... ever they want to go without being responsible for anything or anyone. Then you can tell their ages when they talk about the "operation" and how simple it is (Hemingway- 249). They must be in their prime ages and they go back and forth throughout the conversation arguing over whether or not to ... receive an abortion. That also shows his point of view by being dominate and selfish in their relationship. It also shows hers when she asks him for a simple request. He doesn't want things to change or as he says it; I am perfectly willing to go through with it if it means anything to you ......

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... Place. He created a short story, using only the minimum building blocks necessary to accomplish the job of telling a story. He uses simple diction, usually consisting of Anglo-Saxon, as opposed to the Latin origin. His sentence structure consists of simple sentences with no metaphors and similes. Hemmingway also is very repetitive about the events that take place through out this selection. In ... the reader how each character feels. In conclusion, Hemmingway uses several types of styles of writing. Some of which happen to be simplicity, simple diction, and repetition. They are all form...

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... . I don't want any one else' 'I don't care anything about it.' He insists that she must do the operation and is putting a lot of pressure on her. 'It's really an awfully simple operation' 'You don't have to be afraid, I know lots of people that have done it' 'I won't worry about that because it's perfectly ... simple.' He is so persistent and almost commands her to get aborted that she feels she has no choice but to accept. He is also playing with her feelings by saying ... and over again to convince her: ' Well, if you don't want to you don't have to. I wouldn't have you do it if you ...

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... for one another, they have come to a turning point in their relationship. Hemingway reveals the actual desires of each character. The American is satisfied that an abortion is "an awfully simple operation." He believes that with the abortion, he and Jig can continue "just like before." He continues by stating, "That's the only thing that bothers us. It's the only thing ... that the decision is completely in the hands of Jig: "I wouldn't have you do it if you didn't want to." He follows this statement by saying: "But I know it's perfectly simple." Here, he clearly wants Jig to have an ab...

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... 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 ... is not in control of her actions or thoughts ""The murder began someplace in her heart, a place she had never been. . . ."" The style is direct and uncomplicated "mostly simple and compound sentences. In "Trian...

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... her, the girl consistently admires the hills, almost as if she is envious of them. The man changes the tone of their conversation when he says "It's really an awfully simple operation, Jig, it's not really an operation at all- (pg. 235). The girl had no response. Instead she had feelings of guilt and shame, which were clearly expressed by her ... reaction of looking to the ground. The American made things sound quite simple to her, "I'll go with you and I'll stay with you all the time. They just let the air in and then it's all perfectly natural- (pg. 235). The girl ... ...

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... are trying to determine the fate of the baby the girl is pregnant with. The American pushes her to get an abortion by making it seem simple and not a big deal. "It's really an awfully simple operation, Jig," "It's not really an operation at all." The man then goes on to say, "And if I do it you"ll be happy and things ... ...

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... who are at the brink of a decision that will effect the rest of their lives. To the girl, the decision will be life altering. To the man, the decision is simple. However, for one of them this decision will mean a new found freedom; for the other it will mean a new beginning. The man in the story has no name and is ... baby or to abort the baby, which Jig is pregnant with. While kicking back a few drinks, they begin to discuss their decision. The "American" tries to assure "Jig" this is a "simple operation." He tries to reassure her that it's "not an operation at all." Even though he has...

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... , involuntarily, feeling the nail go through his hands and into the wood." (107) This represents the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. There is also irony in this quote. Santiago is a very simple man without knowledge if religion. Yet he says things one would think only a preacher or reverend would say. Something that a person normally would not catch without being told., is Santiago ... , Hemingway does a beautiful job of tying in Christ imagery with an average man who has an average life. It shows us that Christ touches all of us. Even the most simple of fisherman....

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... more literal minded and supposedly more mature, actually seems more to me like a dreamist or idealist than Jig. We find her name when the American states, "It's really an awfully simple operation Jig"(Page 757). He is the one who naively believes that they can return to the carefree lifestyle and the life that they shared before their pregnancy. He tells ... going to come out of it. The couple continues to order drinks and try to continue their discussion about the abortion. The man is looking at the situation as a very simple operation not as taking the future of someone's life. The ma...

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... the girl and at the table. He continues to talk about the abortion (l.140), and states that he knows, that it is "perfectly simple" (l.146), after which the girl responds in an ironic tone "Yes, you know it's perfectly simple" (l.147). As far as the woman is concerned, she is tired of talking about this topic, she does not want to deal ... ...

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... " (35) life he would prefer, and he is talking Jig into having the abortion by telling her that he knows of people who have had it done and that it's a simple operation. He tells her that "they just let the air in and it's all perfectly natural"(249). He's making the operation seem like it's so easy and not harmful to ... her at all, but in reality he does not know what will happen. "But I don't want anybody but you. I don't want anyone else. And I know it's perfectly simple"(250). He also knows that if he sounds sensor and making sure she knows that he really cares about her, She will h...

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... or The American are willing to be direct about the topic. The closest either of them came to being direct is when The American tells Jig "It's really an awfully simple operation, Jig. It's not really an operation at all" (Hemingway 2). The American also says " I know you wouldn't mind it, Jig. It's really not anything. It's just to let the air ... resentment of men against women" (367). This idea isn't that far fetched. The American tells Jig, "But I don't want anybody but you. I don't want anyone else. And I know it's perfectly simple" (Hemingway 4). The American doesn't value the life...

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... generation. An example of great literature is, "The Old Man and the Sea," by Ernest Hemingway. Hemingway encompasses all of the qualities of great literature and uses them to tell a simple, yet very effective story of a man's fishing journey. All great literature has some kind of symbolism, whether is it a metaphor or an allegory. Hemingway uses elements of symbolism throughout the ... ...

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... before he was drafted into the war. He detaches himself from his loved ones as no one hears him out. Motivation and dreams are crushed because to make his life simple as possible. To escape from reality, he decides to go to Kansas City where he can be free and explore his choices to his full benefits. Only you decide what ... ...

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... hold back in voicing his opinion, and expresses how Jigs' life will be much easier and simpler if she goes through with the abortion which he explains as just a "simple operation". "We want two Anis del Toro" (Hemingway 237). Jig continues to doubt her decision to keep her baby; she consumes a potent drink that can potentially harm ... ...

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... story "Soldier's Home,"" by Ernest Hemingway, is about a soldier named Krebs who reveals the shock of re-entry into life after war. His world seems so difficult. Krebs just wanted a simple life so he could relax and avoid talking about his war experiences, because his faith was removed by the war. His mother tried to help her son to move on ... ...

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... issue that they're both aware of, and they're both thinking about, but they just don't want to talk about it. Finally, the man burst out "It's an awfully simple operation, Jig, it's not really and operation at all."(Hemingway 97) They've not talked about a procedure previously in the story, this is just erupting out of him, and it ... ...

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... in the field, he continued living at home without a job. He seemed very interested in girls but not in actually pursuing them. Harold seemed to want everything to be as simple as possible after fighting in the war. He didn't really seem to have any motivation. But, Krebs did have a closer relationship than Darling with his immediate family; although at times ... ...

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... , and to feel "all the old feeling."" His unconscious struggle to stay sane is constant throughout the whole story, "Big Two-Hearted River-. He tries to stay sane by doing simple things such as smoking a cigarette, drying in the sun, and wiggling his toes in the water. It seems as if Nick went on the hike to keep his sanity, to ... ...

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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 on violence and war, contrasts, deals with common man, descriptive imagery, uses ... ...

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... we are to make what we can of life by a pragmatic ethic spun bravely out of man himself in full and steady cognizance that the end is darkness." In more simple terms, we are born, we learn how to live, and we die not knowing what is next. This is what is so ironic about life. We are born to die ... ...

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... how the cafe is a better place than a bar to drink. A bar is a place where drunks go, with music and bright lights. Sometimes a person just wants tobe in a place that is simple and clean. This is what the cafe is. Tho older waiter points this out when the younger waiter asks him why the old man can't just drink at the bar ... ...

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... battled with the large fish for three days, which is very significant. During those three days, he went through a crucifixion of his own. Santiago's trial with the fish begins in "simple physical pain." When the fish is caught, the physical pain doesn't seem agonizing and Santiago's battle becomes more of a heroic action (Wells 58). Santiago goes through much pain and defeat ... ...

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... must believe they can succeed in order for it to happen. A heroic person like Santiago should have pride in his actions. For example, as Hemingway shows us, "He was too simple to wonder when he had attained humility. But he knew he had attained it and he knew it was not disgraceful and it carried no loss of true pride" (14 ... ...

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