Modernism was a change in the style of writing that was different from the previous era that writers used. After World War I, people were looking for a sense of meaning in the new world and Modernism was a new way for writers to open up and express their inner feelings. This change was necessary and welcomed by the people during the time period with everything going on in the world. Authors during the new era used Modernism to freely express emotions within their writings. “The modern novelist changed the way many people perceive truth and reality” (Modernism, n.d.). Using this new style of writing, and utilizing individualism, authors were able to hide within the meaning of their work, their true feelings and difficult truth of the world
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Even though his literary stature is secure, both his novels and short stories have evoked a great amount of critical commentary. Due to his terse, objective prose, along with his narrow range of characters some critics believe his fiction to be shallow and insensitive. By using symbolism in most of his writings, Hemingway allowed the reader to make their own interpretation of what he was writing. Many of his supporters believed that there was a supreme importance to leaving things unsaid for the reader to figure out. “They left much more to the reader’s imagination than earlier writers, leading to open-ended narratives with multiple interpretations” (Patrick, n.d.). Others claim that there was a complex and fully fictional world beneath the deceptive limited surface Hemingway left for his readers to figure out. In an anti-Hemingway article “Virginia Woof on Hemingway” she claims that in “The Sun Also Rises” Hemingway did not have the mental toughness to just come out and speak on realism instead he tried to reach his readers …show more content…
As a writer during his time he took a bold stance against war, which in turn gave rise to other authors of resistance. As a way of coping with the brutality of war, following World War 1, the American society gave way to decadence. The “Lost Generation” was a term coined by Hemingway’s friend, Gertrude Stein, which was used to describe the people of this era. Stein was inferring about the youth that was unhappy with life after the war that drank alcohol and had numerous sexual partners. Most writers during this time period drank alcohol just as well as they wrote, and Hemingway was known as the champ among them. It was during his time in Europe where Hemingway began to drinking heavily. Drinking alcohol was common in many of his writings. If you look into his first novel “The Sun Also Rises” you will notice that the characters were very seldom without a bottle or glass in their hands. In his text “A Farewell to Arms” Hemingway also wrote “The sandwiches came and I ate three and drank a couple more martinis. I had never tasted anything so cool and clean. They made me feel civilized.” Hemingway was considered a spokesman for the “Lost Generation”. That is where Hemingway depicts some of society's misconstrued
Even though his literary stature is secure, both his novels and short stories have evoked a great amount of critical commentary. Due to his terse, objective prose, along with his narrow range of characters some critics believe his fiction to be shallow and insensitive. By using symbolism in most of his writings, Hemingway allowed the reader to make their own interpretation of what he was writing. Many of his supporters believed that there was a supreme importance to leaving things unsaid for the reader to figure out. “They left much more to the reader’s imagination than earlier writers, leading to open-ended narratives with multiple interpretations” (Patrick, n.d.). Others claim that there was a complex and fully fictional world beneath the deceptive limited surface Hemingway left for his readers to figure out. In an anti-Hemingway article “Virginia Woof on Hemingway” she claims that in “The Sun Also Rises” Hemingway did not have the mental toughness to just come out and speak on realism instead he tried to reach his readers …show more content…
As a writer during his time he took a bold stance against war, which in turn gave rise to other authors of resistance. As a way of coping with the brutality of war, following World War 1, the American society gave way to decadence. The “Lost Generation” was a term coined by Hemingway’s friend, Gertrude Stein, which was used to describe the people of this era. Stein was inferring about the youth that was unhappy with life after the war that drank alcohol and had numerous sexual partners. Most writers during this time period drank alcohol just as well as they wrote, and Hemingway was known as the champ among them. It was during his time in Europe where Hemingway began to drinking heavily. Drinking alcohol was common in many of his writings. If you look into his first novel “The Sun Also Rises” you will notice that the characters were very seldom without a bottle or glass in their hands. In his text “A Farewell to Arms” Hemingway also wrote “The sandwiches came and I ate three and drank a couple more martinis. I had never tasted anything so cool and clean. They made me feel civilized.” Hemingway was considered a spokesman for the “Lost Generation”. That is where Hemingway depicts some of society's misconstrued