Thursday, February 14, 2019

Manipulation of Syntax in Hills Like White Elephants, by Ernest Hemingw

Ernest Hemingway has a superbly unique way of opus in Hills Like White Elephants. His short, to the point syntax and sentence style plays a great role in helping readers understand the group of this short story. The critique M.A.K. Halliday observed, The story is frequently generated by the repetition of words, clauses, and groups of related words or ethical sets (Link, Alex). The first set of dialogue that fuck be pulled from this story is story is short and to the point. The American states, We can suck up the whole world. Jig replies with No, we cant (Hemingway, Ernest). The sentence length is very(prenominal) short, yet there is a hidden meaning behind the puny talk. Jig is referring to not having the baby. She can have everything, but her will to reconcile things. She cant have a baby due to unaffectionate pressure from the American. It is in sync with the tone of the story perfectly. The tone is forward, direct, and shallow. That is barely what happens in t his dialogue. There is no emotion, just pure sarcasm on a huge topic. Abortion to this couple is nothing more because a qui...

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