1. Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) American writer American writer Winner of Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954 Winner of Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954 A legendary figure in American literature A legendary figure in American literature

3. Life Experiences He was born in Oak Park, Illinois. He was born in Oak Park, Illinois. He started his career as a writer in a newspaper office in Kansas City at the age of seventeen. He started his career as a writer in a newspaper office in Kansas City at the age of seventeen. After the United States entered the First World War, he joined a volunteer ambulance unit in the Italian army. After the United States entered the First World War, he joined a volunteer ambulance unit in the Italian army. Serving at the front, he was wounded, was decorated by the Italian Government, and spent considerable time in hospitals. Serving at the front, he was wounded, was decorated by the Italian Government, and spent considerable time in hospitals.

5. Life Experiences After his return to the United States, he became a reporter for Canadian and American newspapers and was soon sent back to Europe to cover such events as the Greek Revolution. After his return to the United States, he became a reporter for Canadian and American newspapers and was soon sent back to Europe to cover such events as the Greek Revolution. During the 1920’s, Hemingway became a member of the group of expatriate Americans in Paris, where he did a lot of his writing. During the 1920’s, Hemingway became a member of the group of expatriate Americans in Paris, where he did a lot of his writing.

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

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

12. Hemingway’s “Code Hero” Hemingway’s “Code Hero” a man must always have “grace under pressure” a man must always have “grace under pressure” a man must measure himself against the difficulties that life throws in his way, realizing that we all will ultimately lose because we are mortals, but we must play the game of life honestly and passionately in spite of that knowledge. a man must measure himself against the difficulties that life throws in his way, realizing that we all will ultimately lose because we are mortals, but we must play the game of life honestly and passionately in spite of that knowledge.

13. Hemingway’s “Code Hero” Hemingway’s “Code Hero” a man must face death with dignity, enduring physical and emotional pain in silence a man must face death with dignity, enduring physical and emotional pain in silence a man should never show emotions a man should never show emotions a man should maintain his free-will and individualism a man should maintain his free-will and individualism the only way to survive is to face whatever comes with honor, dignity, knowledge, strength, and endurance the only way to survive is to face whatever comes with honor, dignity, knowledge, strength, and endurance

14. Hemingway’s “Code Hero” Hemingway’s “Code Hero” a man must be completely honest, keeping one's word or promise a man must be completely honest, keeping one's word or promise a man admits the truth of Nada (Spanish, "nothing"), meaning that no external source outside of oneself can provide meaning or purpose a man admits the truth of Nada (Spanish, "nothing"), meaning that no external source outside of oneself can provide meaning or purpose a man must face death without hope of an afterlife a man must face death without hope of an afterlife