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The Snows of Kilimanjaro
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Yes, I think that this story serves as a moving account of a man who comes to terms with his life as he prepares to die. However, while I hate to sound as repetitive in my reviews of Hemingway as Hemingway sounds in his actual writing, I cannot stand how his protagonists always take out their frustrations on women. As the main character suffers, he calls his partner a "rich bitch" and a "caretaker and destroyer of his talent." I rate Hemingway's work so low because from my perspective, I must point out how he lets his characters get away with sexism and misogyny, even if they do indeed face painful circumstances. I will say it now and I will say it again: an individual's anger does not justify their mistreatment of another person. I wish Hemingway had understood that in his life and in his writing.
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Dec 10, 2016 04:39PM
i liked how you mentioned his repetiveness.
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It's true, Jessaka! Thank you for appreciating how I pointed it out. :)
Genuine question - why read and review all of his work if you don't enjoy his writing?
Hi Rebecca! I'm reading all of his work because I took a class of his for my English degree at university. I review all of his work because I review every single short story and book I read on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ; it's a tradition of mine. I am grateful for my GR friends for sticking this through with me.
You're totally right in dissing a story w/ not-nice characters as not nice.
Thomas: Great books and stories does not have to contain heros that are nice and treat women well. It might be the author choice to present characters that treat people (women, men) bad. If every book would be about people being good and acting right, or about people that has been punished because they treat other bad then it would be very boring, wouldn't it? Life is not "sterile" and art should not be sterile too. There is nothing wrong per se in a character that is immoral, bad, treats people like shit. Maybe the author wanted the character to be like that?You write that:
" he lets his characters get away with sexism and misogyny"
For me it seems that you would want the art (books example) to play moralizing role mostly, which is infantile if you ask me.
