Misconceptions about Women in Hemingway’s Novels

Abstract

Ernest Hemingway depicted a lot of male characters who were always very strong either in body
or in spirit, such as Santiago (in “THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA”) whereas the women in his
novels are always neglected, but when going further with his works, many indispensable women
in his novels were found, in contrast to men. This paper deals mainly with three different types of
women in Hemingway’s works, his attitudes towards them and an analysis of why he had such
attitudes towards them.