In a chapter from Understanding Fiction, Cleanth Brooks and Robert Penn Warren describe this figure as someone who refuses to yield to "spontaneous human emotion" as a defense against the "brute chaos of the world."
In a chapter from Understanding Fiction, Cleanth Brooks and Robert Penn Warren describe this figure as someone who refuses to yield to "spontaneous human emotion" as a defense against the "brute chaos of the world." Earl Rovit and Gerry Brenner divided this figure into a student and an instructor, labelling these people the "tyro" and the "tutor." This figure's existence was first posited in a critical book by Philip Young and was soon adapted in a biography by Carlos Baker. Traits associated with this figure include insomnia, an understanding that death is the end of existence which has been termed the (*) "nada" principle, and most importantly grace under pressure. Characters that have been associated with the exemplar aspect of this figure include Count Mippipopolous and Montoya, which characters that have been associated with the apprentice aspect include Manolin and Jake Barnes. For 10 points, name this figure, a seminal construct from Hemingway studies who lives his or her life according to a certain set of precepts.
In a chapter from Understanding Fiction, Cleanth Brooks and Robert Penn Warren describe this figure as someone who refuses to yield to "spontaneous human emotion" as a defense against the "brute chaos of the world."
Hemingway {code hero} [or {Hemingway hero}]