... way? What made him tick? Let's trace back thesteps of Ernest Hemingway. The story begins in Oak Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899 in a religious but artistic ... was too deeply ingrained. On July 2, 1961, Ernest Hemingway chose to followin his father's footsteps and used a shotgun to take his own life. Hemingway& apos;s style of prose was bare, detached ... condition for granting him adivorce: Ernest and Pauline had to stay away from each other for six months to see if they wouldstill be in love afterward. Hemingway granted her wish but it was...