1. Hills Like White Elephants and The Metamorphosis
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". Iceberg theory is a technique which leaves out "vital data of the story underneath the belief that oversight can occasionally add strong point to a story" (Darzikola 8). ... The conscious literary choice to use the iceberg principle in "Hills Like W...
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