... an objective, realistic reporting of events was the most important element of good writing. His works always drew from events and experiences that he had experienced personally and focused on themes and personalities that were important to him. Kathleen Morgan, in her comparison of Hemingway and Homer states that "Hemingway believed that good writing springs from knowledge that the author should ... and clear, observable elements of the scene. As Fishkin puts it: "Hemingway would have his characters, and his reader, learn to confront the world of fact directly, immediately - for only th...

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... the chapter, "The Doctor and the Doctor's wife" from, In Our Time, show how Hemingway's struggling relationship with both parents was a struggle for him to choose between his mother with music, or his father with fishing and hunting. (Baker, p.29) In the novel of, In Our Time, Hemingway creates the character of ... bull fighters, crippled soldiers, hunters of wild animals, and deep sea fisherman. Hemingway portrayed his characters as heroes, but they all in someway dealt with the perception of death. Hemingway himself said, "My favorite characters are men who deal in death and accept its...

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