Hemingway's Writings and War Experiences Oak Park, Illinois, greatly influenced the world of writing on July 12, 1899. Because on that day Grace Hemingway, Clarence Edmonds Hemingway's wife, gave birth to the world of writers a child named Ernest Miller Hemingway (Young 82). Later in his life, he would make the most powerful literary impact on the new generation of American writers with his simple, down-to-earth, yet evocative style (Morris 863). No one in America would ever influence the world of writing like Hemingway. Even at a very young age it was evident to those around him that Hemingway was truly something special. Many marveled at how he managed to create such a dynamic story. Not many knew at the time that most of his ideas for his writings came from his personal experiences. For example, he always talked about violent death in his writings, and this came to him through hunting trips with his father (The Cycle of American Literature 200). The violence he witnessed in the camps with his father influenced him enough to write a detailed history of such conduct. The events that occurred in Hemingway's life would allow him to write stories unimaginable to the average person. Throughout Ernest's life, one of the most influential aspects was his wartime experiences. They included World War I, the Spanish Civil War, World War II, and a hostile confrontation with Fidel Castro. Due to his involvement in these many wars, Hemingway suffered more scars than any other man in or out of uniform (Rusche 1). In World War I, he chose the American Ambulance Corps for its wartime experience. Despite his fatal injury, which occurred in the World Wa...... middle of paper ....... New York: Macmillan Publishing Company Inc., 1974. Stirling, Nora. Who wrote the modern classics? New York: The John Day Company, 1970. “The Hemingway Code.” Cyberschool Experimental Web Server. April 13, 2000 .Theodoracopulos, Taki. "Put on the Ritz." National Review November 7, 1994: 80-81.Unger, Leonard, ed. “Ernest Hemingway.” American writers. vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribners's Sons, 1974. 247-269. "War". Encyclopedia Britannica. 15th edition. 1993.Weeks, Robert p., ed. Hemingway. Englewood Cliff, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1962. “The World Wars.” Encyclopedia Britannica. 15th edition. 1993.Young, Filippo. «Hemingway, Ernesto.» American Encyclopedia. International edition. 1990.