In The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway.
Ernest Hemingway's style of writing is very simple and plain. He does not leave the reader wondering what the outcome of any of his stories may be; there is never anything to read into, all you have to do is read. Hemingway uses short, cut and dry sentences that are usually very simple to understand. In order to truly grasp the concepts of Hemingway's writing though, you must look past the short and simple literary structure and look for the hidden meanings. For example you can not read "The Old Man and the Sea" as a simple story of a fisherman looking for his prized catch. The story is about the struggle of man versus nature, or life versus death. The Old man is alone at sea with an old fishing pole, looking for one thing which is peace of soul. In the story the old man is left alone at sea with only his fate. All other external circumstances are taken away. The Old man is pursing this mystery of a fish, which in this case symbolizes life itself; by himself and has no help on his journey. He struggles greatly to catch the marlin and when the old man finally brings his catch back to shore he discovers that all that remains is a skeleton. He looked at the marlin as his last attempt to find meaning in life and in his case no one had been further out to sea, caught a bigger fish, and came home with less. Hemingway's fascination with fishing and hunting might come from the suicide of his father. After this tragic event all that Hemingway had to remember his father by were this skills that had been taught to him, and a warped perception that this is what a "man" must do to survive.
Fishing is a common theme in many of Hemingway's writings as are Life & Death, Bullfighting, Sex, and War. He had always been fascinated by Bullfighting and even made an attempt at becoming a bullfighter. He devoted a book to his at the sport called. "Death in the Afternoon".
