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Essay
What is love? Love is the feeling of deep affection for someone. But what if that someone does not love the other back? Rejection. The word no. The feeling of your insides crushing with sorrow. Is love worth it, to fight for love, or does one simply give up? Love, the connection between two people, …
Links
http://thepariswife.com The novels website talks about the book and about the author. http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/home/search/?keywords=the%20paris%20wife&pageSize=12 Chapters is an option to purchase this novel. It has two convenient locations, Hamilton and Burlington. http://www.randomhouse.com/rhpg/features/paula_mclain/book-clubs/ This website has recipes used in the novel along with drinks that are named after Hemingway. It also has over a dozen thoughtful questions to …
Socratic Question #4
In the novel The Paris Wife, after Hadley noticed the majority of women had a short hairstyle, she herself got one as well. This shows that even back in the 1920’s at any age, people wanted to feel like they fit in with the crowd. Why do you believe people want to follow the trends?
Socratic Question #3
In the novel The Paris Wife, Ernest travels to many countries for job opportunities and to have his writings published. Do you know of anyone who has travelled abroad for work? Did it help them succeed in their career? Also, do you believe this to be the only way to succeed in your career?
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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