... a writer's personal experience can influence the story told in their novel, with changing the narrative and characters to transform a personal experiences into a realistic fictional story. Stephen Crane is a prime example of this approach in his short story "The Open Boat". This story was inspired from his personal experience of his survival of in a shipwreck tragedy he experienced while ... in his writing and provides a reader with the essence of the area, and a sense of what the expected lifestyle of "Dubliner" is like. This is another exceptional example in strengthening the sense of r...

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... extremely resistant to the critical method of deconstruction"."(Beegel 287) Hemingway's prose, though increasingly antiquated, is insulated from criticism by its very nature. His style remains the most powerful example of the effectiveness of understatement and the possibilities of intentional diction, and the primary contender in the ˜writer as artist' and ˜writer as craftsman debate'. Hemingway's Journalistic ... was a literary celebrity, something exceedingly rare in a world of people who tend to be celebrities who tend to be writers or public figures but rarely both (for the opposit...

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... referring to an animal when, in fact, it was intended to connote the less common definition. The ambiguity that arises from the result of the novella's German translation provides an example of why "The Metamorphosis" contains many interpretative values similar to Hemingway's use of the iceberg principle. The conscious literary choice to use the iceberg principle in "Hills ... girl as if she is much younger than him, and the girl asks the man for permission before taking any actions, such as ordering a drink. The story's second most prominent example of repetition, next to its title, is...

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... River on the other side of the valley represent the fertility of choosing to have to baby. The white hills in the background of the train offer the most significant example of symbolism in this story. Jig's remark at the beginning of the story that the surrounding hills look like white elephants comes across as a normal yet random observation but serves ... , figuratively, the unborn child also brings up the expression "the elephant in the room," a phrase for something evident that nobody wants to consider talking about. Finally, the last example of symbolism Hemingway portrays in this s...

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... , takes the form of a psychological sense of inadequacy due to his impotency. Although Jake never explicitly describes his war wound, the text reveals his impotency subtly throughout the novel. For example, a prostitute named Georgette makes a sexual pass at Jake only to be rejected with the excuses that he feels "sick,"" and that he "got hurt in the war-(23-4). Additionally, despite ... many ways, Jake also symbolizes a "steer."" First of all, the war has physically castrated Jake just like a steer. Also, Jake does anything for Brett regardless of the personal cost. For example, he plac...

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... for the majority of the day. Through the process of his journey the audience becomes familiar with minor struggles Nick faces as he prepares for his day of fishing. For example, Nick's process of pitching his tent and catching fish bait reveal his insecurity with himself and nature because his actions are so concerned with small details. It if as if ... them (155). Hemingway creates an internal struggle through nature to connect the obstacles that one must conquer to be successful and self confident .This can be further interpreted as an example of man's struggle to earn what he receive...

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... events the individuals in the modernist era have. Both before and after, when he meets his heroes, the generalised opinion that has surfaced today, is taken back with him. For example, the situation of F Scott Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda. Through books like Hemingway's and various reports, he sees and agrees with the person he distinguishes to have the correct knowledge ... ...

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... vision."(Burhans) I think this critics strong words need no comment from a person my stature. Hemingway's earlier novels and short stories were largely praised for their unique style. Paul Goodman, for example, was pleased with the "sweetness" of the writing in A Farewell to Arms. "When it [sweetness] appears, the short sentences coalesce and flow, and sing-- sometimes melancholy, sometimes pastoral, sometimes personally ... ...

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... of each of the novels is intermingled with the first person point of view so that the attitude of both books changed with the attitude of their main characters. For example, when Pip was angry with himself, Dickens writes more aggressively and critically. Likewise, when Henry was with Catherine in Venice, he was happy, so Hemmingway wrote with a descriptive tone while ... ...

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