Evaluation:
Published: 14.05.2003.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Ernest Hemingway', 1.
  • Essays 'Ernest Hemingway', 2.
Extract

Babe Ruth is one of the most well known players in the game of baseball. On the field he was a hero, hitting homeruns and making outstanding plays. However, few know that off the field Ruth was an avid fisherman and hunter, along with an alcoholic and adulterer. Like Babe Ruth, Ernest Hemingway also loved nature and lived a two-faced life. Despite always being on the brink of death due to his alcoholism and outrageous stunts, Hemingway is still known as one of the greats in American literature. Although Ernest Hemingway was a writer, it is self evident that he loved nature because he was brought up reveling in wildlife, was constantly involved in all kinds of outdoor sporting, and included nature in almost all of his books and writings. Hemingway's writings have often been confrontational, but are based on the harsh realities of life.…

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