Ernest Hemingway Language Analysis

This paper will investigate the uses of economical language in Ernest Hemingway’s stories. Firstly, I will focus on his minimalistic style and explain his famous “Theory of Omission”. Next, I am going to talk about the language’s simplicity and directness and (it’s structure how it looks like). Finally, I will try to present the one of his well-known short stories “Hills look like White Elephants” and discuss its structure. To begin with, Ernest Hemingway is well-known for his economical style, he was perceived as a master of minimalism. His writing is minimalistic and concise without any sophisticated words. Hemingway's unique style is called "The Iceberg Theory" or “The Theory of Omission”, it means that the writer can omit things …show more content…
Their destination is Madrid. The American wants his girlfriend to undergo “an awfully simple operation” (Hemingway). The main theme is about the abortion. The man and the girl are discussing their future. Neither the man nor woman mention the pregnancy or abortion. When the girl says that “The hills look like White Elepahants” she thinks about her baby. White Elephants symbolise a useless or unwanted object which is difficult to dispose of. The man says that he “has never seen one, she responds “No, you wouldn’t have.” (Hemingway) It means that the man is not willing to have a baby, he is irresponsible and the baby would be a burden for him. It is quite clear that this story is about abortion where the man states that “the operation is just to let the air in” and when he claims that “I don’t want anybody but you. I don’t want anyone else.” It means that other person can appear unless the woman undergo the operation. When they talk about the operation the girl seems to be silent and expresses no emotions. Readers have a feeling that the woman is still undecided as to whether she should have the operation. Probably she thinks deeply about having a baby or