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Works Cited..................................................................pg.10

Thesis Statement: Ernest Hemingway's experience in World War I affected his actions, writings, and emotions throughout his life.

While handing out chocolate bars on the West Bank of the Piave River, Ernest Hemingway was severely wounded by a mortar shell. Even with both his legs penetrated with fragments of ammunition, he carried an Italian soldier to safety. For his courage he was awarded the Croce de Guerra and the Medaglia d'Argento al Valor Militare. During Ernest's stay in a Red Cross hospital he fell in love with a nurse. Agnes Von Kurowsky was seven and a half years older than Ernest, who was almost eighteen. At first Agn

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Some time later Ernest learned that Agnes' engagement had been broken off, but his wounded pride prevented him from forgiving her.7 After his mother had a nervous breakdown, Ernest moved out of his parent's house, and began writing short stories8 at Walloon Lake in Michigan9. His first book published was titled Our Time. The first story in the book, "Indian Camp", establishes the life-style of the hero Nick Adams. Nick is an energetic young man, much like young Ernest Hemingway. The story is about Nick's father delivering a baby by c-section without any anestisia for the mother. The baby is delivered safely but the mother's screaming, which lasted for days, tormented the father to the point of suicide. The baby's father nearly decapitated himself with a razor and in 1961, about fifty years later, Ernest Hemingway similarly used his favorite shotgun to shoot most of his head off. That is only one of the similarities between Hemingway's books and his life. In relation to Our Time both Nick and Ernest were wounded in World War I and had fathers who were doctors. Most of Nick Adams stories represent Hemingway's boyhood.10

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The wound Ernest Hemingway received in Italy played roles in quite a few of his books. The wound symbolized both Ernest's physical and psychological wounds15. Hemingway wasn't able to run, carry any amount of weight or even walk as he used to for a long time after the war. He also fell into depression numerous times16.

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