Earnest Hemingway (1899—1961)
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Transcript of Earnest Hemingway (1899—1961)
Hemingway’s works:
The Sun Also Rises
For Whom the Bell Tolls
The Old Man and the Sea
A Farewell to Arms
“The Snows of Kilimanjaro”
“The Short, Happy Life of Francis Macomber”
Hemingway situation: characterized by chaos and
brutality and violence, by crime and death, by sports
and sex Hemingway theme: “grace under pressure”
Features in Hemingway’s works:
Hemingway hero: a person with “despairing
courage”; “Man is not born to be defeated.” Hemingway style: simplicity and economy of
expression; short, uncomplicated sentences;
colloquial style
Features in Hemingway’s works:
“A Clean, Well-lighted Place”: a. In what ways do the two waiters differ? b. What does the title of the story mean? c. What is the significance of the garbled Lord’s prayer?
“A Clean, Well-lighted Place”:
What is the meaning of “nada”? What is the writer’s intention of replacing many words in the prayers with “nada”?
Why does the writer not give the names of the characters?
How can you distinguish the two waiters? Why does this place have to be clean and well-
lighted? What do cleanliness and brightness represent?
What is the historical background of the story?
The Lord’s Prayer:
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy
name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on
earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily
bread and forgive us our debts as we forgive our
debtors. And lead us not into temptation but
deliver us from evil; amen.
For Week 14:2. Presentation topics: a. Why is Emily’s House the most appropriate setting for the story? b. Does the sex of the narrator affect the telling of the story? c. What is the disadvantage of taking Emily as a symbol of the post-Civil-War South?