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Ernest Hemingway and Masculine Dominance
"But man is not made for defeat. A Man can be destroyed but never defeated." This quotation from the late Ernest Hemingway in the Old Man and the Sea summarizes his view on masculinity. Hemingway's works are both criticized and praised for their portrayal of masculinity. Hemingway equated masculinity with toughness and guts. Also Hemingway's beliefs on masculinity were dependent
upon control of women. Hemmingway once said, "To me heaven would be… two lovely houses in the town; one where I would have my wife and children and be monogamous and love them truly and well and the other where I would have my nine beautiful mistresses on different floors." From this quote one can easily see Hemingway's emphasis on masculine dominance in his own life. This was reflected in his work.
Hemingway's works are widely thought to mirror his own life. He once said, "There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed." He also......

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