Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway was probably one of the most interesting men to ever walk this earth.   Although he had some indifference's, his life as a whole was filled with many stories; long or short.  The collection of some have been piled in to create the first 49 short stories.  From driving an ambulance in world war 1, to smoking Cuban cigars, Ernest had a fun adventure filled life.  When he was in the army, he was critically injured and met his first of four wives.  Although Ernest didn't shoot anyone in the first war, he was very interested in hunting game.  He hunted in Africa and went fishing in Cuba.  He also learned to box, giving him an advantage in fighting other fisherman off.  More importantly, Hemingway achieved fame by writing his stories.  One of his more famous novels were The Old Man and the Sea.  He won the noble prize for literature in 1954.  Although it seemed like Hemingway was living the life in Cuba with plenty of women, he was having problems internally.  Due to this Ernest began to drink more and more, up to the point where he had a serious problem.  Even though he was a heavyweight when it came to drinking, it became obvious that he was having serious depression problems.  Aside from that, Ernest had a great adventure-filled life, leading to the great collection of his short stories.