Ernest + Pound = BFFL

Looking back on Ernest Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast I realize how time went by so quickly, which is a rare feeling that occurs to me while reading a book. A Moveable Feast was such an easy and fast read, as described in class, it felt like reading a television series or as if recalling in memory. Seeing all the relationships he developed and habits he formed during his time in Paris was very relatable and insightful.

With the book you get to see the true identities and personalities of such famous and inspiring people: Gertrude stein, F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, James Joyce, and Ezra Pound, to name a few. You see his relationship with them and the evolution of some of their careers and the truth behind their work and words.

His relationship with Ezra Pound was a harmonious and respectful relationship, professionally and amicably. Such a friendship must be difficult to strike in such a competitive field; they were both starving writers aiming for success with their words. However, Hemingway always spoke highly of him and even defended him from his other highly respected confidant, Stein. He involves Pound in his chapters with nothing but simple and bare words. If I recall from some of the pages in A Moveable Feast, he describes Pound as one of his best friend during his time in Paris, and “one of the kindest people he knows.”

He praised his work, even though at times he may not have always agreed or shared with Pound’s opinions he did not argue with him about it, he respected him. He enthusiastically praised Pound, contrasting Steins methods, which was based mainly judgment of personality and character; she was biased.