Ernest Hemingway's new critical edition of Our Times should be produced

下面为大家整理一篇 的essay代写范文 -- Ernest Hemingway's new critical edition of Our Times should be produced，文章讲述在21世纪，我们都知道现代主义已成为世界上非常重要的概念。我认为出版和推荐有关现代主义的好书是每个媒体的责任。众所周知，现代社会过分强调物质，忽视了人自身的价值。这应该更改。我们如何改变它？书是很好的工具。

 

Ernest Hemingway's new critical edition of Our Times should be produced

Dear colleagues in editorial board,

It’s my pleasure to put forward this proposal.

In 21 century, we all know that modernism has become a very important concept in the world. I think publishing and recommending good books about modernism is the responsibility of every press. As we all know, the modern society emphasizes too much on materials and ignore the value of people themselves. This should be changed. How can we change it? Books are good tools.

I want to recommend Ernest Hemingway’s In Our Time as. We would better produce a new critical edition of it. I will give my reasons in the following paragraphs.

l The benefits of the public and the press

If we publish the new critical edition of In Our Time, it will attract many readers to buy the new book. As we all know, Hemingway was one of the most important writer in the 20^th century and some people even see his as the God. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1953 with his book Old Man and Sea and the book also let him win the Nobel Prize in 1954. From what are said above, we can come to the conclusion that Hemingway was a great writer and was respect by many readers. But why is In Our Time? It is because this book was the masterpiece and it shows the maturity of Hemingway’s writing style. In conclusion, the publishing of the new critical edition of In Our Time will let more readers get close to Hemingway and realize the modernism in his book. And our press will get enough profits because of the high sales of the book.

l Modernism is relevant

Modernism encourages people to create new things. It is not limited by tradition and goes for what’s freer. Modernism goes out of society and nature. The modernism works were produced after the second industrial revolution and as a result, they show us the complex emotions of people in that day. The development of technology and productivity made people material. They felt indifference between people. They felt lonely easier. Modernism focused on what people are. In 21^st century, the productivity of our society has reached the top of human history. There is also a trend that people focus too much on materials and become blundering. How to prevent this trend and make people become more humanistic? Modernism is great thoughts that will make people focus more on people themselves. In conclusion, modernism is relevant is 21^st century.

l In our time is a good representation of modernism

In our time contains 15 short story and16 essays. Among the 16 essays, the first six pieces is the first group. They mainly describe the quality of people through what they do. In the second group, people’s reactions when facing threats are focused on. And the rest of the 16 essays are about bullfight. They describe violence, disaster and unavoidable death which are the general forms of life. Bullfight itself is a kind of tragic enhancement of life. 

To sum the essays up, the first group mainly describes things and people. The second group mainly describes the mental state of people. It focuses on the helpless and lost sense that people feel. If we say the first group focuses on the life state in reality, then the second group is about illusory of feelings. They are two sides of one thing. Then in the third group about bullfight, the two sides are combined. The tradeoff of life and bravery inspires readers to think about what people are and what they think.

So I think this book is a representation of Hemingway’s modernism. The book has an irreplaceable value in inspiring people in the 21^st century.

l Hemingway is an important voice to hear in the 21^st century

Hemingway was born in 1898 so he is a member of what is called the “Lost Generation”. The two most important works of Hemingway are The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms. They were both published in 1920s. The movement of modernism was at its high tide in 1920s so we can know Hemingway is an important writer in the development of modernism.

“I can’t sleep so I lay on the bed thinking about other things. Then I can’t control myself and begin to think about Bolet. All other things disappear. When I think about Bolet, my train of thought becomes slow. At the moment, I begin to cry. After a while, I feel better. Hearing the passing of the train, I go to my dream.” This is the most impressing paragraph in The Sun Also Rises. It deeply describes Barnes’ ambivalence. He loves Bolet but he can’t love her because she will be hugged by another man when Barnes met her. Sometimes she was just behind a wall but she was kissing another man. All of this make him suffer a lot.

“……I look out of the window where is only a gobbet of black. I can only hear rains out there. The kid was dead. So the doctor looks tired. But why should they treat the kid like that? They maybe think the kid will breathe. I don’t believe any religion, but I know the kid should receive baptism. However, if he had lost his breath? He didn’t breathe. He died as he was born.  He just lived in Catherine’s tummy. In the past, I could feel his kicking when I touch Catherine’s tummy. But this week he didn’t do so. Maybe he had been asphyxia a week ago. What a pitiful kid! I hope I am asphyxia as him. No, I am not asphyxia. It’s invigorating to be asphyxia as soon as I was born. So I will avoid the trouble when I die. Now Catherine is going to die. Your ending will be like this. Life is just like playing baseball. They throw you on the playground and tell you some rules. The first time you can’t reach the base, you will be killed. You will die with no reason you know.” This is an impressing paragraph in A Farewell to Arms. It describes what Henry thinks when he knows the death of his son. This is a direct description of one’s emotion. It’s a great reflection of Hemingway’s modernism.

From the analysis above, we can come to a conclusion that Hemingway is a great representative writer of modernism. And modernism has its important value in the 21^st century. So Hemingway is an important voice to hear in the 21st century.

l Supplementary Material

1. Review of In Our Time

“This book is the first meaningful book of Hemingway no matter in which aspect.”

--by Philip Young

This item should be included in the volume because it emphasizes the importance of In Our Time. Even among all of Hemingway’s excellent works, this book still has its special meaning. This item will attract more readers to buy the book.

2. Today’s review of In Our Time

“Hemingway’s story is always continuous. That is he got used to write the same topic. But he will make the topic clearer every time.”

--by Malcolm Cowley

This item shows us the feature of Hemingway’s works. Because of the continuity among them, readers will buy every book of Hemingway to feel the continuity. As a result, this book will sell well.

3. “I’m the sun.”

--by Nietzsche, another modernism writer

This item is short but strongly impresses us by Nietzsche’s confidence as a human. Readers will feel the power of modernism writers through this item. So they will buy the book to see how Hemingway shows his modernism and whether his modernism is powerful or not.

4. “Life is a kid of language. It conveys some kind of truth to us.”

--by Schopenhauer, another modernism writer

This item also shows the special thoughts of modernism writer and will rise readers’ interest to buy the book.

5. “There is no possession but only existence. There is only the kind of existence of going for the last breath.”

--by Kafka, another modernism writer

This item also shows the special thoughts of modernism writer and will rise readers’ interest to buy the book.

l The image for the book’s front cover

 

I choose this picture as the front cover because it not only contains Hemingway but also contains today’s city. Many people may think Hemingway’s works are out of date because they were written before decades. In the picture, there is a strong visual shock. On the left side, it’s our modern city which is colorful and gorgeous. On the right side, it’s Hemingway’s dull monochrome photo. They form a strong contrast. It will tell readers Hemingway’s works are still meaningful in our time. Modern society is materialistic and in the city we just see buildings. We can’t see any people on the left because what we concern is what interest we can get and what comfortable life we can enjoy. Hemingway’s big face on the right side inspires us to think about who we are. We are human who have many kinds of emotions and need to be focused on.

 

l A Works Cited page