Ernest Hemingway was a writer who made the Lost Generation movement popular. This period was referred to the time after the second world war. Hemingway fought in World War I and the Spanish Civil War, so he was well acquainted with the politics of war. A current event that would probably intrigue him would most likely be the war on terror. During World War I, he was an ambulance driver and was discharged after being shot and injured while saving a fellow soldier. Our current war on terror is primarily focused in the Middle East. We've been fighting the war on terror since October 7, 2001. Based on Hemingway's novels and his experiences with war, I think he would be displeased with the way we've run things in the war. He wrote several books about the aftermath of fighting in a war and what it does to a man's soul. Hemingway would think that we've dragged this war out for far too long. It took us over 10 years to find Osama Bin Laden, and with all the technology we have and advanced weaponry, we should've been able to find him a lot quicker. I honestly think that Hemingway would be both proud and disappointed with our actions. Proud of the fact that we haven't abandoned our fight for manageable peace, and disappointed that the world has turned to such events and all over each countries religious beliefs and views on government control.
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