Josh-+Hemingway's+religion

Hemingway's views on religion are complicated. Few people ever had any clue what Hemingway's religion was, mostly because he kept religion to himself. If you asked Hemingway about religion, he would tell you that he did not like to talk about religion, and possibly give you another person to talk to as an aid in understanding. Notes- view 1- Brought up as a christian, he was very religious and followed very closely to his faith, aspiring to be someone from some of the stories about martyrs and other highly respected religious figures. However, by fifteen he was beginning to separate. He soon spent entire summers away from his family, and tried to avoid them more. In 1916, he left the church his parents had followed, and chose a new church. As he went on in life, he felt influence from the catholic church, and began to follow it while in Milan recovering from an injury. Later, he married a catholic woman, and continued to follow catholicism to the end. His early religion was extraordinarily strict, and later on, he went for a version of catholicism that was more warm, gentle, and forgiving than his old religion. He formulated his own way to follow his faith. He continued trying to find the right ways in religion until he commited suicide. view 2- Very reluctant to talk about religion, did go to mass reasonably regularly, or so it seemed. Note- all priests in his stories, whether frequently insulted or attacked or left alone, seem to be portrayed nicely.

What is consistent so far? Hemingway was, at some point (while married to his second wife) catholic. What is possible so far? Hemingway may or may not have continued searching for religion, and may or may not have paid attention to religion after his divorce to his second wife.

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Thesis- Hemingway's religion was confused and confusing. I know that we talked about this briefly, but I'd clarify it a bit to make sure that it reflects what you can and are going to prove in your outline. Keep researching for ideas & quotes that you can add to the outline to prove your main topics. You may want to reorganize this outline so it makes more sense from one idea to the next (when more detail is added). basic outline-
 * Ernest Hemingway's religion **
 * I. ** **View 1**
 * A. ** **Early life (brought up highly christian)**
 * B. ** **Loss of original faith, became catholic.**
 * C. ** **Religion changed until end of life, mainly focused around the basics of Catholicism.**
 * II. ** **view 2**
 * A. ** **Still raised christian**
 * B. ** **little known about religion after leaving original christian faith.**
 * C. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"> **reason for lack of knowledge about Hemingway's religion**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">III. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"> **in the writing**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">A. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"> **what can Hemingway's books and stories tell us about religion?**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">B. ** **use of the soul**

writing tools tool 3- take it easy on the ings. ing extends the word by one syllable and makes many words flow together into things that sound alike