Ernest Hemingway's Female Consciousness

Abstract

Ernest is often stereotyped as a masculine writer as much of his work focuses on hunting, fishing, boxing, and bullfighting. With the rise of the women movement in the 1960s and feminist criticism in the department of literature, Hemingway became Enemy Number One for many critics, who accused him of perpetuating sexist stereotypes in his writing. By analyzing some female characters in his major works, this paper argues that as a skilful writer in depicting the male sphere, Hemingway has created many female characters that deserve commendation, and the mainstream of his female consciousness is positive. On the whole, his attitude toward women is fair.