Introduction to some tough literature works, similar to Ernest Hemmingway's The Old Man and the Sea.
The tough guy style was usually described as a person who looked strong on the outside, but was weak on the inside, and was unyielding in the face of difficulties. Here are some works of literature that are similar to Ernest's tough guy style: The protagonists in Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury and The Wolf of Virgil all had tenacious personalities and tenacious willpower. They would not give up easily in the face of difficulties. The protagonists in Calvino's " One Hundred Years of Solitude " and " If I'm a Traveler on a Winter Night " all had independent personalities and firm beliefs. They would not easily yield in the face of setbacks. Margaret Atwood's "Gone with the Wind" and "Life and Death Tired" and other works of the protagonist have a strong will and indomitable spirit, even if they suffer setbacks will not easily give up. Margaret Atwood's The Scarlet Letter and Wildfire had strong beliefs and an indomitable spirit that would not give up easily even if they were hit. The protagonists in William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury and Sir Blackadder all had complicated hearts and rich emotions. They did not give up easily when faced with difficulties. The protagonists of these works all had tenacious, indomitable, independent personalities, but also rich emotions and complex hearts. These characteristics had many similarities with Ernest's tough guy style.
