About Earnest Hemingway

In 4th grade, I read The Old Man and the Sea, in Korean. I found the book extremely boring and filled with too many details of the old man's struggle with the fish or of the fluorescent emerald sea he keeps mentioning. But im ready to reevaluate this book, though not qualified to, from a more mature standpoint and see how the the old man's struggle portrays our human character and attitude when encountering hardship.

I learned that Earnest Hemingway is writing The Old Man and the Sea from his childhood experience when he fished and hunted squirrels. I could understand how he was so knowledgeable of the currents and of the fish he wrote in the book. And it was neat to see that he partook in music and surprisingly sports. I dont know of your opinion, but when i think of Earnest Hemingway I always thought of a geek, who killed himself and just sits down and writes books, but i guess he had a life.

Also i began to appreciate his simple style of writing by understanding the "Iceberg Theory". It's said that he tried to convey the complex underlying meanings of books by being terse and profound simultaneously. From my memory, i clearly understand his use of prune language, but not so much about the depth of his book. I hope im wrong while re-reading The Old Man and the Sea. I might be too cynical.