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 Helo, I am going to write a diploma paper on Hemingway, to be precise, about female types character in Hemingway's prose. I was thinking about dividing them into positive and negative ones. Could you suggest me something?
Thank you.
Answer Hello,
In Hemingway's work, negative female characters are victimizers, bitches, ruiners of men. Some examples of these characters would be:
-- Brett Ashley from *The Sun Also Rises*
-- Margot Macomber from "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber"
Positive female characters in Hemingway's work are strong and courageous. Examples of these characters would be:
-- Pilar from *For Whom the Bell Tolls*
-- Catherine from *A Farewell to Arms*
