Ernest Hemingway said, “I always try to write on the principle of the iceberg. There is seven-eighths of it underwater for every part that shows. Anything you know you can eliminate and it only strengthens your iceberg. It is the part that doesn’t show.” What is beneath the surface in this story?
What is not in the story but essential to understanding it?
“Why is it important to have a “clean, well-lighted place?” to spend time? What is the relationship of each character to the “place?”
This story is also grouped with novels and plays such as No Exit, The Stranger, and Waiting for Godot. Why? What ideas do they have in common?
Here are the questions about the essay on the story:
What is the writer’s thesis?
What literary devices does he discuss? How do they affect his understanding of the Hemingway story?
What is unclear about the passage? Write three questions about it.
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