A Discussion of Hemingway, icebergs, and a proverbial elephant. HILLS LIKE WHITE ELEPHANTS.
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Transcript of A Discussion of Hemingway, icebergs, and a proverbial elephant. HILLS LIKE WHITE ELEPHANTS.
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A Discussion of Hemingway, icebergs,
and a proverbial
elephant.
HILLS LIKE WHITE ELEPHANTS
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• World Traveler
• Fearless
• Bold
• Fiercely independent
• An alcoholic
• A deep thinking, sensitive writer
WHO IS ERNEST HEMINGWAY?
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• Hemingway is known for his short prose – his unique ability to write with few adverbs or adjectives
• Includes only the essential information
• Skips background, transitions, and tends to shun “he said” or “she said”
• Writing contains pronouns like “it” without clarifying what “it” refers to.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Hemingway:
To die.
Alone.
In the rain.
WRITING STYLE??
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“If a writer of prose knows enough about what he is writing about, he may omit things that he knows, and a reader, (if the writer is writing truly enough) will have a feeling of those things as strongly as though the writer had stated them. The dignity of movement of an iceberg is due to only one-eighth of it being above water. A good writer does not need to reveal every detail of a character or action. The writer who omits things because he does not know them only makes hollow places in his writing.”
ICEBERG THEORY(“SHOW THE READERS EVERYTHING, TELL THEM NOTHING.” ~ HEMINGWAY)
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What do you think it means?
The elephant is a metaphor for an issue, usually a really BIG issue that everyone is aware of…but no one wants to acknowledge or discuss.
HEY, LOOK! THERE’S AN ELEPHANT…
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SO…WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT?
Why are the man and Jig travelling? What is the purpose of their trip?
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THINK ABOUT IT…
• White elephants
• Railroad tracks
• Green side of the station
• Arid side of the station
• Baggage
• Absinthe
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TELL ME YOUR THOUGHTS…
• How would you describe the man?
• How would you describe Jig?
• What is their relationship?
• What does Jig mean when she says, “I don’t feel any way… I just know things?
• What has she realized?
• Why does Jig repeat the word “please” seven times?
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What if the roles were reversed?
Let’s try it…
…are your opinions still the same?
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• What do you think Jig decides to do?
• What information do you wish Hemingway would have included?
CURIOSITY
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…REMEMBER…