Erin Elizabeth Ellen Fowler HaugheyOutline1. The Hemingway Code is an idea of what all heroes have in common. 2. One of Hemingway’s best novels was The Old Man and the Sea fore it was a story of skill.3. The Old Man and the Sea was a story of courage from Santiago’s point of view.4. Also a story of courage from the fish’s point of view.5. Victory in the soul but in reality, defeat, was demonstrated in this novel.6. Santiago earned his pride and self-respect from his suffering.7. Hemingway’s way of writing is directed towards the eye rather than the ear.8. Fear is always present and Hemingway made sure you felt the momentary truce, of facing a fear, in a hopeless battle.9. One of the symbols constantly mentioned in the story is that of the great baseball player Joe DiMaggio.The Old Man and the Sea is a beloved novel because of the style in which Hemingway writes, his idea of a hero, and how he applied it affectively. The code for his heroes way in which they act with courage, always strive to prove them selves one more time, not to complain about their suffering. The writing techniques brought the story in to full multimedia life by letting the reader see what is going on. Finally, the way it all just seems to fit together in the end. The Hemingway code is an idea of what all heroes have in common. In the words of Irving Howe, "There emerges...the characteristics hero of the Hemingway world: the hero who was wounded the bears his wound in silence who is sensitive to but scorns to devalue his feelings into words who is defeated but finds a remnant of dignity in an honest confrontation of defeat."(232) This code is a code of honor to all who attain it. Even in today's life we can find this hero. Take a fireman, there is a fire ripping a building to shreds with its furry. The firemen come in to the blazing wreck insuring that they will get burnt. Bearing their wounds in silence. When they save the last ...
