reproduced. Hemingway took the literary world by storm from his little apartment in Paris(Loscalzo, 19).However the days of his invincibility would soon end. Hemingways marriage toHadley Richardson was failing by the end of 1928, and they were considering divorcewhen Earnest learned of his fathers death. Clearance Hemingway had shot himself in thehead (Nelson, 66). Returning to the states gave Hemingway a new outlook on life, he soon moved toKey West, Florida and took a new wife. Meanwhile, his status had risen to superstardom. Throughout the world imitators attempted to recreate the simplicity of his shortstories (a pattern that continues to this day), and it wasnt uncommon to see his face onthe cover of several magazines. Ernest Hemingway, or Papa as he was now beingreferred to, had infiltrated pop culture. In Key West, A Death in the Afternoon waswritten and brought an age old culture to light in America, bullfighting in Spanish culture. Hemingway had, in essence, taken an entire nation to Madrid to see one of thesemarvelous displays that he had admired during his days in Europe. Though the book didnot receive critical acclaim, it is widely regard as one of his best novels (Miller, 116).At this point in his life, Hemingway began thinking about his childhood and hislove of the outdoors and decided to go on an African safari. He had always admiredTheodore Roosevelt and wished to go big game hunting as he did. It wasnt long beforehe and his wife were traveling to Africa (Baker, 49).During his time in Africa, Hemingway was able to compile enough experience tobegin work on The Green Hills of Africa, which was the story of a man on safari. Thisbook was criticized because of the apparent flawlessness of the main character, who nodoubt was meant to be Hemingway himself. This was common of his works, he veryseldom allowed the reader to see any flaws in the characters that reflected his personality. However, the short story The S...
