ENGL 2025 Chapter : Hemmingway The Hills Like White Elephants
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The dignity of movement of an iceberg is. Iceberg theory is also referred to as the "theory of omission". [7] in his essay "the art of the short. Story", hemingway is clear about his method: "a few things i have found to be true. If you leave out important things or events that you know about, the story is strengthened. If you leave or skip something because you do not know it, the story will be worthless. The test of any story is how very good the stuff that you, not your editors, omit. Many first-time readers read hills like white elephants as nothing more than a casual conversation between two people waiting for a train and therefore miss the unstated dramatic tension lurking between each line. As a result, many people don"t realize that the two are actually talking about having an abortion and going their separate ways, let alone why the story was so revolutionary for its time.
