Ernest Hemingway uses a literary style called the "Iceberg Theory" to convey only the information that he feels is pertinent, and leaves the rest to the reader to determine. ... This is particularly the case in Hemingway's short story because of his creation of the literary style called, "The Iceberg Theory". ... The conscious literary choice to use the iceberg principle in "Hills Like White Elephants," and the unintended translational impact that occurred in "The Metamorphosis," combined with Kafka's ambiguous literary style, both provide expl...

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Or, by some extraordinary circumstance of character or support from a near one, that person manage to not only retain/regain self respect, but to earn the respect of others. ... When we look at a 'story of sickness,' it could be useful to add some 'medical' terms to the kit of tools we use for literary analysis. ... When a story is altered by sickness, what happens to the space the character has to act in? ... It may be that the character finds there is suddenly "not much time left," or "it's time for the things that are important," or time could be transcended altoget...

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• Grade Level: High School