Hemingway's A Clean Well-Lighted Place And Hills Like White Elephants

They begin discussing the old man’s attempt at suicide. The story which seems to start off about the old man really becomes about the fear the old waiter has of becoming like the old man. The importance of the characters, setting, and symbolism of the story all help Hemingway to express the hopelessness and loneliness of the old man and the older waiter. The story’s characters consist of the young waiter who is confident but seems to be a bit naïve about what life is really about.

He uses an allusion to perform this task. Steinbeck uses an allusion as he describes the men of the inner city: “...the vague ruins of men, the lotus eaters who struggle daily toward unconsciousness by way of raw alcohol.” In this passage, Steinbeck alludes to the Odyssey, a Greek story of Odysseus and the men of his crew. Steinbeck refers to the “lotus eaters” as the men in the inner city who tend to drink alcohol daily. However, the term “lotus eaters” refers to the Land of the Lotus Eaters in the Odyssey, where Odysseus and his men are intoxicated by the fruit of the natives.

Robert being confined to his house during the night, fights the urge, brought through the constant struggle with himself and dealing with his past. This creates internal conflict as he realizes his past life is gone so he drinks to get around the pain. Slowly he gets surrounded by his past and it consumes his fight for survival. But, he realizes

After that, she starts to explain the streets; “The streets of the city now looked like dust tracks, the black citizens wretchedly poor and glum” (Gellhorn p. 69). Then she sets out to describe the priest. She writes, “The priest, a bony fiery-eyed man in a cloak and trousers, crouched and cavorted, tracing magical signs on the dirt floor, but kept a calculating eye on the believers” (Gellhorn p. 70).

The last and most important theme is loneliness. Holden Caulfield has most of his issues because he is lonely. Even though Holden is lonely he tends to do things that he does not like to be around people and fit into society. One example where Holden shows that he wants to fit into society to now feel lonely is when he goes to a bar in Greenwich Village called Ernie’s. Holden does not like all the people because they are phony but he still goes into the bar and gets a table.

How Symbolism Effects The Story Ernest Hemingway’s short story “Hills Like White Elephants” is a very famous story that has been popular and will continue being popular. It is about a young man and woman who are caught in a predicament amongst themselves and they both have different views on what they should do. Hemingway uses the actions and gestures of the man and woman to help the reader better understand and foreshadow what was coming next, as well as the setting to reveal the symbolic meanings throughout the story.

The older waiter recognizes the elderly man 's inner turmoil and identifies similar feelings within himself, thus juxtaposing the two elders against the younger

Symbol is a word or phrase that signifies an object or event which stands for a deeper meaning (Abrams 311). Denouement is the outcome of conflict and the ending of the story (Abrams 227). In the article “The Logic of Confusion in: Hemingway’s ‘A Clean, Well-Lighted Place’” by Joseph F. Gabriel, the author argues that the older waiter and younger waiter have contradictory attitude to “nothingness” and show the contrasts in the story. Another critic, Warren Bennett, in his article entitled “Character, Irony, and Resolution in ‘A Clean Well-Lighted Place’,” contends that in the story the dramatic and verbal irony show the negative situation of old man and older waiter, and the situation will transfer to younger waiter in the future. Many people think in “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place”, “nothing” signifies the absolute

The work of Ernest Hemingway offers the reader a chance to dwell in the world of struggle and decision-making. Moreover, the interaction between the girl and the American keenly reveals a sense of insecurity within a relationship built on persistent distractions. In “Hills Like White Elephants,” Hemingway uses simplicity in conversation, essential symbolism, and character development to expose the couple’s immaturity and the choice between romance and family. Hemingway effectively disguises the growing tension between the girl and the American through idle conversation. Several instances demonstrated the uncomfortable air that surrounded the two.

In his story “Hills Like White Elephants”, Ernest Hemingway points out the couple's inability to make the decision: whether to abort the unborn child or not. The reader finds that the story deals with couple's miscommunication through the conversation and the emotions that they express. One can observe that no descriptions are given to the characters, thus, Hemingway creates universal dilemma to focus on the crucial issue. In this way, Hemingway leads the reader to identify with his female character that undergoes a struggle.

She regrets going against God’s words, but had to give away her purity in hopes of freedom. In reference to Welter, “Woman must preserve her virtue until marriage and marriage was necessary for her happiness. Yet marriage was, literally, an end to innocence” (Welter, 158). Not being able to live up to what the North had in mind for white womanhood, meant that she was deemed unworthy of happiness just for the fact she tried to free herself by giving up her virtue. Linda Brent was also prevented from the high expectations of preserving her purity due to Dr. Flint pressuring her countless times.

“ I guess it made Barry Bagsley’s face seem like a minor skin reaction”. The sarcasm, puns, irony and humour in this novel not only helps the story progress and move along smoothly it also adds that relaxing and easy going feel to it to amuse the audience and keep their interest. “Don’t Call Me Ishmael” is a story that readers can relate to, whether it be the embarrassing moments, bullying and harassment or trying to figure out who they are. Author Michael Gerard was successful in achieving the reader’s attention and maintaining it throughout the novel with the serious topic of bullying and harassment along side all the humorous sarcasm, irony, puns, witty comments, embarrassing moments and the comical

Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants” exemplifies the importance language has in everyday disputes between ordinary people. Hemingway’s characters Jig and the American have a lack of language skills and little communication between them. Although the American often speaks in spanish to the waitress such as in his statement, “Dos cervezas”, this is not the biggest language barrier between the couple (“Hills” 5). A better representation is the American’s response, “It’s pretty hot” to Jig’s question, “What should we drink?” (“Hills” 1,3).

in the essay " hills like White Elephant " the author uses a hesitant and confused tone to express and reaveal the complexities of loss. Earnest Hemingway show the primarily conversation between the American man and his girlfriend, neither of the speakers truly communicates with the other in agreement avoiding responsibility or blame . Both talk, but neither listens or understands the other’s point of view. Hemingway also used figurative languages and context clues that we can infer from the stories that jig the female has a very low self esteem when she said in page 477 "and if i do it you'll be happy and things will go back to like they were before " this show she is very insecure about her self she is less assertive and persuasive.

The mood of “The Ravine” by Ray Bradbury is nightmarish because of the actions and dialogue of the characters that create this. The first quote that creates the mood of the story is a description of the town. The text says “In the rococo shade of the porches a few invisible people sat” (p 1). This is nightmarish because people do not know who the people sitting are or what they are doing or planning to do. The reader may think that this is scary and the town is a bad place.