Sherwood Anderson's Writing Style Analysis

The two authors are compared to each other when comparing and contrasting different writing styles. Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner’s differing treatment of their audiences through inventive usage of sentence structure, point of view, and varied word choice exemplify the stark differences between them. Many of the contrasting characteristics of Faulkner and Hemingway’s writing forms, specifically sentence structure, originate from their upbringing. William Faulkner’s comfortable childhood and easy access to higher education in the South directly contrasts that of Ernest Hemingway, who grew up in the North and was unable to go to secondary school, joining the U.S. Army instead.

Throughout his various works, novelist Ernest Miller Hemingway conveys a variety of literary themes accompanied with an almost indistinguishable style. As an intellectual who reached maturity during the era of World War I, deeming him a member of the “Lost Generation”, who also lived to witness the horrors of World War II, Hemingway explores themes such as fatalistic heroism, criticisms of society, disillusionment (a common theme amongst Lost Generation writers), and the meaning, or lack thereof, of life. Overall, his works delve into the complexities of human nature, using his first-hand experiences with external conflict as somewhat of a guide to exploring the even larger internal conflict within the common person. This focus on a particular set of themes stems from his belief that “all things truly wicked start from innocence.” (Hemingway)

In George Saunders’ essay from The Guardian, he states, “We often think that the empathetic function in fiction is accomplished via the writer’s relation to his characters, but it’s also accomplished via the writer’s relation to his reader” (The Guardian). In Kurt Vonnegut’s story “Harrison Bergeron”, we can see this idea shown through the reader’s connection with Harrison.  Vonnegut uses the main character of the story, Harrison Bergeron, as a symbol of empathy by allowing the reader to relate to his desire for individuality.

Albert Camus, though denying the tag of existentialism, was and still is a great name amongst French existentialist authors who helped sculpt and define the movement in literature. His works deals extensively with the philosophy of existentialism and existential questions, often resulting in the only answer provided by him, and that is of absurdism. His characters, settings, and situations are dipped in a “tender indifference”, as quoted by him in his magnum opus L’Étranger or The Outsider as translated in English, which was published in 1942. Camus presents his characters amidst different stages of life, whether they are dealing with a moral fall, an epidemic, or a death sentence, and shows the reaction of these protagonist embracing the meaninglessness of life, whilst continually trying to reach an end and also being unfazed by that end at the same time.

Washington Irving is a famous short story author commonly known for his stories Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle. In Washington Irving’s short stories he tends to focus on one individual instead of the community. When Irving writes his, stories he takes more interest in one character over others. In all of Irving’s stories, he puts a focus on one main character. Whether it be Tom Walker in The Devil and Tom Walker, Rip in Rip Van Winkle, or Ichabod in Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

The author Edgar Allen Poe was born in 1809, he is a well-known and spoken author, known for the portrayal of gothic and morbid writing techniques. Understanding the world view and living conditions Edgar Allan Poe experiences while writing the Cask of Amontillado, helps with the readers appreciation and understanding of the writing. According to, Biography.com, Poe had a hard life of trials but found joy in his writings also making most of his stories about personal life situations and hardships. Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, “A Cask of Amontillado,” portrays foreshadowing through irony, Montresor leading Fortunato to the catacombs, and the trowel that Montresor kept in his coat. The first literary technique that Poe utilizes in, “A Cask of Amontillado” to portray foreshadowing is irony.

Hemingway Short Story Analysis Despite being written by a different author, the short story The White Room is very similar in style when compared to Hemingway’s own stories. Hemingway’s famous use of the concept of nada is emulated in The White Room, as is Hemingway’s constant portrayal of the setting as a symbol. In addition, The White Room’s dialogue syntax is also comparable to that of Hemingway’s.

Blake’s work was mentioned as ‘diseased and wild’ by John Ruskin, even though Ruskin noted that Blake’s mind as ‘great and wise’. However, it was only in the Twentieth century that Blake was acknowledged as a notable poet and artist. Blake’s poems are simple and lyrical in form, but there are complex works too, which needs the reader to work hard to understand what Blake means. This complexity is due to the presence of mythological in addition to the philosophical sources present in his work.

Ernest Hemingway involves a conspicuous place in the chronicles of American literary history by virtue of his progressive part in the field of twentieth century American fiction. By rendering a sensible depiction of the between war period with its dissatisfaction and crumbling of old esteems, Hemingway has displayed the problem of the advanced man in 'a world which progressively looks to diminish him to a component, an insignificant thing'. [1] Written in a simple however flighty style, with the issues of war, brutality and demise as their topics, his books introduce a representative elucidation of life. The Nobel Prize winning author impacted twentieth-century fiction, and the vast majority of his works are considered works of art today.

It is almost entirely told as a conversation and at that a conversation with no direct indication as to the done or context. This style of omission and reportive writing at first glance leaves the reader largely in dark and gives a sense of pointlessness to the story. Yet with close inspection and multiple readings the dialogue of the main figures of the story reveals a lot of details about their character and subject matter of their conversation by allowing the reader to interpret the meaning and tone of what the character are saying without having told them directly. With this method Hemingway not only reveals what his short story is about but also creates characters entirely through conversation managing to make one them a sympathetic character as seen with the

Harriet Beecher Stowe is most famously regarded as being the author of anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin. However, before publishing this famous novel, she started off writing short stories and newspaper articles that were not nearly of the same caliber as Uncle Tom’s Cabin. When she was still just known as Harriet Elizabeth Beecher, she was inspired to become a writer by the vibrant literary culture in her hometown of Litchfield, Connecticut (Joan D. Hedrick "Stowe 's Life and Uncle Tom 's Cabin" par. 3). At the age of 21, Harriet Beecher and her large family relocated to Cincinnati, Ohio, due to her father’s new role as president of Lane Theological Seminary, a training school for Presbyterian ministers (“Lyman Beecher”). Four years

William published in small magazines and began his career as a writer. William was one of the original poets of the Imagist movement. At this point in his life William started to disagree with the works of Pound and Eliot. William thought that they stayed too close to European ways (poetryfoundation.org). Williams was seeking to make a new technique or

Despite the argumentative comments, Steinbeck received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award for Fiction. He was also acknowledged with many other awards like for example, in 1964 “US President Lyndon Johnson awarded him the United States Medal of Freedom”(IMDb). John Steinbeck made friends throughout his life but none were as significant as Ed Ricketts. In October 1930, Ed Ricketts was introduced to John Steinbeck while in a friends cottage located in Carmel. They built a commensalism bond by sharing their experiences and ideas with one another.

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.

Ewa Rankin Essay #2: Fiction Option #2: Part of our class discussions of fiction have revolved around “moments of awakening” which take place in stories and have varied effects on the main characters. These moments often come as a result of some trauma, emotional or physical, but not always. Choose two characters from two different stories and answer/explain the following: A) Describe in detail the character’s moment of awakening. B) Explain how this moment affects and/or changes the character. C)