Blog 4

Hemingway ideas of what a man should be are somewhat different than what we think of how men are supposed to be or act. One of Hemingway code states that men should never show emotions.  I think this is wrong because I think men should be able to show emotions just like women do.  Most men show emotions like being angry or aggravated opposed to being upset and crying. I think that men’s reason is that if they cry in front of people then it shows them being weak, and according to them they are never supposed to show signs of weakness.  Another code that Hemingway states is being completely honest, keeping ones word or promise. I think that all men should be completely honest with themselves and other people around them. In a relationship I think this is one of the main things that keeping the relationship going is being honest. I would not want to be in relationship where the man was not being honest with me. The last code that I am going to discuss is maintaining free-will and individualism, never weakly allowing commitment to a single woman or social convention to prevent adventure, travel, and acts of bravery.  I think this code is important because there are a lot of men that are afraid of commitment. Some of the reason I think they are afraid is because the divorce rate is so high and many men think that women are going to go out and cheat on them.  Men want to be independent and if they commit to someone it might make them depend on someone else.