LITERARY PORTRAIT OF ERNEST HEMINGWAY: THE EXPERIENCE OF USING THE BIOGRAPHICAL METHOD IN CLASSES ON FOREIGN LITERATURE

Abstract

Abstract: Facts have proved that Ernest Hemingway’s biography, which can be called heroic without exaggeration, reveals his inner world even better than books containing only a small part. Perhaps this explains why everything he wrote is so true and genuine, for it was born from the writer’s life, his own pain and misery, tears of joy and despair in war, love and friendship, travel, hunting and fishing. The correlation of Hemingway with all of his protagonists was not accidental: Hemingway seems to be immersed in them, sympathizes with them, rejoices over a victory and humbly suffers defeat. This is why kind–heartedness and empathy are the key concepts of Ernest Hemingway’s literary portrait, which define him as a person and a writer.