This sentence is a lie. Is the statement a lie because it says it is? Or is the sentence true because it lies about being a lie? Is there even a correct interpretation of this phrase? This sentence is a paradox. A paradox is an expression or situation that contradicts itself without a definite answer or opinion. Many great writers like to use paradoxes because it makes the reader think more about the text. One of the greatest writers of all time; Ernest Hemingway loves to use it in his works. Not only does Hemingway like to use them, but Hemingway himself is also a paradox. Hemingway is a paradox because he personifies his fatherly traits on his characters, he makes true and ironic statements, and because he uses excerpts from his life that contain these paradoxes. Hemingway illustrates his fatherly traits on his characters, in his literary works. He does this in "Indian Camp" in the situation between Nick and his father. Nick and his father begin the book with a common relationship that all fathers share with their children. However, little information is given about Nick's father. Nick sees his father as someone who will protect him, but as the story progresses, Nick realizes that his father is not as great as Nick had previously perceived him to be. Nick also grows as the story develops; he becomes more emotionally detached from his father, subtly to the extent that he sits on the other side of the boat from his father on their journey home from the Indian camp. Nick's father thus becomes a paradox in relation to what a good father should be, perfectly reproducing Hemingway's parental style. Hemingway also personifies his traits in the relationship Santiago and Manolin share. Santiago is not the place of birth...... middle of paper ...... people; people, not character. A character is a caricature. When Hemingway bases his characters on his past experiences, he gives them more realistic personalities, but he also puts them in situations where they contradict themselves and Hemingway. Ernest Hemingway should be included in a dictionary as a definition of a paradox. Whether it's personifying his traits on his characters, his actual ironic statements, or even his snippets from his life, Hemingway's life is full of paradoxical examples that make him a paradox. Hemingway gave his paternal relationship traits to many of his characters, for example Nick and his father. He made many ironic statements, such as when he killed the sharks in Old Man and the Sea. Finally, he provided excerpts and characters from his life to more accurately show the characters and their role in the story..