... to argue different meanings depending on what they considered to be most important (Straus 652; Sokel 204). Both Kafka and Hemingway exhibit, through their styles of writing, ambiguous meanings, implied motifs, and similar hidden themes. Hemingway's short story, "Hills Like White Elephants," is a narrative "in which little actually 'happens'" to the protagonists, which means that almost ... the novella included an afterword on "The Metamorphosis" by Susan Bernofsky, the edition's translator (Kafka 119). Bernofsky considered her translational efforts in the afterword and reflected o...

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... only prime examples in rejecting the romantic perspective in their writing, but are also masters in exhibiting freedom in altering the form, and substance throughout their writing to adequately exemplify motifs of modernism. While Joyce, Crane, James, Hemingway, Flaubert, and Kafka all master the incorporation of modernist ideals in their writing, each writer individually has a unique style. Evidently any writers personal ... ...

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... up for emotions. Each sentence in the passage relates to something bigger and more significant in the novel. The short selection reflects A Farewell to Arms as a whole by using literary motifs, clever symbolism, and suspenseful foreshadowing. Hemingway does an excellent job using the Iceberg theory by giving the right one-eighth and letting the reader figure out the other seven-eighths ... ...

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... insight that the two men found relief in being able to fish at a leisurely pace for five days and not have to deal with the world around them (Hemingway 129-130). After the fiesta in Pamplona ended, Jake went to San Sebastian to spend a week by the shore. Hemingway describes what Jake encounters while at the beach, from the people, colors ... ...

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... to be noted that Hemingway's style is powerfully driven by these men and that "Hemingway's fondness for simple diction is tied inextricably to the character of his male protagonists"." (Wells 130) Hemingway preferred what he saw as the simple, direct speech of men. Robert Jordan is a serious, quiet, observant young man. Jake Barnes is terse, subtle and hostile. Nick Adams is ... ...

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... as a nuisance, like the practice of giving gifts that no one wants, is referred to "white elephant gifts" or the phrase "elephant in the room" that represents an obstacle. (Bauer, 130) Hemingway is using a combination of all of these meanings. The white elephant represents the unborn child and is seen differently by both parents. Jig sees the child as both a nuisance ... ...

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... . Born on July 21, 1899, Ernest Hemingway grasped his love of literature from his mother's influence of music composition and his father's teachings of outdoor life and survival (Hemingway-DLB 130-31). In his narrations Hemingway almost always entailed elements of conflict between either man and nature or man and himself. Most of Hemmingway's literature also includes an unignorable element of ... ...

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