About Josh Silverstein Expertise I will answer questions relating to Ernest Hemingway's life or literature. I can also help with quotation source requests. No homework questions please.
Experience Mr. Silverstein holds a B.A. in English Literature and has been studying the life and works of Ernest Hemingway for the past ten years. His major work on Hemingway is titled, "The Importance of Being Ernest: Hemingway's Truth in Fiction and his Fiction in Truth." He is also author of "Hemingway: Alive and Well Online," an article exploring Hemingway's presence and position in the online community. He is the founder of "Timeless Hemingway," an award winning web site devoted to Ernest Hemingway.
Question What are some parallels of Hemmingway's life in A Farewell to Arms? Could you give me some detailed infromation and specifics on this topic? I already know a few such as his occuaption as an ambulance driver, his love for Catherine, his alcoholism and the mortar shell that almost kills him. If you could answer this for me it would be a great help. Thank you for your time.
Answer Hello,
Read anything by scholar Philip Young. He has done some interesting work in regards to the parallels between Hemingway's life and fiction. He pays particular attention to the injury Hemingway suffered at age eighteen when he served as an ambulance driver for the Italian army, and how and why this episode resurfaces in his literature.
Also, Carlos Baker's biography, "Ernest Hemingway: A Life Story" provides a detailed account of the many parallels existing between the events in Hemingway's life and the events transpiring in his stories.
