As one of the most influential American writers in the 20th century, Hemingway pioneered a generation of writing style. He is famous for his unique writing style-iceberg theory. In this paper, the author firstly intro...As one of the most influential American writers in the 20th century, Hemingway pioneered a generation of writing style. He is famous for his unique writing style-iceberg theory. In this paper, the author firstly introduces the different views about Hemingway＇s iceberg theory among the critics. And then the author discusses the theory from the aspects of succinct words and symbolism. On the dimensions of describing scenery, portraying figures and describing psychology, Hemingway＇s style is seemingly rather simple and direct. On the other hand, the theme of Hemingway＇s works is symbolic and provides much room for thinking. Hemingway endowed his works with symbolic meanings by using the methods of pun and coda. Also, meanings of Christian symbolism are obvious in his works. Through discussion, the author refutes the critics＇ negative opinions towards iceberg theory.展开更多
In The Old Man and the Sea, Hemingway depicts a simple but fascinating story of a fisherman who catches and loses a big fish after struggling for eight four days at sea. By means of text analysis, this paper aims to a...In The Old Man and the Sea, Hemingway depicts a simple but fascinating story of a fisherman who catches and loses a big fish after struggling for eight four days at sea. By means of text analysis, this paper aims to analyze the fiction in terms of its title, its main character, Santiago and its writing style—"the Iceberg Theory", thus draws the conclusion that beneath the story's simplicity lies in its greatness and sublimity.展开更多
文摘As one of the most influential American writers in the 20th century, Hemingway pioneered a generation of writing style. He is famous for his unique writing style-iceberg theory. In this paper, the author firstly introduces the different views about Hemingway＇s iceberg theory among the critics. And then the author discusses the theory from the aspects of succinct words and symbolism. On the dimensions of describing scenery, portraying figures and describing psychology, Hemingway＇s style is seemingly rather simple and direct. On the other hand, the theme of Hemingway＇s works is symbolic and provides much room for thinking. Hemingway endowed his works with symbolic meanings by using the methods of pun and coda. Also, meanings of Christian symbolism are obvious in his works. Through discussion, the author refutes the critics＇ negative opinions towards iceberg theory.
文摘In The Old Man and the Sea, Hemingway depicts a simple but fascinating story of a fisherman who catches and loses a big fish after struggling for eight four days at sea. By means of text analysis, this paper aims to analyze the fiction in terms of its title, its main character, Santiago and its writing style—"the Iceberg Theory", thus draws the conclusion that beneath the story's simplicity lies in its greatness and sublimity.
