The writers job is to tell the truth is a phrase the great American author once said Many American Writers speak true to this ideal by creating novels poems and short stories with strong American themes One theme that Ernest Hemingway uses often is the theme of the American dream Another theme widely used by Hemingway is the spirit of renewal Heming way shows the American spirit of renewal through the relationship of Santiago and Manolin his apprentice Santiago teaches Manolin how to fish thus
Santiago lived an extremely simple life the life of a fisherman Although sometimes he wished for some of the modern conveniences others had he was able to do without them Other fishermen had radios to pass the time while all Santiago had were his thoughts and sometimes the boy The old man asked for the help of no one for he did fine without the others Santiago learned how to make due with the supplies that he had On the boat while he is battling the mighty fish he is able to deal with limited f
Ernest Hemingway was born in Oak Park Illinois on July 21 of 1899 A lot of the writings he has done were created because of the wars that he has seen There are many books that he has written which are well known Some examples of those books are A farewell to arms the old man and the sea to have and have not and men without women Hills like white elephants was in his first collection called Men without women This collection appeared in 1927 Ernest Hemingway received a Nobel Prize for literature