... the birds the grass the trees the lake and the wild boys innocent as strawberries had followed the hunchback to his kennel in the dark" (lines 39-43) leave the reader steeped in thoughts of violence and chaos, a highly representative literary effect of the modern era. Not only does Thomas illustrate art in the modern world by writing a poem that recognizes human suffering, but also by characterizing the ... hunchback as an artist himself. Daytime brings with it constant torment and anguish for the hunchback which makes nighttime all the more of a sanctuary for reflection and expression....

• Word Count: 1641
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... was one of Hemingway's most common themes. This point is evident in some of his most famous works that helped him to gain acclaimed success: The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, and For Whom the Bell Tolls. Writings on the life of Hemingway helped shed light on these works. Hemingway, who had a reputation as a "robust, belligerent American hero, sought to experience ... The Sun Also Rises, is both "disillusioned and emasculated as a result of the war" (Schafer 1). Jake Barnes searches for truth and meaning in life and war. Hemingway was also cynical and weakened after the war and sear...

• Word Count: 1401
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... Ernest would later have. She saw his interest in writing and bought him a typewriter. Ernest wrote three stories and ten poems by the time Hadley had given birth to a son they named John Hadley Nicano Hemingway. Around 1925, Hemingway wrote The Sun Also Rises. A year later he was able to finish a story that he had started previously called A Farewell to Arms. Both novels showed Hemingway ... 's obsession with death. During World War II, Ernest became a secret agent for the United States. It was at this time that he became a heavy drinker because of ... Hemingway wrote many short stories...

• Word Count: 1554
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... .lostgeneration.com)-(7) Between 1925 and 1929, Hemingway produced some of his most important pieces of writing including In Our Time (1925), The Sun Also Rises (1926), Men Without Women (1927), and A Farewell to Arms (1929). A Farewell to Arms became known as one of the best war novels. (www.lostgeneration.com)-(8) In 1927, Hemingway divorced Hadley and married Pauline Pfeiffer, a fashion reporter. A year later, Ernest and ... then moved to a house in Cuba where he wrote For Whom the Bell Tolls. (www.lostgeneration.com)-(13) The book was voted best novel for the Pulitzer Prize, but the ...

• Word Count: 1304
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School