The Idealism of the Self
More important than where one is from and where one is going is who one is. Nothing can be known or experienced beyond the self. Why then do men constantly seek outward to find his meaning? Why must he believe what the world claims is true, when that truth is merely the fearful regurgitation of supposed facts enforced by a whirlwind majority? Since, perhaps, the beginning of civilization men have fallen in line for the "greater good" and those who did not were either called villain or hero. Obeying the self can bring both wonder and ruin; the outcome is mandated by the strength of one's will. In Ernest Hemingway's "A Clean Well-lighted Place," "A Soldier's Home," and A Farewell to Arms, the hero rejects the notion that foolish idealisms like marriage, patriotism and religion will force purpose into his life. Instead, he discovers that the only way to find any meaning in one's life is to live poised and dignified – true only to oneself.
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Title: The Ideal Of The Self
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Approximate Pages: 13 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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