a farewell to arms
The typical Ernest Hemingway hero had many distinct characteristics including being courageous, exhibiting grace under pressure, following a code of honor, being a man of action, a tough competitor, a role model, a man of war, and having endurance. In A Farewell to Arms, by Ernest Hemingway, there are two main characters, Catherine and Henry, who display these characteristics. But the character who resembles a true Hemingway character the most is Henry. Henry demonstrates most of the characteristics of a hero, but a lot of them do not show up until towards the end of the novel. One of the biggest attributes shown by Henry is showing grace under pressure (which is one of the major themes of the story and the entire modernist period).