Ernest Hemingway has created hundreds of novels and short stories that have made many significant contributions to literature. His work is well know around the world for its interesting composition by how he ties his personality and morals into his characters, which follow the beliefs, also know as "the code", that he lives by. Hemingway uses his code hero, who is named in most of his novels as Nick Adams to teach readers a creative and disciplined way of life. His code hero measures himself by how well he handles the sometimes vehement situations that life throws at him. He defined the code hero as "a man who lives correctly, following the ideals of honor, courage, and endurance in a world that is sometimes chaotic, often stressful, and always painful. Nick Adams is an individualist, always yearning to travel, while on a constant quest to conquer his fear of death, which
would grant him his rights to becoming a man. These characteristics will be the topics discussed in this research paper.
The code hero is an eager soul, whose free will compels him to travel. If Hemingway's work is viewed as one large novel, it would show his code hero traveling all over the world enjoying everything exciting that was available for him to try. He travels all over the United States participating in outdoor and camping adventures, takes trips to Switzerland to ski on majestic mountains in the Alps, and goes to Europe to defend his country in World War II.
Cross-Country Snow shows Nick in another relationship where he goes against the Hemingway code by partially sacrificing his free will and individualism. He is in another relationship and has a baby on the way. Although he is happy to become a father, he knows he will lose some of the independent activities that he practiced in hi
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