In the annals of the writing world, there is a legendary group of artists who came from post-war America to transform the written word. These artists were known as The Lost Generation. In the time between World War I and World War II, these artists existed in various states, but many of them congregated at a house in France to share ideas. These individuals were responsible for creating the modernist movement. Their art continues to inspire authors, painters, and poets to this day. In this post, we examine the modernist movement.
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“Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway
In “Hills Like White Elephants,” Ernest Hemingway demonstrates how setting can fully impact a story’s narrative, symbolism, and theme. In the story, an American man and a Spanish woman have a discussion before he departs for Madrid. Hemingway published this story in his short-story collection Men Without Women in 1927.
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Metaphorical Loss in Hemingway’s ‘The Three-Day Blow’
In Michigan, a certain feeling fills the air in the autumn months that is nearly indescribable. It is the feeling of aging and nostalgia, of cold nights from before, and it’s the feeling of all things coming to an end. Such a backdrop is perfect for examining the metaphorical loss in Hemingway’s short story “The Three-Day Blow.” For this post, we are going to discuss Hemingway’s short story as it relates to this ending and how the permeation of Michigan fall make that feeling all the more tangible, real, and emotional.
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Struggles of Famous Writers: Futility from Hemingway and Plath
Have you ever felt like the world makes little sense and therefore nothing means anything? In a similar post, I talked about futility in Ray Bradbury’s short story “Kaleidoscope.” The story tells us that at the end of our lives, the reasons for living and being present are varied…or nonexistent. In this post, I would like to take a deeper look at the idea of “futility” in writing. We will do this in order to examine its effect on stories and the struggles of famous writers.
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Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald: Friends and Frenemies
I love a good story from literature history. There is nothing better than a few tales about writers being eccentric weirdos while not working on their craft. Today, I have a a story of two literary titans and their friendly, yet combative, relationship. This is a story about a couple of drinking pals and their exploits, and it gets a little weird. After all, Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald were both friends and frenemies.
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