Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway was one of the greatest writers of the century.   He was born at the close of the old century but was able to see the Disorders of the new century.   Hemingway was marvelous   in bringing about his pictorial effects for his readers even in his drunken state. Hemingway was skilled in the way he presented the "real" and "concrete" to be the first essentials in his writing.   He put life   back on the page so that we could see the grim reality of the truth.   Hemingway's style brought minute details to the surface so that the readers would understand his meanings.   In the stories that I have chosen the critics   have analyzed the story.   In this paper I intend to prove that Ernest Hemingways   writing in "Soldiers Home" and "Hills Like White Elephants" influenced American writing styles through Symbols, Themes and writing techniques.

In several of Hemingway's short stories, he uses one or more animals as symbols around which the story revolves.   As central symbols, Hemingway's animals are the manifestations of the psychological states and emotional desire of the main characters in the stories.   He uses the symbols to enable the reader to comprehend the often not stated psychological forces that motivates them.   Hemingway's use of symbolism is a contribution to the richness of his characters.   It provides the reader with a vehicle through which they can associate.   Without them the stories would lose much of their color and clarity. In the short story "Soldiers Home," Majorie Smelstor said " the title of this story suggests a familiar American landmark and symbol, The soldier's home, a place for retired military to live and relive their war experiences" In this tale, however, the soldier's   home   is neither a haven for ex-soldiers nor an environment for reminiscing" (MaGill 2170).   Another symbol is the lies that Kerb lives with every day.   Marjorie Smelstor said "For the townspeople do not want to hear the truth about the atrocities of battle, preferring,... [continues]

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