Date of Award

1-1-2013

Language

English

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

College/School/Department

Department of English

Content Description

1 online resource (iii, 76 pages)

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Jeffrey Berman

Committee Members

Carolyn Yalkut

Keywords

Hemingway, Suicide, Suicide in literature, Children of suicide victims

Subject Categories

Arts and Humanities

Abstract

Hemingway's death was a shock to the world in 1961. A few days after his death, critic Edmund Wilson wrote, "It is as if a whole corner of my generation had suddenly and horribly collapsed" (qtd. in Walsh). Those who knew him described him as full of vitality and zeal for living. During his lifetime he created a "larger than life" persona, adopting the nickname "Papa," portraying himself as a universal father. He put his distinct mark on American literature and created a unique style which is almost universally recognizable. He wrote and lived as a man who had conquered death and all of the fear associated with it.

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