Ernest Hemingway

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Ernest Hemingway lived his life to the fullest. He experienced more
than any other man. Since not many people traveled as much as Ernest,
Ernest shared his experiences in books. In “The Snows of Kilimanjaro”,
“Hills like White Elephants”, and “In Another Country”, Ernest Hemingway
uses a great deal of dialogue to help the reader identify with the
characters in the story to show the reader how he perceives the situation
of his experiences.
In Ernest Hemingway’s short story, “In Another Country”, a man is
shocked by reality when he hurt his leg in World War I. This short story
is primarily described with dialogue between the wounded man and other
injured patience in the hospital.
The short story takes place in Milan, Italy, in the middle of winter,
during World War I. The events in “In Another Country”, that are
discussed relate to Ernest’s experiences as a Red Cross ambulance driver.
One night when Ernest decided to work a longer shift in the trenches,
a bomb exploded right next to him. The only thing between Ernest and
the bomb was a soldier. Without even thinking, Ernest immediately begin
carrying the injured men out of the trench. While Ernest was carrying
a man, he was shot in the knee.
In “In Another Country” Ernest describes his experiences in the
hospital in Milan. Even though it is never said the narrator in the story is
obviously Ernest.
The dialogue between the Italian major and the narrator of the story,
first is focused on the majors hand injury, and the machines that are
suppose to provide the miracle cure for the major’s and the narrator’s
injuries.
But what the reader quickly learns is that the major suffers not from
the injury of his hand, but the loss of his wife. The machines becomes
a hollow promise with unbelievable photographs with miracle cures, but
the message is the majors life is empty with the loss of his wi...