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Exploring the Code of Hemingway's Characters
Throughout all of Hemingway's novels, many of his characters have characteristics and values in common with each other. This is shown through some of his short stories, but is more evident in his novels. The three novels that best show these striking similarities in character are The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms and The Old Man and the Sea. The persons who show these similar qualities best are the main characters from each novel: Jake Barnes from The Sun Also Rises, Frederic Henry from A Farewell to Arms, and Santiago from The Old Man and the Sea. But these are not the only characters to display the qualitites by far. The characteristics are just more prominent in them. These characteristics are easily displayed sometimes, while at other times they are very subtle.
Hemingway's characters tend to follow a code for their life, in an attempt to give their lives more meaning. The values and standards that the characters......

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