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Ernest Hemingway is most often though of as a brilliant author and inventor, but rarely does “mentally ill” top the list of his primary characteristics. Hemingway is most famous for his literary works including novels such as A Farewell To Arms, and The Sun Also Rises, as well as several collections of short stories and poems. Ernest Miller Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899 in the family home built by his widowed grandfather, Ernest Hall. He was the second of six children born to Dr. Clarence and Grace Hall Hemingway (www.lostgeneration.com). Hemingway was raised in a mainly Protestant, upper-middle class suburb of Chicago called Oak Park. His upbringing consisted of conservative, Midwestern values of strong religion, hard work, physical fitness and self-determination; success he was taught, could only be achieved through rigorous adherence to these stringent principles. Hemingway notoriously referred the suburb of Oak Park as a town of “wide lawns and narrow minds.” It is reported that Hemingway’s mother, Grace Hall, treated Ernest like a fragile, feminine doll in childhood and even dressed him as such. As Hemingway matured and became a young man fond of the outdoors and rugged sports, he resented his mother’s early childhood treatment of him and grew to be embarrassed by, and resentful of, her actions.
Approximate Word count = 733
Approximate Pages = 2.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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