William Faulkner and Ernest Hemmingway: Tone and Style
William Faulkner and Ernest Hemmingway, though never meeting before, had a very interesting relationship. They both changed American literature, writing about real-life matters that changed society. No writer could match their level. Because of that, Faulkner and Hemmingway “competed” to be the better writer of the two. Despite their drastic change in style to one another, they were both strong writers who composed deep works that seem to always have a greater meaning.
Though Hemmingway’s short stories seem to be simplistic and surface deep, they are anything but. To understand one of Hemmingway’s short stories, the reader must read between the lines. More realistically, one must read between the lines, and then read between the lines of that to understand his stories. Hemmingway’s sentences are generally small, but his word choice makes them that much more important. …show more content…
Often in the story, an American and a girl are discussing a matter that they don’t openly talk about. The reader wouldn’t understand the conversation between the characters without analyzing the symbols used. When analyzing the symbol “White Elephant”, a greater understanding comes into being. The symbol of a “White Elephant” is associated with the phrase “The White Elephant in the room” and the “White Elephant Gift Exchange”. Keeping both of these phrases in mind, one can assume that the topic they are talking about is awkward for both of them and is a present that they do not necessarily want. This leads us to believe that “the unwanted gift” is a baby and they both feel uncomfortable talking about
William Faulkner and Ernest Hemmingway, though never meeting before, had a very interesting relationship. They both changed American literature, writing about real-life matters that changed society. No writer could match their level. Because of that, Faulkner and Hemmingway “competed” to be the better writer of the two. Despite their drastic change in style to one another, they were both strong writers who composed deep works that seem to always have a greater meaning.
Though Hemmingway’s short stories seem to be simplistic and surface deep, they are anything but. To understand one of Hemmingway’s short stories, the reader must read between the lines. More realistically, one must read between the lines, and then read between the lines of that to understand his stories. Hemmingway’s sentences are generally small, but his word choice makes them that much more important. …show more content…
Often in the story, an American and a girl are discussing a matter that they don’t openly talk about. The reader wouldn’t understand the conversation between the characters without analyzing the symbols used. When analyzing the symbol “White Elephant”, a greater understanding comes into being. The symbol of a “White Elephant” is associated with the phrase “The White Elephant in the room” and the “White Elephant Gift Exchange”. Keeping both of these phrases in mind, one can assume that the topic they are talking about is awkward for both of them and is a present that they do not necessarily want. This leads us to believe that “the unwanted gift” is a baby and they both feel uncomfortable talking about