Gary’s Comments (group member since Jul 26, 2009)

Gary’s comments from the The Importance of Reading Ernest group.

again, agreement , brad. i also think that hemingway was truly a man of few words, if you know what i mean. also, not getting bogged down with all these flowery adjectives,and adverbs, papa allowed the reader to infer,and imagine much of the story for themselves. this story in particular is so short, yet, it says so much,and it definately sticks with you to think about and ponder. that is what i think makes hemingway so powerful, is much is left to the reader's interpretations of what he intended in his writings..... i think he wanted us "the reader" to discuss, wonder,and debate on our own. I really think he enjoyed stirring the pot,and then sitting back and enjoying the ride!

brad, i totally agree with your last comments. i do think you could read hemingway today,and think this was written in 2010. he hits emotions still common to us today.

and jim was not exactly mr. gentle. it seems like more like sex then" making love" to me. i'd need to read it again, but maybe it was jim's first time,and he was rough because he didn't have any experience? i am assuming it must have been liz's first time,and it may have seemed disappointing to her in how it all went down, so to speak. gio is probably going to blast me one. i am waiting for it!

I just read the story. Wow. disturbing, but was it rape?? Liz thought that she wanted it. The story says she wanted it... yet, she told him no, and he went ahead, she didn't scream, or yell, or anything....I also think things were different in the 20's. A woman was not suppose to like sex, or admit it,and was conditioned in society to say no...... i don't know. what was hemingway really trying to say here....???? hmmmmm. to me this was one of his most disturbing stories. He has several, but i'd rate this one as pretty high,as the most disturbing.

Allison,I totally concur. Well, done!

I visited there a few years ago. Loved it! Have bought all my friends a small print of the house, because they have been there too. We are reading a Hemingway book in July. Farewell to Arms , which he worked on while living there. It is really cool. Glad you got to experience it. If you're interested in visiting other literary homes, which I've done myself in recent years.... I can recommend to you a great book/guide for that purpose!

lol! in case she threw a fit with an audience. no audience, no fit, no evidence. think that is possible?

You referring to Hemingway, or Nick, or both? LOL!

I have seen many woman who don't like Hemingway at all. However, some do. I know many men who do. He's pretty rough and tumble in his stories,and his life too. However, Truman Capote was quoted as saying Hemingway was the biggest Queen he'd ever seen. Maybe it's all a strong way of covering things up, eh????

Nick reminds me of Hemingway's way of dealing with women. Easy come , easy go! If Papa had lived longer, no telling how many more women he would have either married, or lived with?? I think this idea of lots of women,and them being disposable in many of his stories,and novels was certainly autobiographical for Hemingway's writing. Ok, hit me with it. Disagreements????

I think Hemingway enjoyed danger in his daily life,and i think he faced the idea of death often in his personal life,and dealt with it in his stories. i mean look how his life ended. tragic,and all his characters meet a tragic demise.

have you read A FAREWELL TO ARMS, michelle? are you familiar with it's history,and the ending??? if you've read it, great. i can discuss the theory on that book, but if you haven't, you must read it. it's one of his best!!

well, i make a bogus comment, and look a nicely written several paragraph response. this room can have his energy.

i agree with you more, michelle, then you think. just trying to get some discussion here. gotcha. lol! thanks! anyone else??? c'mon, let's get the ball rolling here with some decent discussion!

he suggests they remove his leg or shoot him. if they knew the infection might kill him, why not remove the leg,and save his life?? or did the man have a death wish, or maybe the lady wanted him to go too? i am being the devil's advocate here, i know. any comments????

The story to me was kinda creepy, knowing Harry is slowly dying,and having the flashbacks, almost like his life flashing in front of his eyes, as they say,and then in the end, he's dead,and she's not really reacting much, kinda like, oh well, he's dead now.....no biggie.... i mean she says his name,and that's about it.

shit, gotta go pick up my son. guess i'll hit this later!

I finally had a chance to read the story this morning. I was in a hemingway mood.

hemingway likes to kill his characters off, doesn't he????

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Snow...

the flashbacks to me seemed to be him going through hallucinations,due to his illness. i finally had a chance to reread the story this morning. i'd love to see the movie with ava gardener,and is it gregory peck to see how hollywood handled the story.

Jotrys picture creeps me out. anyone else?

i remember the very first time i read this story. i was so shocked by the ending. i guess i didn't see it coming. it affected me for days! then i reread it,and began to see some hints along the way. but i have to admit the first reading was the best one of all. lol!