Abstract........................................................................Ⅰ
Key Words.......................................................................Ⅰ
摘要............................................................................Ⅱ
关键词..........................................................................Ⅱ
Introduction....................................................................1
Ⅰ. A Brief Introduction to the Author and the Novel............................2
Ⅱ. Hemingway’s Development to a New Writing Style.............................4
A. The Writing Style of Modern European Literature during the 19th Century...4
B. The Formation of Hemingway’s Unique Writing Style........................5
C. The Influence of Hemingway’s Writing Style...............................6
Ⅲ. Discussion on the Unique Writing Style in Hills Like White Elephants........6
Real-life Dialogue..............................................................6
Concise Language................................................................9
Perfect Symbolism...............................................................10
Characteristic Ending...........................................................12
Deliberate Hiding---Iceberg Theory .............................................14
Conclusion......................................................................16
Acknowledgements................................................................17
Bibliography....................................................................18
Abstract
Being distinguished from many great American writers, Hemingway is famous for his unique writing style. He changes the traditional literary works from tedious style into a kind of concise “telegraph style”. As a matter of fact, his short story--- Hills like White Elephants fully reflects his unique and classic writing style. The story seems simple, but actually artful. Hemingway captures the essence of the plain dialogue of usual life, so a reader may be under an illusion that he was present at the site of the story. And he adds sentiment into concise language. In Hills like White Elephants, the perfect symbolism about “white elephant” and the characteristic ending constructed by Hemingway further gives prominence to his ability in language. Especially, his famous Iceberg Theory is employed perfectly in this story. Hemingway creates a unique writing style that brings a great influence to American letters, even to Europe and all over the world.
Key Words
Dialogue; conciseness; symbolism; writing style; Iceberg Theory
