Monthly Archives: April, 2012
Socratic Question #2
In the novel The Paris Wife Hadley and Ernest visit Spain to watch bull fighting. The couple cheered for a young bullfighter named Nicanor Villalta. In the novel, Ernest describes the bullfight like a dance and the couple is mesmerized by the way Nicanor moves. Later that year, Hadley and Ernest have a son and …
Socratic Question #1
In the novel The Paris Wife Elizabeth “Hadley” Richardson spent some years trying to attain a career as a pianist. She later thought that she lacked talent and stopped pursuing music. Then in Paris, married to a busy writer, Ernest Hemingway, Hadley took up piano again and was preparing to perform at a local club. …
Bio of Paula McLain
Paula McLain was born in Fresno, California in 1965. She was abandoned by her parents and became wards of the California Court System with her two sisters. Her and her sisters moved in and out of foster homes for the next fourteen years. Paula McLain discovered she wanted to become a writer and received her …
Description of Main Character
Elizabeth “Hadley” Richardson was born November 9 1891. She grew up in St. Louis, Missouri with four siblings along with her Mother and Father. While Hadley was a child, she fell out of a second story window, which led to her Mother being overly protective. During her teenage years, her Father committed suicide due to …
Short Synopsis
The Paris Wife is a twisting tale told by a lady named Hadley Richardson. The story starts off in Chicago where Hadley happens to meet a man named Ernest Hemingway. Despite their significant age difference, they fall in love and decided to get married. Hadley goes along for the ride of Hemingway’s journey as an …
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