Nick Adams as Code Hero from In Our Time Ernest Hemingway is known for making many contributions to the literary world and one of his best known contributions is Code Hero. The birth and growth of the Hero of the Code can be easily observed by simply looking at the growth and development of Nick Adams through Hemingway's writings. In Our Time contains a wide assortment of Nick Adam stories at various stages of his life and also shows Code Hero at various stages of his development. In Our Time was the second book Hemingway published. His first contained only three short stories and ten poems and had little to do with Code Hero, making In Our Time the first time Hemingway revealed Code Hero to the rest of the world. The technique and characterization contained in In Our Time are consistent with most of Hemingway's later writings, establishing In Our Time as a model of Hemingway's style and the Code Hero. According to St. Ignatius Professor Paul Totah, Hemingway defined Code Hero as "a man who lives rightly, following the ideals of honor, courage, and endurance in a world that is sometimes chaotic, often stressful, and always painful." The Hero of the Code is measured by his ability to handle the difficult situations that life presents him with. In the end Code Hero will lose because we are all mortal, but the true measure is how a person deals with death. The Codex Hero is typically an individualist and free-willed. Although he believes in the ideals of courage and honor, he has his own morals and principles based on his beliefs in honor, courage, and endurance. Qualities such as courage, adventure and travel also define the Code Hero. A final trait of the Hero of the Code is his dislike of darkness. It symbolizes death and is a source of fear for him. The rite of manhood for the Hero of the Code is to face death. However, once he bravely faces death and becomes a man, he must continue the struggle and constantly prove his worth to maintain his manhood (Totah). The Hero of the Code is present in most of Hemingway's novels. The young man from Hills Like White Elephants also contained many of the characteristics of the Hero of the Code such as free will, individualism, and travel. Individualism emerges in his desire not to have children.