Abraham Lee Lee 1 10/29/08 English III Pd. 1 Mr. Feinstein Hills like White Elephants By Ernest Hemingway The author‚ Ernest Hemingway’s‚ “Hills like White Elephants” uses setting to reveal his authorial attitude. Hemingway uses the background of a train station in Spain as a symbolic backdrop to his tale about a man he portrays as selfish‚ self-indulgent‚ and unconcerned about his partner’s best course of action. He uses obvious symbols such as a fertile river to demonstrate
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Iceberg Theory in Earnest Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants” “If a writer of prose knows enough of what he is writing about he may omit things that he knows and the reader…will have a feeling of those things as strongly as though the writer had stated them” [Earnest Hemingway]. That is the reason why Hemingway applies the “Iceberg Theory” in most of his works‚ which results in a strong connection between the writer and his readers. In “Hills Like White Elephants”‚ such theory is well utilized
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The Simple Operation Ernest Hemingway’s short story "Hills Like White Elephants" is a story about a couple who are having some trouble in their relationship. The main characters in the story are an American man and a girl. The whole story is mostly a dialogue between the couple. They are trying to have a fine time‚ but there is a tension between them and some kind of operation needs to be done. The operation can easily be done and if it’s going to happen it will be done on the girl. In the story
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Throughout the novel‚ Peace Like a River‚ by Leif Enger‚ the plot has a major affect on the characterization of Reuben. In the beginning‚ Reuben starts off as a very dependent boy when describing‚ “I believe I was preserved‚ through those twelve airless minutes‚ in order to be a witness” (4). The only reason he stayed alive was because of his father’s miracles. His weak lungs cause him to need additional assistance for the simple task of breathing. One of his weaknesses was the fact he heavily relied
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One of the reasons why I like the book is because it was very sad and very descriptive and must of took a lot of time and effort into that. My second reason that I like the book is because it lets me make my own mind movie and I can create and design my own characters and it had no pictures so it was really easy to imagine my own things. My third reason why I like the book is because as we were reading the book it was getting more and more sad. But by the time we were done the book it was a little
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Blake Allen How to Read Literature like a Professor Foster Allen Introduction memory symbol pattern These basic examples of literary analysis can be found in most literature from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to Paper town. Every Trip is a Quest “a quester‚ a place to go‚ a stated reason‚ challenges and trials en route‚ and a real reason” real reason is always self-knowledge In Romeo and Juliet‚ Romeo goes to the Capulet party because his friends dragged him along but the real reason was so
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Watters’ Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche makes a valid and effective argument about the effect of America’s globalization of mental health. As a result of the West acting as a superiorly equipped culture to deal with mental health‚ illnesses have been standardized and Watters provides ample evidence of this throughout the book. He also argues that mental health is not separate from culture or context as is displayed through the variability in understanding of mental illness
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This is firstly evident in Shakespeare’s As You Like It whereby the ideas of love are used to reveal how relationships are fundamental to one’s sense of belonging. Act 1 Scene 3 explores belonging and not belonging through love and nature as it establishes the plot at the mark of separation from court and country by Rosalind and Celia breaking the sense of belonging to place. Celia and Rosalind convey a strong bond evident in Celia’s plea to her father‚ Duke Frederick‚ to keep Rosalind at court rather
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Writing About Likes and Dislikes: Responding to Literature The act of reading is accompanied by emotional responses which‚ at the simplest level‚ take the form of pleasure or displeasure: You either like or dislike a poem‚ story‚ or play. You have not said much‚ however‚ if all you say is that you have liked or disliked something. Writing about likes and dislikes should require you to explain the reasons for your responses. In short‚ your discussion should be informed and informative.
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Which cereal stays crunchier for longer??? (No one likes soggy cereal) Aim: To observe which cereal absorbs the most milk Hypothesis: The Weetabix will absorb milk the quickest due to its large mass. Equipment: 4 bowls‚ sift‚ measuring cylinder‚ 4 different types of cereal Variables; Independent variable: Cereal Dependent Variable: amount of milk first placed in the bowl. (250mL) Risk assessment: A bowl might fall onto the ground and cut someone
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