Year
2018
Season
Summer
Paper Type
Master's Thesis
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Degree Name
Master of Arts in English (MA)
Department
English
NACO controlled Corporate Body
University of North Florida. Department of English
First Advisor
Dr. Betsy Nies
Second Advisor
Dr. Christopher Gabbard
Rights Statement
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Department Chair
Dr. Keith Cartwright
College Dean
Dr. George Rainbolt
Abstract
To many, Ernest Hemingway embodies a certain image of "masculinity," one centered around ability and physical performance. Such a narrative ignores the truly complicated and dynamic shape his understanding of the body took. Through an analysis of Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea, I examine the form this ideology took in his later life, focusing particularly on Hemingway's evolved understanding of the body. Through this research, a more nuanced picture of Hemingway emerges, one that recognizes the complicated and dynamic nature his view of the "able" body took.
Suggested Citation
Robin, Dominic, "The Inevitability of Decay: Disability in Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea" (2018). UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 833.
https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/833
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