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== Introduction to Influence and Philosophy == | == Introduction to Influence and Philosophy == | ||
'''Norman Mailer once said he didn’t have the kind of talent that Ernest Hemingway had—the kind that could reach a nation'''. But his work reveals otherwise. Though Mailer often downplayed Hemingway’s influence, a deeper look shows just how profoundly Hemingway shaped Mailer’s philosophy of writing and life. Both authors didn’t just write; they wanted their words to disturb, to awaken, and to transform the reader’s understanding of life, death, and art. | '''Norman Mailer once said he didn’t have the kind of talent that Ernest Hemingway had—the kind that could reach a nation'''. But his work reveals otherwise. Though Mailer often downplayed Hemingway’s influence, a deeper look shows just how profoundly Hemingway shaped Mailer’s philosophy of writing and life. Both authors didn’t just write; they wanted their words to disturb, to awaken, and to transform the reader’s understanding of life, death, and art. | ||
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For Hemingway, great writing meant telling “honestly the things I have found true” (Death in the Afternoon 2). Mailer echoed this ethos, writing “to the limit of one’s honesty” and even scraping off a little dishonesty to get to what he called a “point of purity” (“The Hazards and Sources of Writing” 399). For both authors, honesty wasn’t just a stylistic preference—it was a moral imperative. | For Hemingway, great writing meant telling “honestly the things I have found true” (Death in the Afternoon 2). Mailer echoed this ethos, writing “to the limit of one’s honesty” and even scraping off a little dishonesty to get to what he called a “point of purity” (“The Hazards and Sources of Writing” 399). For both authors, honesty wasn’t just a stylistic preference—it was a moral imperative. | ||