THE END OF SOMETHINGTHE END OF SOMETHINGBY ERNEST HEMINGWAYBY ERNEST HEMINGWAY

AURA HERRERAAURA HERRERA

YOLANDA BEHAINEYOLANDA BEHAINE

FOREING LANGUAGE- IX GROUP FOREING LANGUAGE- IX GROUP 1313

Ernest H. was born Ernest H. was born in in Oak Park, Oak Park, Illinois 1899. After the United States Illinois 1899. After the United States entered the First World War, he joined a entered the First World War, he joined a volunteer ambulance unit in the Italian volunteer ambulance unit in the Italian Army.Army. He was a great sportsman liked to He was a great sportsman liked to portray soldiers, hunters, bullfighters portray soldiers, hunters, bullfighters an taught at times primitive people an taught at times primitive people whose courage and honesty are set whose courage and honesty are set against the brutal ways of modern against the brutal ways of modern society and how in this confrontation society and how in this confrontation lose hope and faith.lose hope and faith. Many of his friends described him like Many of his friends described him like a very shy and insecure man who a very shy and insecure man who married with a women he didn’t love married with a women he didn’t love and lived continually in horror of and lived continually in horror of death. It Might be considered the way death. It Might be considered the way Ernest wrote this specific history as a Ernest wrote this specific history as a reflection of their personal feelings, reflection of their personal feelings, experiences and his way of thinking experiences and his way of thinking about life, since he was very punctual about life, since he was very punctual in what he said and did not put so in what he said and did not put so much emotion to what he was saying to much emotion to what he was saying to others.others. He died in Idaho in 1961. he He died in Idaho in 1961. he committed suicide .committed suicide .

Ernest Hemingway as a personErnest Hemingway as a person

ErnestErnest H. estarted H. estarted his career as a his career as a writer in a newspaper office in writer in a newspaper office in Kansas City at the age of seventeen.Kansas City at the age of seventeen. After his return from the First World After his return from the First World War to the United States, he became War to the United States, he became a reporter for Canadian and American a reporter for Canadian and American newspapers and was sent back soon newspapers and was sent back soon to Europe to cover such events as the to Europe to cover such events as the Greek Revolution.Greek Revolution. His first important works were “The His first important works were “The Sun also Rises”(1926), “A Farewell to Sun also Rises”(1926), “A Farewell to Arms” ( 1929). Among his later works Arms” ( 1929). Among his later works the most outstanding in the Short the most outstanding in the Short Novel was “ The old Man and the Novel was “ The old Man and the Sea”( 1952).Sea”( 1952). He got the Novel Prize in Literature He got the Novel Prize in Literature 1954.1954.

Ernest Hemingway as a writerErnest Hemingway as a writer

““The end of something”The end of something”PlotPlot

Horton's Bay had been a lumber town Horton's Bay had been a lumber town with the mill by the lake ,but some year with the mill by the lake ,but some year after the logs stopped appearing, because after the logs stopped appearing, because the machinery was taken out of the mill the machinery was taken out of the mill building . The mill and the complex that building . The mill and the complex that surrounded it lay abandoned.surrounded it lay abandoned.Ten years later only were still visible to Ten years later only were still visible to Nick and Marjorie rowing along the lake Nick and Marjorie rowing along the lake shore to fish. shore to fish. Marjorie wanted to catch some fish but Marjorie wanted to catch some fish but Nick counters that they will not strike and Nick counters that they will not strike and be caught.be caught.Because of Nick´s Indifference , Marjorie Because of Nick´s Indifference , Marjorie asked him if something was wrong , she asked him if something was wrong , she became frustrated when he told her that became frustrated when he told her that this relationship was not having fun this relationship was not having fun anymore. Then she left without a good anymore. Then she left without a good bay.bay. Bill arrived and asked Nick how he felt Bill arrived and asked Nick how he felt and Nick told him go away.and Nick told him go away.

““The end of something”The end of something”ClimaxClimax

The title of this story refers to two The title of this story refers to two things: The end of Horton´s Bay things: The end of Horton´s Bay and the end of Nick and Marjorie´s and the end of Nick and Marjorie´s relationship. relationship.

The most important event was The most important event was when Nick broke Marjorie´s heart when Nick broke Marjorie´s heart telling her that their relationship telling her that their relationship was not having fun anymore and was not having fun anymore and the love he felt someday ago was the love he felt someday ago was died. She frustrated left the place died. She frustrated left the place without a good bay.without a good bay.

Nick never considered get Nick never considered get marry , he like many young man marry , he like many young man of his era , he restless and want s of his era , he restless and want s to move on and live a modern to move on and live a modern life.life.

SettingsSettings Place where the story occurs: Place where the story occurs:

The events on this story in The events on this story in ocured in the abandoned town ocured in the abandoned town Hortons Bay. And all the event Hortons Bay. And all the event of fishing, was in the shore.of fishing, was in the shore.

The weather with sun, propper The weather with sun, propper for fishing. And in the night, it for fishing. And in the night, it was a beautiful moon.was a beautiful moon.

Psichological aspects:Psichological aspects: NIck: was a young boy, bored NIck: was a young boy, bored

about his relationship with about his relationship with Marjorie, silent, dind´t wan to Marjorie, silent, dind´t wan to get angage with her.get angage with her.

Marjorie: Secure about her Marjorie: Secure about her relationship with Nick, she was relationship with Nick, she was still in love with him, serious.still in love with him, serious.

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