book by another writer with such words in it, I should read no more—but pitch it in the fire.

6. STYLE  1917: Kansas City Star; learned his “style”  Use short sentences  Use simple vocabulary  Tell who, what, when, where, how—”the way it was”  Omit all unnecessary words (adjectives)  Accurate details

7. World War I  Failed his physical (poor eyesight)  So he joined the Italian Red Cross in 1918  Hit by trench mortar shell—shrapnel in head and both legs (227 metal fragments)

8. World War I  While recuperating, met Agnes Von Kurowsy—his first love.  She dumped him for another man  Farewell to Arms based on this experience

10. CONNECT TO NOVEL  Make some predictions…  What can we expect to see in the plot line?  What can we expect to see in the characters?

11. HEMINGWAY: MAN vs MYTH  Confronts death often Afraid of death… and the dark  Attracted to “faith” Has no faith  Womanizer Afraid of women  Macho Man/bravado Deep insecurities/ suicidal suicidal

13. The Bitter End  Writing became difficult as he aged –High blood pressure –Skin cancer –Depression  Shot himself in Sun Valley, Idaho in 1961  (Notice a pattern in behavior??)

15. CONNECT TO NOVEL  What do you expect to be the “tone” of the novel?  What sort of writing style do you expect?  Which literary term does Hemingway likely use in this work?  Reaction to novel in Silver Linings Playbook –http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H75WxAqB9mY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H75WxAqB9mY –http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_1yZURAIjI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_1yZURAIjI