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6.06 Ernest Hemingway: a Newspaper Man at Heart

The Virtual Times
Sports and Leisure

"Every man's life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another."
— Ernest Hemingway

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Affectionately known as "Papa" to his fans, Ernest Hemingway is as much a legend for his lifestyle as for his writing. Yet, it is impossible to separate the two, as the line between life and art was often blurred by Hemingway.

In a time when American culture was being transformed by technology, Hemingway strove to stick to a more raw approach to living. He preferred a more hands-on life instead of taking advantage of modern conveniences. He saw a beauty in catching his own fish to eat, rather than buying some at the local fish market. He took pleasure in participating in and watching the most primitive of sports: bullfighting, boxing, hunting, and fishing.

In Brief

Did you know Ernest Hemingway's home in Key West (now a museum) is home to nearly 60 cats? Find out more about Hemingway's Key West home.

Hemingway was not one to sit at home and read about the events of the day either. A quick review of his biography reveals he held jobs as a volunteer ambulance driver in Italy during World War I, was a newspaper reporter for several newspapers in the U.S. and Canada, and a member of the Resistance in Paris during World War II. Visit Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure to further investigate Hemingway's active lifestyle. Be sure to click on each icon representing the various locations and stages of his life. Also, you will find extra pages within each icon by clicking on the titles next to arrows in the upper right corner of the pages.

In this lesson, you will be introduced to Ernest Hemingway's writing style and examine how it evolved through his experiences. You will put yourself in the shoes of a colleague of Hemingway's at the Kansas City Star and then as a correspondent observing Hemingway's time in Paris.

Find out
  • how Hemingway used a "Copy Style'' sheet as a guide while writing his articles for the Kansas City Star.
  • how Hemingway's writing style continued to evolve into Primitivism after being an expatriate in Paris.
  • how the characters and events of Hemingway's stories relate to his own life.

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