... a reader toward a story. Diction also reflects the writer's attitude toward his subject. Ernest Hemingway's choice of diction in "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place- are simple words that directly mean what they stand for. Hemingway uses simple, less complex words to describe both characters and setting. Examples of diction usage for setting are found in the title, "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place- (Hemingway 141) and ... waiter does not suggest he was tipsy or that he seemed intoxicated, he simply meant he was drunk. Hemingway uses the Spanish word for nothing, "nada- (Faulkner 145) to substitute...

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... noted critic, was not uncommon amongst other analysts. Hemingway had a way of writing prose that depicted what he saw in life with the fewest number of words possible. Many critics have found that what is most impressive about Hemingway's pieces is the way he can guide the reader's mind throughout. His stories are ... see what others have found. In a quote from Conrad Aiken he says "Mr. Hemingway knows how not only to make words be specific but how to arrange a collection of words which shall betray a great deal more then is to be found in the individual parts. It is magnificent writing,...

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... the Sea as well as the character about the main hero, aiming to help the readers get a better understanding of the masterpiece by Hemingway. Key words: Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea, true winner Ernest Hemingway (1898-1961) is regarded as a 20th century's important and outstanding writer in ... fish is dealt with. Looking through the book quickly, we may get such an impression- dray as dust. However, what we get from reading the literary words gives only one-eighth of Hemingway's "Icemountain", which shows only a small part on the surface. The other seven-eighths of the deep meanin...

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... things. The hills can symbolize major obstacles the characters must climb. However, these obstacles are not enormous mountains, meaning Jig will make it through (Littleton 1). What Littleton meant by these words was that the hills can give Jig hope and even though her baby is a major obstacle in her life, it is not the end of her life and she will ... 's incapacity of wanting the child blocks his vision of a positive and happy future. Lastly, the hills symbolize Jig's future if she has the baby. Hills are completely stationery. In other words, "they have always been in the same place, an...

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... tone is unmistakeable. Which of you doesn't know Bob Dylan when you hear him sing? Or Elvis "the tone is very distinctive. Style is the way an author puts words, sentences and paragraphs together. Earnest Hemingway uses short words and sentences. He is like reading the newspaper "very simple. William Faulkner, on the other hand, uses long ... words and one sentence may run for pages and be filled with parenthetical expressions, many subordinate clauses, elipses, and etc. Style is the technical aspect of an author's writing. In "The ... ...

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... it is not a good one. We automatically know he is a troubled man who is going through hard times because of the first spoken words of the story: "Last week he tried to commit suicide- (96). But even before words are spoken, Hemingway tells us that it is late at night, and he is alone and getting drunk in a café, which would ... ?- to the comment about the old man trying to commit suicide. Assuming that the same person asked why and what for, it was the older waiter who uttered the first words of the first dialog. When most people write, they identify who is speaking first, so to make th...

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... has low self- esteem. The Sun Also Rises is a typical Hemingway novel. He used a remarkable amount of simplicity in the vocabulary and sentence structure. He used a large amount of monosyllabic words and vivid description through dialogue. Dialogue is the main way Ernest gets his readers to learn about his Page 6 characters and because of this there is a lot of dialogue throughout ... a more appealing plot for the readers. Some French and Spanish vocabulary were used throughout the book depending on the setting. Some words that were used while in France were; For example, Poule, a slang...

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... is describing himself in such despair but at the same time in need for a sense of comfort and security. When the older waiter goes to the bar, he is saying words of a prayer, however he replaces the keyword with "nada-, nothing repeatedly. The extent of the waiters despair can be felt by these ... one hope, purpose and meaning. G-d should provide one with answers and comfort in all those areas. The old waiter seems to have lost his own meaning of life. Replacing these words with "nada- confirms his deep sense of despair. Hemingway presents a way out of the state of loneliness, when the ...

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... Way It Was" states, "Hemingway always wrote slowly and revised carefully, cutting, eliding, substituting, experimenting with syntax to see what a sentence could most economically carry, and then throwing out all words that could be spared" (Baker 74). This proves that Hemingway paid great attention to syntax and did not use a lot of adjectives or unnecessary description to take away from the ... importance of what he wrote. Because Hemingway used the technique of avoiding unneeded language, what he did write was always meaningful. This, as well as how he used common words and basic conc...

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... winter months. It is within these months that the narrator describes the cold rain, and the death that immerses with the onset of cholera across the land. Hemingway's use of words during the exposition describe how the soldiers are strapped down with guns and ammo and how they look like they are six months pregnant. There are good visual images brought ... to life by Hemingway's unique choice of words. The exposition talks about the movement of the soldiers and the trucks along the dirt roads during the changing of the seasons. There are no main characters mentioned during the ... ...

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... no name - simply called the American, and a girl named Jig. They are talking about a baby they are expecting and the man's wish not to keep him or her, though the words baby and abortion are not used. However there are many symbols that lead a reader to a realization about what they are discussing. In focusing on this issue, Hemingway expressed a powerful feminist ... the air in (Hemingway, Hills Like White Elephants"). It is unbelievably how far he goes, how he tries to manipulate her. And the top of the ice (?) are his next words: "It's all perfectly natural " (Hemingway, Hills Like W...

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... . Also, Hemmingway uses the different types of languages to give the hint to the reader as to what kind of cultural environment the characters are in. The use of Latin words, such as when the bartender says "Our nada who art in nada, nada by thy name,"" leads the reader to believe they are in an urban type town that is ... is very clear. His style of writing if very effective to the reader and is well laid out. That is what makes this story unique, its style; it proves few words can say it all. Works Cited Hemingway, Ernest. A Clean, Well-Lighted Place. New York: Longman Publishers, 2002...

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... and authorial intrusion. Instead he presented sharply focused images that stood out on their own. Hemingway also developed a writing discipline. He would write one thousand words a day and refine the copy back to around three hundred words. He did not want to bore the reader with a bunch of nonsense and rambling on. Ernest Hemingway was a great American author. His stories were written ... ...

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... prose style of The Old Man and the Sea in "Twentieth Century Interpretations of The Old Man and the Sea-, Malcolm Cowley notes that Hemingway "uses the oldest and shortest words, the simplest constructions, but gives them a new value - as if English were a strange language that he had studied or invented for himself and was trying to write in its original ... the knowledge is what makes the underwater part of the iceberg."" (Plimpton p 126) Certainly, there are moments when the reader feels the suggestion of vast meaning beneath Hemingway's few, spare words. Santiago's beautiful and elu...

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... Leo, 2 years her senior, and Gertrude found like interests and became close allies through their early life,"" (Ellensplace). Stein first stared writing when she was 8, having an immense fascination with words and sentence structure as she put it, "I suppose other things may be more exciting to others...I like the feeling, the everlasting feeling of sentences as they diagram themselves."" Reading became ... of it from the surgical drugs Stein asked, "What is the answer?- Alice was silent, and then Stein said, "In that case, what is the question?- Those were her last words, as she slippe...

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... as he loved the boy" (Hemingway 25). Through exile and self-awareness, Santiago learns the true meaning of his artistic integrity from his speech with the marlin to his wise words of the sea, "But the old man always thought of her as feminine and as something that gave or withheld great favors, and if she did wild or wicked things ... them. The moon affects her as it does a woman, he thought" (30). Never to express his notions and feelings through art, he does so as one who has a way with words. Santiago constantly observes the world that takes place around him throughout the novella. "...

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... him. 'Another Brandy,' he said. 'You'll be drunk,' the waiter said. The old man looked at him. The waiter went away" (Hemingway). Hemingway does not waste words in this story. The most descriptive part of the story is in the first sentence or two when he wrote, "It was late and everyone had left the caf ... ...

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... comes to writing themes both men often wrote with similar ideas throughout all of their work. As for writing styles, Fitzgerald was a descriptive writer and often painted pictures with his words very easily. However, Hemingway struggled with this. Hemingway was an extremely simplistic writer. In fact, there are now competitions to award who can best imitate his writing style (Critical Essay ... ...

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... her that "[He] really love[s] her crazy about her " (88). She becomes happy because she uses Frederic as an escape from the truth of her fiancé's death. The affectionate words portray comfort and love. This encounter with war has shaped Catherine into a submissive and "good wife " to Henry in the future. Catherine uses love from Frederic as simply a distraction from ... ...

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... humiliating her son, forcing him into hypocrisy. Vaguely nauseated, he plays the role of a child again, calling her mummy and trying to be a good boy for her (125). But these words, as well as his actions - kissing his mother and kneeling in prayer - are lies that will speed his departure from home" (78). Even his adoring sister, who had some ... ...

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... him was The Old Man & The Sea it was a fascinating novel. Everything about The Old Man & The Sea is classically simple. The style is short, straightforward sentences with one-syllable words. The storyline is easy enough for a child to follow and the themes are clear and basic, showing manly courage, endurance, and noble suffering. In fact, the novel would be little ... ...

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... aren't important. Hemingway also uses clues to show that women don't have a significant role by using a phrase such as "Then he heard his wife's voice from the darkened room."" These words show that women in this time where never in the "light-, always hidden from view and never listened to and always ignored. In "The Three-Day Blow-, Nick's view of ... ...

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... father, by showing how a father protects his son from harm. This occurs when the father finds out that the man on the top bunk had killed himself. Nicks" father exact words were, "Take Nick out of the shanty, George." This showed that he didn't want his son to see death at all costs. Father protecting his son from danger has occurred ... ...

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... to the situation, as if this blind man were threatening him somehow. I would feel threaten by a blind person only in the sense of limiting my conversation topics. Therefore in other words you need to be more cautious of what you say to a blind person, for example, "Do you see that?" wouldn't be appropriate. In the story "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" I would ... ...

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... . There is no reason for him to live and this lack of purpose in life has driven him to the point of suicide. Another strong image of nothing is the words of the "Our Father- that the old waiter replaces with nada, the Spanish word for nothing. Some people may read this and think of it as blasphemy but what Hemingway ... ...

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