...The style of Faulkner and Hemmingway in “Barn Burning: and “A Clean, Well-Lighted place, respectively, is completely different. The writing of Hemmingway is quite unique due to which he can be considered different from other authors. There is a slow tempo of the story at the beginning and create a serene feeling for the reader. In contrast, Faulkner is quite extreme and takes a completely different approach by utilizing complex terms. Hemmingway prefers to write short sentences in comparison to Faulkner whose sentences are quite lengthy at times and make up a complete passage. Furthermore, the vocabulary used by Hemmingway is quite simple and easy to understand, however, this might pose a problem as well-educated readers will probably lose...
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...Cat in the in rain My assignment will contain an analysis of the short story: “Cat in the rain” written by Ernst Hemmingway. In my analysis and discussion I will focus on literary modernism and the lost generation, what typical features of the period, of the generation and of Hemingway’s style we see in the text, besides the text in from the 1920’s. The story is written in third person omniscient narrator, who deals with several different characters appearing in the short story. In the story we follow a couple and particularly the woman, and her vision on the relationship between her and her husband. She deals with many different issues, which appears in the way she is described throughout the story, and by the way she interacts among the other characters. The couple is on vacation in Italy, where they are staying at a hotel. The story takes place a rainy day. The American woman is looking outside the window, when she suddenly sees a cat hidden under a table from getting wet by the rain. She decides to go outside, to save the cat. On her way, to rescue the cat from the rain, she comes across the padrone of the hotel. He sends a maid out to help the American girl. When they gets to the table, where the cat were suppose to be, it was strangely enough gone, in proportion to how strange it is for a cat to walk into the rain, when they hate water. When she returns to her room, she is al of the sudden sad and annoyed. Without knowing why, she just wanted the cat so bad. When she...
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...Setting Analysis – A Soldier’s Home by Ernest Hemingway The short story Soldier's Home by Ernest Hemingway is a thought-provoking look into a man life that becomes a soldier, goes off to war and returns an entirely different man. There is much that is identifiable in this story, especially those who have served in the military. This story however leaves much to interpretation but it is written in such a way that the author allows you to really experience his emotions well throughout. My own interpretation; being a person who served in the military is that his experiences coming home are not all that uncommon, especially in the Vietnam era. The military changes many things about a person. Primarily it served to allow me to grow up and be accountable, amongst other things. The young man who entered the military was nothing like the man who returned home. I felt truly sorry for Krebs many times through this story. The young man enlisted in the Marines to help his country; in this process he became a man as he was subjected to the horrors of World War I. His life was changed so drastically that upon his return to this small town, his life no longer fits as it once did. Although there is no narration to suggest his life before or during the war, the symbols in the beginning chapters give some idea as to perhaps what life was like for Krebs. He goes from a Methodist college student, which suggests conformity to " [having] been at Belleau Wood, Soissons, the Champagne...
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...Cat in the rain The short story, “Cat in the Rain”, by Ernest Hemingway, describes the relationship between two married American tourists in Italy, where one is striving to get a cat. The American wife wants to bring the cat into they’re room, but the husband is indifferent to her wish. Under these actions, there are a lot of important points. This cat is symbolic and reveals the psychological state and emotional desires of the American wife. The cat is caught by the rain. It needs help and care, but it is ignored by others. Just like the American wife. When you have wanted something for a long time and you haven’t got it, sometimes you just do what you feel is best for you. The American wife does her best to save the cat, which is held back because of the rain. Her husband gives a courtesy and says “I’ll do it” (p. 1 line 14) but he makes no further attempt to help, which gives us a view of him being careless for this cat. The wife never catches the cat. The rain that held the cat back, stopped, and it ran away. The cat is a clear symbol of a baby and the American wife who is held back because of the rain, which symbolizes the husband. The wife is so determined to get a baby, but is unable to, because of her husband’s missing wish for a baby. When the woman comes back to the hotel, she starts mentioning all the wishes she wants in her future. “Don’t you think it would be a good idea if I let my hair grow out?” (p.2 line. 15) she asks her husband, where he answers “I like...
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...Just like I stated in the first response journal that was done on this book, Hemmingway’s writing digs into the depth of morals and themes using metaphors. Throughout the text Hemmingway’s writing style remained the same. A few examples of metaphors that Hemmingway used throughout this entire novel were related to drinking. The consumption of alcohol becomes a part of social communication in this novel. The characters that do not drink such as Cohn are socially awkward. Another metaphoric example that was used in this book was relative to fishing. When Jake and Bill fished, it was a way for them to connect and obtain value from the natural world. This made them feel peaceful, calm, and happy. Ultimately, it represented an old fashion practice that held value. Also throughout the book Hemmingway, used the same narrative perspective as he locked onto it without changing it at any place in the...
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...When I analyzed and responded too the prompt for Ernest Hemingway`s short story “A Clean, Well Lighted Place”, I began understood the first course goal. This prompt focused on using the “ice burg principle”, which analyzes the writing style of the author to question why certain details are hidden within the obvious plot of the story. Hemingway uses this “iceberg principle” with the replacement of religious details with the repetition of nada when the older waiter says “Our nada who art in nada, nada be thy name, thy kingdom nada thy will be nada in nada as it is in nada” (374). Here, Hemingway strips down the obvious only leaving the ‘tip’ of his “iceberg principle clear in his writing. This style choice made me realize that Hemingway does...
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...Cristian Uribe The war without end, selfishness, nothing to do against death and the scars of the war in Men without women In this essay I’m talking about the main issues present in the following short stories in Men without women by Ernest Hemingway (1928): In another country (25-29), Hills like white elephants (29-33), The killers (33-40) and Now I lay me (83). In another country is about a wounded American soldier recuperating from an injury by receiving treatments from machines in a hospital in Milan, Italy. Machines. With him there’s an Italian major receiving treatment for a shriveled hand. There is a strong optimism of a physician employing the new machines which is contrasted with the skepticism of Italian major who, disbelieving in the machines, nevertheless comes regularly for therapy to his hand. That daily attendance is interrupted only with the sudden death of the major’s wife. The machines were new, as result, the narrator and the major were trying them. And although they both didn’t trust in the machines they were under their treatment because they really wanted to recover. The major wanted to be his wife and the narrator probably wanted to clean his pride because his wound and medals were “fake”. What I think can be infer from the text is that even if the machines have success healing the soldiers, the war for them won’t end because is not just facing enemy on the front line but also picking up the pieces of their damaged lives and facing the prospect...
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...Cat in the rain analysis Cat in the rain by Ernest Hemmingway is build up by the iceberg theory. The iceberg theory means primary that he writes indirectly and between the lines, so the reader has to think a lot about the story. Hemmingway really like to use symbols to hide what he means. The story takes place at a fancy Italian hotel. The hotel room faces the sea and a garden with a very desired war monument, which Italians come far away to see. The hotel has good service for example when the woman goes out for the cat and then the hotelkeeper takes care of the woman by sending the maid out with an umbrella for her. “…. an umbrella opened behind her. It was the maid who looked after their room. You must not get wet” (S. 1). In the whole story it is raining a lot “It was raining a lot. The rain dripped from the palm trees” (S. 1). It’s a symbol of their relationship. It is very important that the woman doesn´t get wet. “Do not get wet, he said.” - “You must not get wet” (S. 1). Rain is a main factor for facility, and when the woman doesn’t get wet, it means that the relationship is under a conflict. George said don’t get wet to the woman. It symbolizes that he doesn´t want to do something. Maybe he is satisfied with how relationship goes on. Another symbol is the cat. The cat symbolizes a baby. She wants to protect the cat, like it was her own baby. “The cat was trying to make herself so compact that she would not be dripped on.” (S.1). Again it relates to their relationship...
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...Wheatley’s poem disproves Hemmingway because not only did it give encouragement to Washington, it symbolized that all Americans regardless of the color of your skin could obtain freedom of speech. Additionally, Wheatley shows that all Americans should support the movement for independence, regardless of your social status or the color of your skin. “Hear every tongue thy guardian aid implore (Wheatley 411.28)!” Wheatley is asking the General to listen to all American, not only the high society individuals, but also ordinary people, and slaves as America begins its journey to independence. Wheatley’s poem shows that regardless of how you came to be in America, freedom of speech is something that even a once enslaved black woman could achieve. Moreover, freedom of speech does not always come in the form of a complaint. Wheatley is hoping for a future that includes a new Republic independent of Britain and gives admiration to the leaders of the military. Additionally, Wheatley brings to light that the fight for freedom in America is something that other nations also want, “And nations gaze at scenes before unknown (Wheatley 411.6)!” Also, Wheatley knows that the fight for freedom includes everyone in America. “The land of freedom’s heaven-defended race!” implies that...
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...baffled minds and frequent loss of reason in seeking for transformation despite the circumstances. The short story focuses on a couple set in Spain who are faced with the argument as to whether she would have the operation or not since according to him, it would be as easy as “let[ting] the air in.” At one part of the text, the man would say, "I think it's the best thing to do. But I don't want you to do it if you don't really want to," where it is clear that he is still giving the woman some options although the American has made his choice final. From the beginning of the story, the American’s decision was made clear to the readers that he wanted no baby, no family, no responsibilities, and only pleasure. Just like what he said, “That's the only thing that bothers us. It's the only thing that's made us unhappy.” It is also seen many times in the text that he would always try to divert the conversation whenever the woman becomes too serious with the issue of abortion so he asks her to drink more beer with him; this line being frequently repeated: "Should we have another drink?" Jig, the woman in the text, had actually took into consideration the idea of giving away her child, as seen in the lines "Oh, yes. But I don't care about me. And I'll do it and then everything will be fine,” just because she wanted not to disappoint him. As the succeeding events in the story suggested the idea of having another person involved in their relationship, the man told Jig that it is fine...
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...Indian Camp With every single experience we go through we grow. We develop opinions based on what we witness through life, and we learn to see the world from different perspectives. What we learn in our upbringing is vital to how we act and think for the rest of our lives. In the short story “Indian Camp” from 1921, writer Ernest Hemmingway shows us, how one single experience can change a little boy’s perception of the world and make him grow. In the beginning of the story we are introduced to Nick, his father and uncle George who arrive to an Indian camp on an Island in Michigan. The Indians in the camp are not very privileged and they live in shanties. Nick, his father and uncle George are lead to a shanty were a young Indian woman is having trouble giving birth. Nicks father performs an improvised caesarean with Nick as his assistant and the Indian woman’s husband kills himself. The three main characters in the story are Nick, his father and uncle George. Nicks father is a doctor and he is visiting the Indian camp, so he can perform a caesarean on an Indian woman in labour. He has brought Nick with him to learn about medicine and to experience the birth of a child. The father is very protective of his son, which shows when he does not want Nick to see the man who has committed suicide (p. 15 l. 36). He shows no empathy towards the Indian woman in labour and he doesn’t hear her screams, which makes him appear strong and professional (p. 14 l. 11-13). Nick is a young...
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...125 February 2015 Literature has been the foundation that develops the need to have conflicts that can creates inspiring pieces of ideas of how to overcome it or learn from it if it cannot be resolves. It express the hardships and struggles from the experiences of the writer that reader can establish connections or may acknowledge it as a worldly or personal crisis. In short story, “Country Lovers” by Nadine Gourdime and “Hills Like White Elephants” by Elswell Hemmingway, both centers around the conflict that involves the issues of forces that may threaten to end love relationships in way both couples didn't want, by exploring the use of literary techniques such as symbolism, climax, and setting. Both stories deal with forces that is causing a love crisis between each other. The theme in “Hill Like White Elephant”, the couples are dealing with the topic of their unborn child and abortion and in “Country Lovers” focus on the love of childhood friends that turn into sexual curiosity that is against society rules and expectation between blacks and whites. Hills Like White Elephants, the whole story is consist of dialogue between a young woman who is nicknamed “Jig” and the unnamed American lover, trying to talk to each other but neither are listening or viewing each other point of views. The “white elephant” symbolizes to Jig's unwanted pregnancy that in her perspective, is proving to be a unwanted gift but precious because of her statement about the setting she residing...
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...Hills Like White Elephants” was written in 1927 by Ernest Hemmingway and was an important piece in Hemingway’s second collection of short stories – “Men Without Women”. The entire story can simply summarize into one sentence that an American man tries to persuade a girl to have an operation while they are waiting for a train to Madrid in a station. In the story, Hemingway does not tell readers directly what kind of operation it is. However, as readers keep reading the story, we could tell it is an abortion. The story is basically composed of dialogues between the American and the girl, Jig. At the beginning, the conversations seem a little boring so the girl starts to say the hills across the valley of the Ebro look like “white elephants”....
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...Danika White Donald Stanley ENGL 1001 Assignment 3 February 26 2014 Out of Necessity: The Compared and Contrasted Views of Two Marital Relationships. D.H Lawrence’s short story, “The Horse Dealers Daughter”, can be compared, as well as contrasted, to Ernest Hemmingway’s short story, “Hills like White Elephants”. Both of these stories have marital themes incorporated in, and present many similarities and differences. One striking comparison found within both is the implied marital necessity between the characters involved. The contrasted settings, both physical and emotional, in these short stories are also quite noticeable. Lawrence’s character, Miss Mabel Pervin shows a self-reliant woman of twenty-seven who, although could have been attractive, has a permanently cold expression, “She would have been good-looking, save for the impressive fixity of her face, “bull-dog,” as her brothers called it”. (p. 840). When Jack Ferguson rescues Mabel from attempted suicide, it is the beginning of unique love story. Nearing the end of the story, both Mabel and Jack have declared their love, even though Jack had never entertained the thought of loving her before, “He had never thought of loving her. He never wanted to love her”. (p.848). Without her pride or financial security, Mabel’s identity seems to have disappeared; by becoming Mrs. Jack Ferguson, she has the opportunity to recreate herself. Jack could also benefit from a marriage, as his lonely lifestyle does not fulfill his...
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...Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe & “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemmingway Analysis of “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe Abstract “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe, is a short story about a man named Montessor who gets revenge on one of his “friends” named Fortunado by trapping him and burying him alive. Treatment Setting: Two kinds Plot: Man gets revenge on his “friend” Characters: Montresor, Fortunado, Montresor’s family, and Luchesi Setting: An underground catacomb, somewhere in Italy, during the carnival season Time: Over two days Conflict: For Montresor to revenge himself for Fortunato’s insult, he has to get away with it – if Fortunato can revenge him back, then Montresor has lost. The punishment must be permanent − Fortunato has to feel it, and he has to know it’s coming from Montresor. Resolution: The satisfaction of the death of Fortunado Narrative point of view: First person, Central (Montresor) Literary devices: Repetition- "Amontillado" - This shows Fourtunato's doubt about the wine being Amontillado. Dialect- "I will not impose upon your good will." - The way the character talks suggests that they are in the past and educated. Onomatopoeia- "ugh...ugh, ugh...ugh." - instead of just saying that Fortunato had a cold or was sick, the author used onomatopoeia to show the reader that he had a cough and was very ill. Evaluation At the end of the story The Cask of Amontillado, by Edgar Allan Poe, we find Montressor and...
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