Hemmingway's characteristics: no dialog tags, realistic, lifelike speech, uses some figurative language, easy to understand, simple yet deeper meanings, lots of sarcasm- hard-boiled, masculine style, lots of ands, very blunt, downplays death, emphasis ... , two waiters Themes: money is the only thing of importance, Old waiter is the Hemmingway hero, he doesn't want to go to sleep because sleep=death. Short choppy sentences, no dialog tags. Lord's prayer with Nada. Emphasis on cleanliness and light. Cat in the Rain: very few nametags, understatements, short, choppy sentences. Girl wants a diff...

• Word Count: 403
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... more like Dr. Watson than Sherlock Homes when it comes to analyzing a short story, one need not be an astute solver of mysteries to see how Hemingway uses description and dialog to show the importance of good communication. A little critical analysis will render his intent elementary. Hemingway's "Hills Like White Elephants" is set in a train station located on a rail line between ... alone anymore. "Once they take it away, you can never get it back." The "Hills Like White Elephants" becomes a real detective story through Hemingway's careful drawing out of the conversation's dialog and ...

• Word Count: 960
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... to stay alone in his apartment. The old man feels like a dead person, and helpless. The old man is only a subject, a passive figure; furthermore, he is the reason for the dialog between two waiters. In other words, there are two different attitudes toward the problem of old age: loneliness and communication between old and young people. The older waiter represents the ... ...

• Word Count: 713
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School