In “Chapter V”, Hemingway uses diction with syntax to create a gloomy, serious, and straightforward tone. The tone is important in this paragraph because it shows how Hemingway is describing this dismal scene. “There were wet dead leaves on the paving of the courtyard”(Hemingway), If this description is plugged into the symbolism of the chapter it can foreshadow what happens at the end of the passage and where it happens.

Another element used in the syntax in the chapter is the word “they.” The use of the word “they” in the passage is used most when referring to the soldiers. “They” is a nameless and numberless pronoun which suggests that Hemingway wanted to keep the identity of the people who are responsib

Hemingway also uses the word “they” to show that the soldiers are not individuals but part of a collective and are receiving orders. Hemingway writes, “They tried to hold him up against the wall.” and continues later in the paragraph“Finally the officer told the soldiers....”. Hemingway uses this to illustrate that “they” are following orders form a person of a higher rank. In this chapter that is important to show that the new regime is more organized than the old government.

Another noteworthy symbol in this passage is the hospital. The hospital in this passage is described as the location where the execution takes place.The idea that the “shudders were nailed shut”(Hemingway) makes the scene even more depressing. A hospital is a place where people go when they are dying or sick and therefore symbolizes an unhealthy enirnment . The execution occurs near a hospital. If this idea is put back into the theme of chapter it strengthens the idea that the old government is already dying amd that the new government usurping power.

le unclear. He uses this when describing the execution. “They shot the cabinet ministers at ...hospital”. This description shows how he keeps the identity of the soldiers unclear in the paragraph.

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