Ernest Hemingway

The typical perception of Ernest Hemingway is that of a man's man. He was a writer, yes, but he was also a persona that was larger than life. In addition, he had enough close calls in his real life to give any fictional story unbelievable padding. He served as a Red Cross ambulance driver during the First World War. He claims that an Austrian mortar almost killed him, leaving him with 237 pieces of shrapnel and an aluminum kneecap.

Later, when attempting to wrangle a shark off of Key West, he nearly killed himself by shooting the calves of both legs. The human body is a peculiar and remarkable invention. We occasionally feel frail and flexible in compared to every other creature on the globe. Humans are not well-equipped to live in the wild, and our young can't take care of themselves for years, unlike certain animals, which can be up and roaming around within hours of birth. Despite our apparent weakness, there are occasionally people who can bear enormous hardships.