m to the harsh realities of war shortly after arriving in Europe. He loved the adventure and drama that war provided, and wanted to be part of the action. Hemmingway was wounded shortly after transferring to a position that brought him closer to the front lines. (Online Ref #4) The experiences of war inspired one of Hemmingway’s great novels, “A Farewell to Arms,” and the frustration of war inspired another, called “A Soldier’s Home.”After returning home to Oak Park in 1919, Hemmingway meet his first of four wives, Hadley Richardson, who he married in September 1921. He took a job with the Toronto Daily Star, as it’s European correspondent, and returned to Europe near the end of 1921. While living in Paris, Hemmingway was in the midst of a changing literary world, where he was soon to leave his mark. He made social and business relationships with the likes of Ezra Pound, James Joyce, Gertrude Stein, and Sylvia Beach. During this time Hemmingway became an editor for the literary magazine, Transatlantic Review, which published some of his early stories. (Online ref # 1)In 1927 Hemmingway divorced his first wife and married Pauline Pfeiffer. They returned to the United States and took up residence in Key West Florida. His next twelve years were spent in the Key West are, sailing, fishing, and writing. During this period of his life, Hemmingway went on a three-month safari to Africa. The trip to Africa became the inspiration for one of his best novels, “Green Hill of Africa,” and two of his most memorable short stories, “The Snows of Kilimanjaro,” and “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber.” While living in Key West, Hemmingway completed many of the works he had started in Europe and gathered material for several of his future works, including, For “Whom the Bell Tolls” and “Old Man and the Sea.” (Online ref # 1)Over the next...
