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How does "A Clean Well-Lighted Place" use the nada concept?
Loneliness - suicide attempt, sits alone, drinks alone, only one family member. Meaninglessness and nothingness inherent in existence → also seen in non believing in god and drinking alcohol. Meaninglessness in being rich but still getting drunk to numb one self.
Where and when was hemingway born?
Oak Park, Illinois in 1899
What is Hemingways writing style called?
Minimalism
“Honor, courage and endurance which in a life of tension and pain makes a man a man.” What is described?
Life of a code hero
What is the message in survivors by Siegfried Sassoon?
War will give you trauma and that can change you.
How many siblings did Hemingway have?
Six
What is the iceberg principle?
There is always a hidden part of an iceberg (the part underwater), the reader needs to think about the story. Show, don’t tell.
What is the essence of the Nada concept?
A fear of the dark that represents the nothingness of death (No belief in god). This is why the code hero catches every chance of physical pleasure (drinking, women, eating).
Explain why Krebs (from a soldiers home) is an example of the code hero?
He does not believe in god, doesn't talk about his feelings and wants physical pleasures.
What branch did Hemingway join in the military and what happened to him?
Hemingway joined the ambulance Corps and got wounded and had to stay at the hospital for 6 months.
What characterizes minimalism as writing style?
Sparse, straightforward, simple and unemotional style of writing?
Who and what was the lost generation?
The lost generation refers to the people who took part in or grew up in the times of WWI (People born between 1883-1900). The characteristics of the lost generation were feelings of loss, being distanced, hopeless, wandering, aimless.
Mention one thing about the writing style in “the killers” that shows the use of minimalism?
Lots og dialog and short sentences
What was his wife's full name?
Hadley Richardson
What did Hemingway use in his writing instead of detailed descriptions of the environment and people and their emotions?
Actions and events that show the characteristics of the characters.
What is modernism?
A movement in art that started in Europe and focused on experimentation and abstraction.