Hi Taylor! I think that your examination of literary devices and Hemingways' style was very helpful because he often shows up on AP tests. The fact that he uses very simplistic syntax and short diction shows that he is just telling the story without fluff (or imgaery), much like his personality. It only tells the "truth". Furthermore, I loved your look at the prose passage in which it highlighted all of the nouns and how there were only 4 adjectives, epitomizing his style. The longer words and sudden changes of pace divulge significance and knowing this will help me analyze his texts or similar ones in the future.
I also highly enjoyed your look at themes of masculinity, war, and sport that often show up across multiple texts and how the Hemingway hero embodies all of these. This analysis allows for a deeper understanding of the male archetype which will be very helpful for the AP test. The Hemingway hero is your archetypal man's man: courageous, confident, introspective, honorable, violent, and stoic. This is what men often think they should be and it affects the environments around them. The fact that these heroes are portrayed in such a positive light in Hemingway's books shows that these qualities are good things and furthers this male archetype.
Hi Taylor! I love the title of your blog, “Ernest Hemingway: A Farewell to Imagery”, and I also found the title of your student handout quite humorous (“No imagery? No problem.”). Your articulation in the description of Hemingway’s style was very clear and concise, and the themes of sport, war, and masculinity helped me narrow down the elements that define his style. His inherent incapacity to commit to a single woman and practice standard monogamy helps explain his four marriages and constant affairs. It is also ironic that he so deeply desires the tender affection of women considering his masculine themes in his writing. I also thought that you were very focused in your presentation on highlighting his journalistic style of minimalism and lack of literary devices, and your reiteration of these ideas throughout your presentation allowed me to better remember these details for the AP exam.
Before viewing your presentation, I knew that Hemingway’s style was characterized by simple sentence structures and minimalistic descriptions, but I found that your prose passage really helped me understand the implicit significance of Hemingway’s writing. Looking at the density of nouns in comparison to the lack of adjectives (specifically a ratio of ten verbs to three adjectives), I was still able to understand the scene that he is describing that is easily understood in his imply, but not plainly expressed. This was a great lesson on understanding Hemingway and really helps me gather stylistic and thematic ideas together for the AP exam!
Hi Taylor! I truly enjoyed your presentation in class today. It was articulate, clear, and very informative without being too verbose (just like Hemingway, I suppose?) and I learned a lot about how Hemingway’s personal history affects (and reflects) his writing and the characters in his stories as well as characteristics unique to Hemingway’s writing style. I especially liked the close-reading passage you selected to share with the class; it was a great reflection of his writing style as a whole and exemplified all of the characteristics of his style that you shared with the class.
The Hemingway hero is a type of character that has always intrigued me, and I am sad to say that I did not encounter any Hemingway heroes in my own novel. I was able to draw some parallels between the characters of Catherine Barkley from A Farewell to Arms and Kitty Levin (née Scherbatsky) from Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina. Both are introduced as stereotypical soft-spoken, docile women – this is probably how Hemingway viewed the ideal woman, given his lofty polygamous tendencies. I know that’s what Tolstoy thought. However, both Catherine and Kitty are “mental and physical sanctuaries” (this is how you described Catherine during your presentation, and I thought it was a very eloquent and true description) to their respective lovers, and as a result, both characters grow and take on more “masculine” characteristics as they mature. I love the irony in this character development.
My freshman year, I read A Farewell to Arms purely for pleasure. I’ll admit it: I was less than impressed by Hemingway’s writing. However, you’ve revealed hidden complexities and deeper meanings in his work that I was completely unaware of before your presentation. I’ll definitely be giving his books another try in the near future. Thank you for a very insightful and helpful presentation!
I love Ernest Hemingway. I would have chosen him as an author had you not gotten to him first. He explores many of the same things we have both analyzed. However, I feel your presentation has definitely enhanced my understanding of masculinity and the stream of consciousness evident in much Hemingway's work. I appreciated your citation of common traits in Hemingway's work that contribute to this style. These include the simple diction and lack of devices throughout much of his prose. I also found it to be interesting when you mentioned that part of the reason he wrote this way was because he was limited by the spacing on the paper he wrote, and he was therefore forced to write simplistically.
Overall, your presentation is a stunning explanation of the affects of masculinity and the creation of the Hemingway Hero. Your work corroborates much of the results of my research in relation to the creation of hero through features like courage, bravery, stoicism, and honor. I also thought you did a fantastic job with the shortened amount of time you had to complete your presentation. Overall, I loved it and you did a fantastic job.
I love Ernest Hemingway. I would have chosen him as an author had you not gotten to him first. He explores many of the same things we have both analyzed. However, I feel your presentation has definitely enhanced my understanding of masculinity and the stream of consciousness evident in much Hemingway's work. I appreciated your citation of common traits in Hemingway's work that contribute to this style. These include the simple diction and lack of devices throughout much of his prose. I also found it to be interesting when you mentioned that part of the reason he wrote this way was because he was limited by the spacing on the paper he wrote, and he was therefore forced to write simplistically.
Overall, your presentation is a stunning explanation of the affects of masculinity and the creation of the Hemingway Hero. Your work corroborates much of the results of my research in relation to the creation of hero through features like courage, bravery, stoicism, and honor. I also thought you did a fantastic job with the shortened amount of time you had to complete your presentation. Overall, I loved it and you did a fantastic job.
I really liked listening to your presentation! It was refreshing to have a little bit of prior knowledge on Hemingway, as we studied him last year, before hearing you go so much more in depth and analyzing his prose so sufficiently. I particularly liked the way you explained what a Hemingway hero was throughout your presentation before finally listing the attributes out at the end. By giving context to your definition of a Hemingway hero through textual evidence from A Farewell to Arms I was able to better understand what exactly a Hemingway hero is. I thought it was particularly interesting how you showed the abundant parallels between Hemingway's life and Henry's life. It made me wonder if Hemingway considered himself to be a hero.
I had also never heard of Hemingway's implicit/iceberg theory. I found it interesting that this may suggest that Hemingway does not provide a reliable narrator if the majority of the understanding is found beneath the surface of his words. Hemingway either placed a lot of trust in his readers to interpret his works correctly or wrote it this way to symbolize life and the variety of perspectives each individual takes on it which would be paralleled by each individual's interpretation of his novels. I think Hemingway was a genius writer and I think you did a very good job presenting your research on him today!
Hi! Okay, so your PowerPoint is very short actually, only 12 slides. I appreciate the brevity of what you actually put on the slides, juxtaposed with the quantity of information that you presented. If you were actually trying to mirror Hemingway’s iceberg theory or not, I still interpreted it as you were, and I appreciate the details such as that. The quote you opened with really introduced Hemingway well and showed us the essence of Hemingway and his writing style straight off the bat. The picture you chose for the Hemingway slide and the fast facts on your novel slide closely resemble each other, which serves to underline the connection betwixt Hemingway and Lieutenant Frederick Henry in the novel. This picture from the side actually reappears throughout your presentation and serves to underline the connection again and again. This also helps solidify the connection between Hemingway’s war and relationship ravaged past and his novels, and will aid us on the AP test. It will aid us on the AP test in that by being so secure in knowing that this connection exists, we will always be able to isolate the theme in his writing. The passage you presented with the adjectives and nouns also served as a teaching idea and helped show us how to analyze his writing. Thank you!
Your presentation was awesome! Hemingway is definitely one of those authors that surprises you when analyze their piece. I like how you addressed the complexity in his simplistic style, sort of reminds me of my author, Cormac McCarthy. This style of writing, devoid of device, focuses more on the essences rather than the trivialities, which you did well explaining. Throughout this year, we have learned about how author’s style is influence by their background. Hemingway’s experience in war is definitely reflected in is works, addressing the idea of masculinity, and violence. Your presentation helped me understand the aspects of the Hemingway hero, which is bound to show up on the AP exam given Hemingway’s merit. He is an author that has always kept me interested. Overall, your presentation really helped me gain a better understanding of Hemingway’s style and the Hemingway hero.
Overall I enjoyed your presentation. It was fun, informative, and entertaining. I read “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place” and enjoyed Ernest Hemingway’s short and abrasive writing style. In your presentation you began with information that we already knew from class, the Iceberg Theory. I never knew that Hemingway created the Iceberg theory. Couple with Hemingway’s frank writing style. My favorite line from your presentation was, “First thing to know about Hemingway: if you think you have found complexity in his piece and it doesn’t have anything to do with sport, war, or masculinity, you’re probably wrong.” Similarly for the author I researched, Fyodor Dostoevsky, the complexity in his work often related to mental illness, trials, or crime. Also, my author worked as a journalist which influenced his writing style just like Hemingway. For examples, the direct and abrupt style of their characters. In your presentation you also included a section about preparing for the AP exam by identifying repetition, metaphors, and connotations from a passage from Farwell to Arms. If a Hemingway passage appears on the AP Exam I will be sure to carefully look for literary devices because I learned from your presentation that because of Hemingway’s journalistic background he writing lacks devices and is very minimalistic.
Hi Taylor!
ReplyDeleteI think that your examination of literary devices and Hemingways' style was very helpful because he often shows up on AP tests. The fact that he uses very simplistic syntax and short diction shows that he is just telling the story without fluff (or imgaery), much like his personality. It only tells the "truth". Furthermore, I loved your look at the prose passage in which it highlighted all of the nouns and how there were only 4 adjectives, epitomizing his style. The longer words and sudden changes of pace divulge significance and knowing this will help me analyze his texts or similar ones in the future.
I also highly enjoyed your look at themes of masculinity, war, and sport that often show up across multiple texts and how the Hemingway hero embodies all of these. This analysis allows for a deeper understanding of the male archetype which will be very helpful for the AP test. The Hemingway hero is your archetypal man's man: courageous, confident, introspective, honorable, violent, and stoic. This is what men often think they should be and it affects the environments around them. The fact that these heroes are portrayed in such a positive light in Hemingway's books shows that these qualities are good things and furthers this male archetype.
Hi Taylor! I love the title of your blog, “Ernest Hemingway: A Farewell to Imagery”, and I also found the title of your student handout quite humorous (“No imagery? No problem.”). Your articulation in the description of Hemingway’s style was very clear and concise, and the themes of sport, war, and masculinity helped me narrow down the elements that define his style. His inherent incapacity to commit to a single woman and practice standard monogamy helps explain his four marriages and constant affairs. It is also ironic that he so deeply desires the tender affection of women considering his masculine themes in his writing. I also thought that you were very focused in your presentation on highlighting his journalistic style of minimalism and lack of literary devices, and your reiteration of these ideas throughout your presentation allowed me to better remember these details for the AP exam.
ReplyDeleteBefore viewing your presentation, I knew that Hemingway’s style was characterized by simple sentence structures and minimalistic descriptions, but I found that your prose passage really helped me understand the implicit significance of Hemingway’s writing. Looking at the density of nouns in comparison to the lack of adjectives (specifically a ratio of ten verbs to three adjectives), I was still able to understand the scene that he is describing that is easily understood in his imply, but not plainly expressed. This was a great lesson on understanding Hemingway and really helps me gather stylistic and thematic ideas together for the AP exam!
Hi Taylor! I truly enjoyed your presentation in class today. It was articulate, clear, and very informative without being too verbose (just like Hemingway, I suppose?) and I learned a lot about how Hemingway’s personal history affects (and reflects) his writing and the characters in his stories as well as characteristics unique to Hemingway’s writing style. I especially liked the close-reading passage you selected to share with the class; it was a great reflection of his writing style as a whole and exemplified all of the characteristics of his style that you shared with the class.
ReplyDeleteThe Hemingway hero is a type of character that has always intrigued me, and I am sad to say that I did not encounter any Hemingway heroes in my own novel. I was able to draw some parallels between the characters of Catherine Barkley from A Farewell to Arms and Kitty Levin (née Scherbatsky) from Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina. Both are introduced as stereotypical soft-spoken, docile women – this is probably how Hemingway viewed the ideal woman, given his lofty polygamous tendencies. I know that’s what Tolstoy thought. However, both Catherine and Kitty are “mental and physical sanctuaries” (this is how you described Catherine during your presentation, and I thought it was a very eloquent and true description) to their respective lovers, and as a result, both characters grow and take on more “masculine” characteristics as they mature. I love the irony in this character development.
My freshman year, I read A Farewell to Arms purely for pleasure. I’ll admit it: I was less than impressed by Hemingway’s writing. However, you’ve revealed hidden complexities and deeper meanings in his work that I was completely unaware of before your presentation. I’ll definitely be giving his books another try in the near future. Thank you for a very insightful and helpful presentation!
PS: Thanks for the cheese, crackers, and sparkling juice today! :)
DeleteI love Ernest Hemingway. I would have chosen him as an author had you not gotten to him first. He explores many of the same things we have both analyzed. However, I feel your presentation has definitely enhanced my understanding of masculinity and the stream of consciousness evident in much Hemingway's work. I appreciated your citation of common traits in Hemingway's work that contribute to this style. These include the simple diction and lack of devices throughout much of his prose. I also found it to be interesting when you mentioned that part of the reason he wrote this way was because he was limited by the spacing on the paper he wrote, and he was therefore forced to write simplistically.
ReplyDeleteOverall, your presentation is a stunning explanation of the affects of masculinity and the creation of the Hemingway Hero. Your work corroborates much of the results of my research in relation to the creation of hero through features like courage, bravery, stoicism, and honor. I also thought you did a fantastic job with the shortened amount of time you had to complete your presentation. Overall, I loved it and you did a fantastic job.
I love Ernest Hemingway. I would have chosen him as an author had you not gotten to him first. He explores many of the same things we have both analyzed. However, I feel your presentation has definitely enhanced my understanding of masculinity and the stream of consciousness evident in much Hemingway's work. I appreciated your citation of common traits in Hemingway's work that contribute to this style. These include the simple diction and lack of devices throughout much of his prose. I also found it to be interesting when you mentioned that part of the reason he wrote this way was because he was limited by the spacing on the paper he wrote, and he was therefore forced to write simplistically.
ReplyDeleteOverall, your presentation is a stunning explanation of the affects of masculinity and the creation of the Hemingway Hero. Your work corroborates much of the results of my research in relation to the creation of hero through features like courage, bravery, stoicism, and honor. I also thought you did a fantastic job with the shortened amount of time you had to complete your presentation. Overall, I loved it and you did a fantastic job.
I really liked listening to your presentation! It was refreshing to have a little bit of prior knowledge on Hemingway, as we studied him last year, before hearing you go so much more in depth and analyzing his prose so sufficiently. I particularly liked the way you explained what a Hemingway hero was throughout your presentation before finally listing the attributes out at the end. By giving context to your definition of a Hemingway hero through textual evidence from A Farewell to Arms I was able to better understand what exactly a Hemingway hero is. I thought it was particularly interesting how you showed the abundant parallels between Hemingway's life and Henry's life. It made me wonder if Hemingway considered himself to be a hero.
ReplyDeleteI had also never heard of Hemingway's implicit/iceberg theory. I found it interesting that this may suggest that Hemingway does not provide a reliable narrator if the majority of the understanding is found beneath the surface of his words. Hemingway either placed a lot of trust in his readers to interpret his works correctly or wrote it this way to symbolize life and the variety of perspectives each individual takes on it which would be paralleled by each individual's interpretation of his novels. I think Hemingway was a genius writer and I think you did a very good job presenting your research on him today!
Hi! Okay, so your PowerPoint is very short actually, only 12 slides. I appreciate the brevity of what you actually put on the slides, juxtaposed with the quantity of information that you presented. If you were actually trying to mirror Hemingway’s iceberg theory or not, I still interpreted it as you were, and I appreciate the details such as that. The quote you opened with really introduced Hemingway well and showed us the essence of Hemingway and his writing style straight off the bat.
ReplyDeleteThe picture you chose for the Hemingway slide and the fast facts on your novel slide closely resemble each other, which serves to underline the connection betwixt Hemingway and Lieutenant Frederick Henry in the novel. This picture from the side actually reappears throughout your presentation and serves to underline the connection again and again. This also helps solidify the connection between Hemingway’s war and relationship ravaged past and his novels, and will aid us on the AP test. It will aid us on the AP test in that by being so secure in knowing that this connection exists, we will always be able to isolate the theme in his writing. The passage you presented with the adjectives and nouns also served as a teaching idea and helped show us how to analyze his writing. Thank you!
Your presentation was awesome! Hemingway is definitely one of those authors that surprises you when analyze their piece. I like how you addressed the complexity in his simplistic style, sort of reminds me of my author, Cormac McCarthy. This style of writing, devoid of device, focuses more on the essences rather than the trivialities, which you did well explaining.
ReplyDeleteThroughout this year, we have learned about how author’s style is influence by their background. Hemingway’s experience in war is definitely reflected in is works, addressing the idea of masculinity, and violence. Your presentation helped me understand the aspects of the Hemingway hero, which is bound to show up on the AP exam given Hemingway’s merit. He is an author that has always kept me interested. Overall, your presentation really helped me gain a better understanding of Hemingway’s style and the Hemingway hero.
Overall I enjoyed your presentation. It was fun, informative, and entertaining. I read “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place” and enjoyed Ernest Hemingway’s short and abrasive writing style. In your presentation you began with information that we already knew from class, the Iceberg Theory. I never knew that Hemingway created the Iceberg theory. Couple with Hemingway’s frank writing style.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite line from your presentation was, “First thing to know about Hemingway: if you think you have found complexity in his piece and it doesn’t have anything to do with sport, war, or masculinity, you’re probably wrong.” Similarly for the author I researched, Fyodor Dostoevsky, the complexity in his work often related to mental illness, trials, or crime. Also, my author worked as a journalist which influenced his writing style just like Hemingway. For examples, the direct and abrupt style of their characters.
In your presentation you also included a section about preparing for the AP exam by identifying repetition, metaphors, and connotations from a passage from Farwell to Arms. If a Hemingway passage appears on the AP Exam I will be sure to carefully look for literary devices because I learned from your presentation that because of Hemingway’s journalistic background he writing lacks devices and is very minimalistic.