Despair and Alienation in The Snows of Kilimanjaro and...

Despair and Alienation in The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Winter Dreams While some readers enjoy the genre of mysteries, others enjoy romance or westerns. But for some people the tragic tales of someone’s despair and alienation from someone or something they love is just what they want to read about. Ernest Hemingway’s styles have evolved throughout his career and I feel The Snows of Kilimanjaro represents the ideas of a man who is greatly in despair and alienated. As well, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s writing of Winter Dreams portray a sense of despair and alienation. The Snows of Kilimanjaro depicts a man, Harry, who after a lifetime of doing as he pleased, with whom he pleased has found himself in deep despair and even†¦show more content†¦For Harry it was all a lie. ‘ â€Å"I love you, really. You know I love you. I’ve never loved anyone else the way I love you.† He slipped into the familiar lie he made his bread and butter by’ (Baym 2212). After the thoughtful remarks of his love for his wife, he calls her a rich bitch. So much for undying love. While Hemingway’s stories of despair and alienation seemed to parallel his own life, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s life seemed to also parallel the events of his time. During the 1920’s the challenge was overcoming the personal indulgence and self-destructiveness that Fitzgerald seemed to be a poster boy. During prohibition he drank openly and led an unstable life of many temporary homes throughout the United States and Europe (Benet’s 336). In Babylon Revisited, Fitzgerald portrays Charlie as definitely feeling desperate and lonely. He has realized the mistakes he made early in his life and know has realized what he lost, his daughter. Charlie’s in-laws, Marion and Lincoln, who so generously took care of his daughter after his wife’s death, are unsure of Charlie’s commitment to his daughter. Honoria has been let down before and they wish to protect her. Marion’s only desire was to keep her word to her dying sister, to care for Honoria. Charlie’s despair started soon after his marriage. The marriage was falling apart, as was the stock market. His despair over losing much of his wealth led him to severe