Saturday, February 2, 2013

The Hemmingway hero code is a little weird to me. I believe Hero’s come in all forms and fashions. Just because a writer has a style of writing or a so called type of person they always write about, doesn’t mean they should be portrayed as that kind of person in their own life. Hemmingway may just like to write with this kind of code in mind, doesn’t necessarily mean he lives by them. I, as a female don’t agree with some of the laws of the code. For instance, the law that says never show emotion, that would be something hard for anyone person to go through life without doing. Even heroes, people of all types show emotion at some point in time in their life. This doesn’t make you any less of a person; it makes you look like you have a heart and soul. Also the one that states never allow commitment to a single woman! That is absurd! I believe you should have a commitment to a single woman and a single woman only. Who wants to go through life never being able to trust that one person you love and them not be able to commit to you? That is a great feeling to know you are the one person whom they devote their heart to.  However I do agree with some of the code. The part that talks about keeping your word is something I like. I believe anyone who tells you something should stick to it and keep their word. No one likes to be lied to.

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  1. I also agree with some of the codes but not all of them. I also disagree with codes 3 and 4. I think that is really selfish of Hemingway to speak of code 4. A man should not be committed to more than one woman. Also, every woman cannot just simply not show emotion. I would say that men can hide their emotion better than women, but men still express their emotion. Everyone needs to let someone know he or she loves them. People should know when someone is happy or excited. I think one of the best codes is the honesty code. Honesty is the best trait anyone can have.

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