Great literature can fall into many categories and can be written about a wide range of topics. According to Classical Literature, a classic or piece of great literature can be defined as, "literature of any ... from generation to generation. Hemingway conveys themes of the strength of a friendship, the ability to persevere, and how pride can push someone to greatness. Santiago yells, "I wish I had the boy," while he was struggling with the marlin, (Hemingway 45). All of the messages the reader acquires from this novel are timeless as they can be applied to any time ... ...

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... Krebs is a prime example of a young man whose life is ruined simply because of his desire to defend his country. The war causes Krebs to change from an outgoing young boy to a harsh, bitter man who loses all faith in his world. The pre and post-war settings in Ernest Hemmingway's Solder's Home depicts how World War I changes Harold Krebs's world ... him. Unfortunately, his enlistment leads him to deal with a future without love. Perhaps someday he will understand what he once strived for during college. Undeniably, he is no longer the boy he was before he came to know war. ...

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... at sea. When Santiago is at sea and hooks the fish, he feels he needs the energy and strength of the young boy to catch the marlin. He reflects on this in the quote, "But you haven't got the boy he thought. You have only yourself, and you had better work back to the last line now, in the dark, and cut ... ...

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... fish. He has seen many that weighted more than a thousand pounds and he had caught two of that size his entire life, but never alone. Now alone, and out of sight of land he was fast to the biggest fish he had ever seen- (63) Santiago (the old man) has had a life filled with many exciting adventures ... good fishermen and some great ones. But there is only one you." (23) Said the boy. The old man feels pride in seeing the boy grow up with a good mentor. He does not believe in what the boy's parents teach him. Mentoring the boy requires much time and energy. "The world breaks all of us, an...

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... primary lessons is to be prepared and expect the unexpected. Many instances in the novel support this idea. For instance, the main character, Frederic Henry, never dreams that he will fall in love with Catherine Barkley. At first, he only wishes to use her and take advantage of her situation, but later, he begins to look past his lustful desires and ... the tone for the many unexpected events. At the beginning of the novel when Catherine and Frederic first meet, Frederic makes it very clear that he does not intend to fall in love with her. He says plainly that he does not love her and h...

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... themes themselves are different. Dickens' story showed how Pip, despite his best attempts to convert himself into a gentleman was still, at heart, a poor boy from Kent. It shows us that no matter what happens, people cannot change who they are or conform to what other people believe they should be. ... On the other hand, Frederic Henry's change is a loss of innocence. He was introduced as a callow boy, then experienced injury, war, and death and emerged a cynical man with knowledge of the harshness of life. Often, writers will utilize more than one theme ... the characters more dramatica...

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... becomes a drunk and a womanizer. He takes frequent visits to the local whorehouses and cannot overcome his love and need for sex. His love and need for sex causes Rinaldi to fall victim to sex as well as alcohol. The only way Rinaldi can overcome his need for sex is to drink. Drinking is Rinaldi's second favorite thing to do. When he ... Henry is a young American Ambulance driver serving in the Italian army. Henry is sent to the war front in the spring where he meets Catherine Barkley. Lt. Henry and Catherine fall in love just before he is sent to battle. Lt. Henry is wounded on the bat...

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... Hemingway uses thought-provoking themes throughout this selection. Autumn comes early this year and the transition from summer to autumn is a rapid one. During the fall, "the branches were bare and the trunk's black with rain". The transition from summer to autumn represents a more significant part of the novel. In ... worse than ever, but later on Frederic and Catherine are enjoying their life together. Therefore, "the novels pattern is cyclical, as Frederic"s fortunes alternately rise and fall" (Merrill 574). The image of rain conveys "the dominant state of mind - the sense of death, d...

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... life, and death. The main character, Santiago, is an old fisherman who has been on a low for 84 days. Even though he has not caught anything, the boy, Manolin still looks up to him. Hemingway uses Santiago's perseverance to show that he is a character to admire. Socrates" questions also emphasize this point. "Am I free ... that he thinks he is pretty sure of. But, really, what can this old, practically decrepit fisherman really say he knows? The whole time he is out on the ocean struggling with the fish, Santiago keeps saying how much easier it would be if Manolin were there to help him....

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... over this vast time. Santiago took hold on the coast of Cuba with little amenities. In the book he looks to the boy for support but doesn't ever mention it. Manolin is a smart boy who knows when the man needs something. The old man sleeps on newspapers dreaming of the white-sanded beaches with wild lions ... and take him away. Again Santiago was knocked down but he kept on going. Santiago has nobody and lost his one love a while ago. Since the boy came to his rescue of friendship, he has been able to go about his days with something to look forward to. This relationship also kept Santia...

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... peak when Krebs's mother asks him if he loves her anymore or not. This has been stated by the author in the following manner. "Don't you love your mother dear boy" and Krebs answers "No" (Hemingway). This shows the reader that Krebs was lacking emotions and the most important emotion being love. Krebs is not even reluctant when he replies by ... ...

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... attributes, Santiago has another. The old man is a self-reliant and highly independent individual. He relies on nobody other than himself. When conversing with another character in the novella, a young boy, Santiago simply says, " But I try not to borrow. First you borrow. Then you beg'- (18). This statement shows diligence and humility. This one statement reveals the old man's humble independence ... ...

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... novel that that reader knows, Brett, as the character with the most masculine qualities. Jake describes, " She wore a jersey sweater and a tweed skirt, and her hair was brushed back like a boy's. She started that." (Hemingway, 30). Brett is the only character to show true dominance and control over the opposite sex and she is very confident with her own sexuality as ... ...

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... by killing many sharks, even though the sharks ended up eating the marlin anyway. When Santiago came back to shore, he told the boy about this adventure and that he was tired from catching the fish. The boy was very sorry and started crying, but Santiago comforted him and told him that they could go fishing next time. Thomas Hudson liked to ... . When a boat was sinking after it had been torpedoed, he went and rescued all the Jews on board. Even though he could be caught or killed, he did this action out of the kindness of his heart. Santiago and Thomas Hudson had many of the same qualit...

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... peoples" being attracted to the opposite sex, or same sex. Hemingway chose to display this by using Brett as his center point and having everyone she comes in contact with fall in love with her. At the beginning of the book Brett was with a group of openly gay men. The gay guys were dancing with each other and being open about ... ...

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... From the very beginning in "Indian Camp-, Nick is tested to see if he could handle real life. When Nick's father is delivering the baby the woman gives out a scream causing Nick to say, "Oh, Daddy, can't you give her something to make her stop screaming?- Through the whole operation Nick was looking away, ... the water. It seems as if Nick went on the hike to keep his sanity, to feel those old feelings, and keeps hiking to become worn-out so he no longer has to think. Nick doesn't stop to set up camp and to cook dinner when he first thinks of it; he ... it's pretty easy, Nick. It all de...

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... holds the band together. He meets Maria, a 19-year-old girl living under Pilar's care after having been rescued from a prison train by the guerilla band. Jordan and Maria immediately fall in love. Jordan spends three days coordinating the operation and trying to hold the band of guerillas together in spite of Pablo's weaknesses. Despite the fact that it is May ... ...

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... Nick's" perception of his father, as well as life and mortality. After taking a closer look at the characters in the short story "Indian Camp" one character stood out from the rest, Nick's father. A closer look at Nick's father shows that he is a paradoxical figure. On one hand, Nick's father appears to be ... as a doctor maybe he wanted his son to learn biologically what went on. After the baby is born Nick's father finds out that the Indian woman husband had committed suicide. " Take Nick out of the shanty, George"(Pg 69) and "I"m terribly sorry I brought you along, Nickie. It was an a...

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... Manolin's parents decide the old man is unlucky and order their son to join another prosperous boat defended him to go sailing with Santiago. Nevertheless, the boy continues to care for the old man and awaits his return each night. Still, he helps the old man carry his gear to his decrepit hut ... food for him, and discusses the latest developments in American baseball. Santiago's lack of success, though, does not destroy his spirit, he determines to sail out farther than usual the following day. On the eighty-fifth day of his unlucky streak, Santiago does as promised, sailing his skiff f...

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... returned, but the setting of the war is deeply weaved into the narrative. After his return from the war, the community expects Krebs to come home from the war and fall back into the lifestyle he led before. He had gone "to the war from a Methodist college in Kansas. There is a picture which shows him among his fraternity brothers, all of ... ...

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A young boy growing up expects and needs his father to be a best friend that he can approach throughout his formative years. In T. Coraghessan Boyle and Ernest Hemingway's short stories, "If ... believe that the beer offer was his father's way of welcoming him to the club where they can have a close relationship. A few weeks later, Tiller and his father went out to fish. Tiller could barely contain his excitement. Early in the morning, Tiller was already up and going as he "scrambled around with the fishing poles and the rest ... no reason to ignore him throughout the whole trip. He gave his ...

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... 's. "But after forty days without a fish the boys parents had told him that the old man was definitely and finally salao, which is the worst form of unlucky, and the boy had gone at their orders in another boat which caught three good fish the first week." (9) The few people that did follow Jesus Christ and Santiago were often stopped because ... , is the way that Santiago goes through physical pain and experiences that are very similar to what Christ went through. "But four hours later the fish was still swimming steadily out to sea, towing the skiff, and the old man was still braced sol...

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... passionate best-selling literary masterpiece, written in 1847, is still considered one of the greatest romantic books ever written about the eternal love between two soul mates, an adopted gypsy boy Heathcliff and manor-born Cathy. The intensity of feeling between them defies the family barriers imposed by her brother after their father's death. Heathcliff is ill treated by the brother ... him but Heathcliff bears the degradations well because of his love for Catherine and the minute they meet alone he forgets all the degradations and humiliations that her brother metes out to him. Even...

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... . The sharks represent an outside force that can't be helped. The sharks are a symbol of life's mishaps that have no explanation and come about at the worst times. Manolin, the boy, is the old man's outside support, his purpose. Manolin is the parent that always screams from the sidelines at important and not important soccer games, the friend that attends every ... many days and months and years on the sea, Santiago was prepared to conquer the marlin. The sharks are a bump in the road, like a flaw in the plan. They appear out of nowhere just when everything is well and they cause yet an...

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... quarrel" (108). The separation makes Luz "lonely" and she soon falls into another affair with the major (108). She writes to her former lover and dismisses their time together as "a boy and girl affair" but is convinced that her relationship with the major is different and will end in marriage (108). However, this relationship turns ... out to be no different than the last, but rather, is just another very short story. Hemingway portrays these affairs as being somewhat of a cycle because as Luz is at the ... ...

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