Thesis: Ernest Hemingway is regarded as a “classic” writer by which he develops myriad stories with the use of style, structure, theme and historical context to retain interest with the readers.
I. In Ernest Hemingway’s renowned short story, “The Snows of Kilimanjaro,” Hemingway attracts readers by depicting a story about the inevitability of death and succumbing to failure using theme and structure.
A. Harry and his wife, Helen are encamped on the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s tallest mountain. Harry is a writer who is in his low point of his writing career. He goes to a safari in Africa seeking new experiences that would inspire him to write newer, more exciting content. However, it is soon revealed, that Harry is lying on his death bed. Suffering from gangrene that is moving to his legs and lack of food, Harry and Helen are seriously in trouble. Throughout the story, Harry drinks and begins to daze off into his past describes a great deal of his life before this accident. He insults his wife at the same time by saying she is the one who led him to his literary downfall. As well as describing the past, Harry also describes his future in which he hallucinates …show more content…
A girl and an American, who is unnamed, are waiting at a train station. The train station is located in the valley of Ebro with white hills on each side. Sitting at a bar, they discuss about an operation regarding their incoming baby. The American describes the operation as simples and that the girl should not worry about it. He also includes that their relationship will be back to the way it was. However, the girl is still quiet and very skeptical about this idea. Later on, the girl made a comment about how the hills look like white elephants which symbolize their unborn child. The American disregards this comment and still tries to convince the girl to have the operation. In the end, the American asks once more if she is fine and she says she is, yet she is still apprehensive about the
I. In Ernest Hemingway’s renowned short story, “The Snows of Kilimanjaro,” Hemingway attracts readers by depicting a story about the inevitability of death and succumbing to failure using theme and structure.
A. Harry and his wife, Helen are encamped on the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s tallest mountain. Harry is a writer who is in his low point of his writing career. He goes to a safari in Africa seeking new experiences that would inspire him to write newer, more exciting content. However, it is soon revealed, that Harry is lying on his death bed. Suffering from gangrene that is moving to his legs and lack of food, Harry and Helen are seriously in trouble. Throughout the story, Harry drinks and begins to daze off into his past describes a great deal of his life before this accident. He insults his wife at the same time by saying she is the one who led him to his literary downfall. As well as describing the past, Harry also describes his future in which he hallucinates …show more content…
A girl and an American, who is unnamed, are waiting at a train station. The train station is located in the valley of Ebro with white hills on each side. Sitting at a bar, they discuss about an operation regarding their incoming baby. The American describes the operation as simples and that the girl should not worry about it. He also includes that their relationship will be back to the way it was. However, the girl is still quiet and very skeptical about this idea. Later on, the girl made a comment about how the hills look like white elephants which symbolize their unborn child. The American disregards this comment and still tries to convince the girl to have the operation. In the end, the American asks once more if she is fine and she says she is, yet she is still apprehensive about the