Ernest,
in my opinion had an amazing skill when it came to writing. His ability to
innuendo the bigger meanings or events within the story inspired me to do the
same. After reading some of his pieces I've realized that he wasn't as bad as
others told me he was. Ernest as a writer I enjoyed, with the exception of the
bullfighter stories (I don't like bullfights.) Overall his writing was decent
and entertaining.
Ernest as a person I have mix feelings about. Although he
seemed to be a good father from what I heard from his biography I was not
really fond of his way of life. Although he seemed to be somewhat cool as time
progressed and he grew famous I started to notice how he gradually started to
change his view on himself and in a way, become more self centered. This could
be viewed in both a good and bad way. For me the thing I actually disliked was
how many affairs and love lives he developed while still in other relationships
or dating. I just didn’t find that to be right at all; it looked a bit selfish
to me.
Although I
might have thought that wasn’t right of him to do, in a way I saw why he would
think like that in the first place. I do know that he’d suffer through several
depressions and ultimately died by his own hand. I would understand where he
would be coming come since I too used to be in a very depressive state and was
suicidal at one point. (Not anymore though.) To be honest no one really
experiences it the same way but I would understand the loneliness and all the
pain he had gone through.
So when
it comes to Ernest I give him props for being a great writer and to an extent a
great person. Although he did do some questionable things in during his
lifetime it will never take away the fact that he was an amazing writer, and for that I respect him.